Author: Esther Aye

The state government has reopened no fewer than twenty-three schools that were closed ten years ago in the Oyo State local government areas of Atiba, Afijio, Oyo East, and Oyo West. This was revealed in a statement released on Thursday by Dotun Oyelade, the state commissioner for information and orientation. According to Oyelade, the schools reopened when the communities’ disagreement over their shared border was resolved. He claimed that the long-running disagreement was settled at a stakeholders’ meeting that was chaired by the state’s boundary dispute committee chairman, deputy governor Bayo Lawal, at the Western Hall in Ibadan. Lawal reportedly…

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Akwa Ibom State command, has received praise from petroleum marketers operating under the auspices of the Natural Oil and Gas Supplier Association of Nigeria for the actions that resulted in the apprehension of suspected oil thieves within the state. Six suspected oil thieves were apprehended by NSCDC agents in the command after they pretended to be members of an agency’s Joint Security Tax Force in order to carry out their illicit activity. After that, the workers intercepted 45,000 liters of fuel, also known as automatic gas oil. The criminals were apprehended by Anti-Vandal…

According to Prof. Abiodun Adewuya, provost of Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, producing more health practitioners to fill the void in the health sector will mitigate the effect of the Japanese epidemic. “Our plan is in line with the T.H.E.M.E.S.+ Agenda of Mr. Governor,” stated Adewuya, “especially since we have the facility to do that.” The agenda aims to increase the number of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists—not just in Lagos but throughout the entire country of Nigeria. “Our top priority is to increase the number of health workers we produce in order to continue providing services to…

The Federal Fire Service has been ordered to return N1.48 billion to the Federation Account within a week by the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives. This money was obtained as intervention funding for the COVID-19 pandemic, for which the agency is unable to provide an accounting. The order was issued on Wednesday by the committee chaired by Bamidele Salam as a result of the service’s third consecutive refusal to show up for the investigation hearing. A proposal to return the money was made by Jeremiah Umar, the committee’s deputy chairman, who stated that “many other agencies have…

A new Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) indicates that in January 2024, business activity in Nigeria reached its highest level in 13 months. According to Stanbic IBTC Bank’s most recent monthly PMI, which was made public on Thursday, the headline index increased from 52.7 in December to 54.5 in January. A reading above 50.0 indicates that business conditions have improved, while a reading below 50.0 indicates a decline. Additionally, the reading reveals that this is the index’s second expansion since November. According to the research, “the revival in the Nigerian private sector gained impetus at the beginning of 2024, with rates…

More than 18 Nigerians die from tuberculosis (TB) every hour, according to a recent report from the National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer, and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP). This was revealed recently in Lagos during an integrated media parley hosted by Breakthrough Action Nigeria in association with the Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN), by Mrs. Itohowo Uko, Deputy Director, NTBLCP at the Federal Ministry of Health. According to Uko, a laboratory scientist, tuberculosis is an infectious disease that spreads through the air and is mostly caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It can affect any area of the body. Nigeria is…

In order to stimulate the naira and alleviate some of the strain on the foreign exchange (FX) market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) allowed commercial banks a 24-hour window in which they could pump dollars into the official market. This was demonstrated by the 85.36 percent increase in the volume of dollar transactions between willing sellers and willing buyers, which included banks, exporters, and investors. From $72.33 million on Tuesday to $134.07 million on Wednesday, the official market registered a daily turnover in the foreign exchange market. As a result, according to data from the FMDQ, the Naira increased…

Nigeria now has more internet users than it has in the previous five years. The Nigeria Population Commission (NPC) ascribed the increase to the country’s most recent population adjustment. In order to comply with worldwide best practices, the telecom regulators postponed their sector statistics for five months due to the amended data, which increased from 190 million in 2017 to 216.7 million in 2023. According to the most recent data, the number of Nigerians with internet access in September 2023 was 160.1 million, compared to 106.4 million in September 2018; this represents a 53.7 percent growth in internet subscribers. On…

Former Defense Minister Aliyu Gusau has blamed Nigeria’s complexity for the rise in insecurity incidents, emphasizing that the country is too complicated for the police to secure alone. This came as Chief Olabode George, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party, stated that Nigeria was facing a perilous predicament as a result of the recent upsurge in kidnappings in the nation. Speaking on Wednesday at the Community Protection Guard graduation ceremony—a community-based security organization founded by the government of Zamfara State—Gusau stated that the nation’s security approach needed to be reconsidered. Nigeria is a challenging country to secure, according…

According to medical professionals, those who endured stressors throughout their youth, such as child abuse, spousal violence, or financial struggle, have a 50% chance of acquiring hypertension and heart disease. The experts warned that the amount of stress experienced by children in their early years affects the quantity of harm and issues they may face later in life. Childhood stress is a typical emotion that affects kids just as much as adults when they feel pressured, overwhelmed, and unable to handle life’s challenges, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund. According to UNICEF, a multitude of causes contribute to children’s…