The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated more than 2.5 million doses of Oral Polio Vaccines to the Bauchi State government. The Chief UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Nuzhat Rafique, disclosed this on Thursday at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) Bauchi, where the vaccines are kept. Ms Rafique said that the vaccination…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. US lawmakers and experts at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing underscored a rare bipartisan consensus — preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons as a top priority. However, divisions remain over how far Washington should go in applying pressure versus…
American multinational technology company, Amazon, has reportedly submitted a last-minute bid to take over the operations of social media platform, TikTok, in the United States. Although sources close to the negotiations revealed that Amazon’s bid is not being taken seriously by key parties, reports claimed that US national security concerns are driving the current negotiations….
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC for dismissing her recall petition filed by some persons. In a statement released today, the electoral body argued that “the petition for the recall of the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District has not met the requirement of the Constitution. Therefore, no further…
Demands for compensation by farmers whose livelihoods have been destroyed remain a valid one. It is consistent with ‘the polluter pays principle.’ A more sustainable approach would be a complete restoration of the farmlands, so that incoming generations can make use of them years later, rather than a simple one-off payment. A few weeks ago,…
