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The Federal Government is set to introduce Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention, with supplies due to arrive next month – a potential game-changer to assist in addressing high infection rates. The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) announced the development in a statement on Monday. Head of Public Relations of NACA Toyin Aderibigbe said this signals the government’s renewed push to bolster prevention efforts and hasten the end of the epidemic. Lenacapavir provides an injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option administered just twice a year, contrasting sharply with daily oral pills that have struggled with low…
The Presidency on Sunday categorically denied social media reports alleging an attempt to poison President Bola Tinubu, branding them as fabricated. The claims, spread via a viral video, prompted a swift rebuttal from the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President Bayo Onanuga. In a statement, Onanuga insisted no kitchen staff at the Presidential Villa in Abuja had been arrested, and no poisoning attempt had occurred. “No Aso Rock kitchen staff arrested. No Aso Rock kitchen staff attempted to poison President Tinubu. Please ignore this fake news,” Onanuga wrote. The Presidency urged Nigerians to verify information from credible…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo, has signed a landmark agreement with Cameroon to coordinate emergency search and rescue efforts for aircraft in distress, in a move hailed as vital for saving lives across West and Central Africa. Accompanied by Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority director, Captain Chris Najomo, Keyamo met Cameroon’s Transport Minister, Jean Ernest Ngallé Bibehe, and senior aviation officials in Yaoundé. The technical aeronautical search and rescue (SAR) pact enhances joint operations between the countries’ rescue centres, including improved communication protocols, shared missions and faster responses within their respective search zones. Keyamo described the deal as…
President Donald Trump of the United States of America said Saturday that Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered been killed in air strikes, though there has been no confirmation from Tehran. “Khameini, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump said on his Truth Social network. Trump has indicated the military operation is aimed at overturning Tehran’s government. More than 200 people have been killedin Iran, according to state media.
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday met with retired General and elder statesman Theophilus Danjuma at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the presidency has confirmed. Although, details of the discussions were not disclosed in the brief official statement, Danjuma—now 87 and a towering figure in the nation’s political and military history—has long been consulted by leaders on national security matters. A Taraba-born billionaire with stakes in oil through his South Atlantic Petroleum firm, General Danjuma served as Chief of Army Staff from 1975-79 under military regime of Olusegun Obasanjo, and later as Defence Minister defence in Obasanjo’s civilian government from 1999-2003. He…
The Presidency has ramped up efforts to tackle rising insecurity in Kwara State, with Abiodun Essiet, the President’s Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on community engagement for north-central, holding high-level talks with local officials and military leaders. During a three-day visit, SSA Essiet met the executive chairman of Edu local government area and a councillor from Gbugbu ward. They outlined security threats plaguing Gbugbu town and nearby communities in Edu and Patigi areas, urging closer ties between local authorities, security forces and federal bodies to restore calm. SSA Essiet then led a delegation to the 22 Armoured Brigade headquarters, home to…
Nigeria’s real GDP expanded by 4.07% in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking the strongest quarterly performance in a decade outside the post-pandemic rebound, according to fresh data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Finance Minister Wale Edun hailed the figures as evidence of President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda bearing fruit. In a statement released by the Ministry’s Assistant Director for information, Uloma Amad, Minister Edun noted the growth outpaced the 4.23% recorded in Q2 2025 and marked a clear step up from 3.76% in Q3 2024. The expansion was broad-based. Agriculture grew 4.0%, up from 2.54% a year earlier,…
The United States and Israel on Saturday unleashed a coordinated military assault on Iran, with explosions rocking Tehran near the offices of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Donald Trump announced the “major combat operations” in a stark social media video, accusing Tehran of defying nuclear curbs and developing missiles that threaten America. Iranian state media reported blasts across the country, smoke billowing over the capital, as authorities sealed roads and shuttered airspace amid chaos. Trump urged Iranians to “take over your government” and warned of possible US casualties, framing the strikes as a bid to dismantle Tehran’s nuclear ambitions…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed recent opposition protests against the Federal Government as driven by frustration over dwindling access to state resources, rather than genuine public concern. APC National Secretary Senator Ajibola Bashiru, made the remarks after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa Abuja, while responding to opposition briefings that criticised the administration’s reforms. “They are not crying for the average Nigerian,” Bashiru said. “They are crying because they have lost the privilege and opportunity to continue to plunder the resources of the Nigerian people.” He argued that President Tinubu’s reforms over…
President Bola Tinubu has voiced strong optimism about the nation’s economy, declaring that the Nigeria is emerging from its “darkest days”, largely due to the successes of several reforms being implemented by the government. The President stated this when he hosted House of Representatives members for an interfaith Ramadan-Lent breaking of fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In a statement by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onqnuga, President Tinubu vowed unflinching party backing for lawmakers’ re-election and renewed calls for State Police to bolster national security. While restating State Police as vital to reclaim forests from bandits…