BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria on Tuesday introduced the human papillomavirus, HPV, vaccine into its routine immunization system, even as it targets 7.7 million girls for HPV vaccination. Nigerian girls aged 9–14 years will receive a single dose of the vaccine, which is highly efficacious in preventing infection with HPV typesContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this to journalists at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the committee had fulfilled the first part of the presidential mandate given to the committee and will now commence work on theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The House of Representatives is to invite the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, over the new policy lifting forex restriction on 43 items. The House wants a clarification on the policy and its implications on the economy. The lawmakers passed the resolutionContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu says the implementation of the student loan initiative will commence in January 2024. Tinubu, who was speaking at Abuja during the National Economic Summit 2023 on Monday, assured Nigerian students that the era of incessant strikes will be a thing of the past. “By January 2024, theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has been reported to have been attacked by yet to be identified gunmen on Sunday. The attack which was said to have occurred around Kwali area of Abuja around 4pm was said to be carried out by the gunmen dressed inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Suspected Boko Haram members have reportedly attacked the Nigerian Customs Service outpost at Geidam in Yobe State, a border town with Maine-Soroa in the Niger Republic. The attack left at least a Customs officer dead; Frontline Reporters gathered on Sunday. Neither security operatives nor the Yobe StateContinue Reading
The Senate is calling for the unbundling of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve efficiency of the electoral body. In a communiqué issued at the end of its retreat in Ikot Ikpene, Akwa-Ibom State, the Senate also resolved to make electronic transmission of results mandatory from the nextContinue Reading
A Professor of Political Science, Bolaji Akinyemi, says the 1948 United Nations Resolution creating two states is key to the resolution of the long conflict between Palestine and Israel. He also said Nigeria should not take sides in the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Ahead of the 2027 elections, the Senate is set to amend the Electoral Act to allow for diaspora voting, at least for presidential elections, to enable citizens, especially those on essential service abroad, to vote. The Senate in a communiqué issued at the end of its retreatContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has advocated a joint celebration of the New Yam festival and unity among Ndịgbo across the South-East. Soludo made the call on Saturday at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, during the state’s maiden edition of its New YamContinue Reading