The Federal Government has slashed the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals nationwide by 76 percent, reducing the average price of a session from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000. Naija News reports that the new pricing policy, approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is already in effect in ten federal medical centres and teaching hospitals across the country. This was disclosed on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, who described the intervention as a major relief for Nigerians grappling with kidney disease. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a landmark subsidy to ease the…
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 25 women in Abuja who were allegedly being prepared for trafficking to Saudi Arabia for forced labour. Naija News understands that the women, aged 17 to 43, were intercepted in front of a popular hotel in Wuse II, where traffickers had gathered them for onward movement. According to NAPTIP’s Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, the victims were recruited from Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states with promises of high-paying domestic work abroad. Many of them, who had never been to Abuja before, were stranded without travel documents when rescued.…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has declared that the outcome of last Saturday’s by-election has affirmed his mandate from the September 21, 2024, governorship poll. The governor made the statement on Monday when he received the Ovia Federal Constituency Member-elect, Gabriella Omosede Igbinedion, who visited the Government House in Benin City alongside Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa. Okpebholo, in a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Fred Itua, explained that the by-election results reflected the will of the people and showed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not take any mandate unlawfully. Naija News reports that he said the…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has denied allegations claiming that he awarded ₦5 billion worth of contracts to local contractors. Speaking on Monday via a statement by his Senior Special Assistant, Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the Minister insisted that no contract under the current administration has been awarded to local contractors. He urged those making the claim to come forward and present concrete documentation. In December 2023, upon assuming office, Wike was presented with an outstanding bill of approximately ₦10 billion for jobs completed by local contractors before his tenure. These jobs…
The nominated 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has stated that the death of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, pained him because he was not ready for kingship. Naija News reports that Ladoja disclosed this on Monday, while addressing journalists at his Ondo Street private residence in Ibadan. Ladoja, who said he began his journey to the exalted stool of Olubadan from his Family compound on October 1, 1993, expressed appreciation to God for sparing his life. According to him, he would soon be crowned, now that he has returned to his ancestral hometown, Ibadan. He…
The Lagos State Government has declared Wednesday, August 20, 2025, as a work-free day for public servants in honour of Isese Day, an annual celebration of Yoruba culture and traditions. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved the holiday to allow traditional worshippers and members of the public to participate fully in the cultural observance, which is dedicated to promoting and preserving indigenous heritage. The announcement was contained in a circular issued by the Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, on Monday, August 18, 2025, and circulated to all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. According to the circular, the declaration aligns with the state…
Former Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu has distanced himself from allegations of colluding with Governor Monday Okpebholo to loot money from the state. Naija News had earlier reported that Okpebholo had been accused of colluding with Philip Shaibu in a plan to divert over ₦40 billion from the state’s treasury. Sources alleged that the money is being disguised as unpaid allowances and entitlements due to Shaibu during his tenure as acting governor and deputy governor between 2016 and 2024. Sources told Naija News that to actualise the payout, Shaibu has approached the National Industrial Court, Abuja, demanding payment…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has claimed that some loyalists of President Bola Tinubu are trying to mobilise the Yoruba and South West people against former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. Naija News reports that Aregbesola recently defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress for ADC, where he now serves as the national secretary. Speaking via a statement on Monday, the party’s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, condemned what it described as a coordinated campaign of intimidation against Aregbesola for merely exercising his democratic rights and choosing to stand with the Nigerian people. The party warned that the attempt to cast him…
Former France international, Lassana Diarra, has reignited his long-running legal battle against FIFA and the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA), demanding £56 million in compensation over rules that the European Court of Justice (CJEU) has already deemed unlawful. The ex-Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth midfielder has been in dispute with world football’s governing body since his contract with Lokomotiv Moscow was terminated in 2014. Lassana Diarra’s attempt to join Belgian side Charleroi in 2015 was blocked when FIFA refused to issue an international transfer certificate (ITC), a move the CJEU later ruled violated EU laws protecting the free movement of workers.…
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