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Pregnant women in Oyo State have been urged to register for antenatal care and ensure they undergo an HIV test to determine their HIV status. Chairman, Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA), Dr. Gbola Adetunji, who made the call while addressing journalists on Sunday during a sensitisation campaign organised to commemorate the 2024 World AIDS Day, emphasised that Nigeria contributes significantly to the global HIV burden, particularly among children. He stated that, according to UNICEF in 2020, Nigeria accounted for a substantial number of new child HIV infections worldwide, with an estimated 21,000 new infections, the highest…

Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, has accused his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, some members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and editors of some leading newspapers, of an alleged grand plan to orchestrate a media trial to discredit his victory in the September 21 governorship election and his administration in the State. The governor, who made the accusations in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Fred Itua, was reacting to the claim by former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) manipulated the election in his favour. According to him, “We are aware that…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd.) were among many prominent Nigerians that attended the first edition of Christmas carols and praise festival in Jos, the Plateau State capital at the weekend. The three-day event was organised by the Plateau State Government in collaboration with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) at the Ten Commandments Prayer Altar, Du in Jos. Organisers said the praise festival was put together to unite the people in worship and to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Chairman, Central Planning Committee and the Secretary to the State…

Chairman, Board of Trustees, Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Product (ADITOP) in the South South region, Dr Nya Asuquo, has pledged to do everything within the reach of their members to ensure that petrol pump price is crashed before the end of the year. Asuquo made the promise yesterday while interacting with journalists few days after inaugurating the state branch of ADITOP in Calabar. He stressed that the association under his watch shall provide an alternative in the distribution and transportation of petroleum products across the country. The BOT chairman stated that the association has mapped out strategies…

National Population Commission (NPC) has dismissed reports circulating online suggesting that its chairman, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, announced 2025 as the date for Nigeria’s next population and housing census. In a statement issued by the acting director of public affairs, Erelu Taibat Yemi Oloruntoba, the commission said no official date had been set for the census. It said the chairman’s remarks at the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development in Abuja was misinterpreted by some individuals seeking to mislead the public. READ ALSO: NPC Ready To Conduct National Census In 2025, Says Chairman “The chairman expressed…

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has revealed that the country lost more to foreign exchange subsidy than it spent on fuel subsidy. According to him, Nigeria lost around N6.2trillion to harsh foreign exchange policies and subsidy in the year 2022 compared to N4.5trillion that the country spent on fuel subsidy in the same year. Speaking at the 2024 Bankers Dinner, Cardoso described foreign exchange subsidy as “the real elephant in the room.” Details Later…

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday discharged and acquitted 58-year-old medical director, Dr Olufemi Olaleye of the offence of defiling his wife’s niece. The appellate court, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice Jimi Olukayode Bada, also nullified the life sentence imposed on Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. The upper court in the Judgment, also supported by the two other members of the panel, Justice Abdu Dogo and Justice Mohammed Abubakar, held that there were material contradictions in…

In a dialogue with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palais des Élysée on Thursday, President Bola Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to prioritising education for Nigerian children. He outlined plans to significantly reduce the number of out-of-school children through innovative return-to-class initiatives and skills development programmes. President Tinubu, in a statement by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, highlighted the government’s ongoing efforts to create a supportive framework that ensures school-age children re-enter classrooms, emphasising the role of motivation and skill acquisition in the initiative. “In order to bridge the gap for some who are of age, and have been out-of-school…

The chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, has revealed that Nigeria’s long-awaited population and housing census will take place in 2025. The disclosure came nearly two decades after the last census was conducted in 2006, despite international recommendations for decennial population counts. Kwarra disclosed this during the 2024 anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Abuja on Thursday. “A major setback that we face is the delay in conducting a Population and Housing Census. A reliable and accurate census is fundamental for good decision-making,” he said. “But the…

Navy operatives of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Ibaka in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State have busted a drug syndicate and arrested three suspected traffickers with large consignments of assorted contraband drugs and industrial chemicals. Performing the handing over ceremony at the Base, the Commanding Officer (CO), Capt. Uche Aneke recalled that naval gunboats intercepted a wooden boat during a stop-and-search operation while on routine patrol around the Bendero and Uta Uyata general area. Capt. Aneke explained that the seized boat ferrying the illicit items was coming from neighbouring Cameroon to Akwa Ibom when it was…