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Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, Minister of Health and Social Welfare. Ebola: No want to cancel campaigns, gatherings but – FG Helen Oji The Federal Government has mentioned there is no speedy want to cancel political campaigns, conferences or different massive public gatherings following affirmation of an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the nation. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, acknowledged this on Thursday in Abuja throughout a press briefing on the nationwide response to the outbreak. Prof Pate, nevertheless, mentioned authorities would evaluate the state of affairs and take into account restrictions if the outbreak escalates, stressing that any choice would be based mostly on scientific proof and public well being recommendation. The Minister assured Nigerians that the confirmed affected person is receiving remedy and displaying indicators of restoration. “The individual has been taken care of and, in fact, is recovering. Today, I spoke to the clinicians, and I understand that laboratory results are showing great improvement, and there is a possibility that she would recover from this,” he mentioned. Prof Pate including that we have to proceed to pray and work arduous to guarantee that she survives it. He mentioned the affected...
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has arrived in Guinea forward of the Guinean Football Federation’s (FGF) Extraordinary and Elective General Assembly scheduled for October...
The loss of life toll from a bandit assault on Binnari neighborhood in jap Taraba State has risen to not less than 50 after extra our...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has permitted the institution of two new undergraduate programmes at Baze University, Abuja, specifically Aviation Management and Aerospace Engineering, with impact from the 2026/2027 educational session. The approval represents a vital milestone in the University’s increasing funding in aviation and aerospace training, complementing the ongoing growth of its devoted Aviation School on a extra than 88-hectare website in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory, which is at an superior stage. The approval, conveyed in a letter dated October 16, 2026, and signed by Dr Ayuba Mohammed, Acting Director of Academic Planning at the NUC, authorises the University to run the programmes on a full-time foundation at its foremost campus in Abuja. According to the Commission, the approval adopted a useful resource verification go to by a panel of specialists to assess the human and materials assets accessible for the proposed programmes, and an inspection go to to the Aviation School. The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, subsequently permitted their institution after contemplating the panel’s report. Aviation Management will be domiciled in the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, whereas Aerospace Engineering will be supplied below the Faculty of Engineering. The two programmes will develop the University’s undergraduate choices in fields that are more and more necessary to aviation growth, technological innovation and the broader aerospace business. The approval additionally enhances Baze University’s ongoing growth of its Aviation School on an expansive over 88-hectare website in Bwari, Abuja. The venture, which is at an superior stage, displays the University’s broader ambition to construct capability in aviation training and coaching by way of devoted infrastructure and specialised educational programmes. The growth of the facility, alongside the introduction of the newly permitted levels, alerts a coordinated effort to strengthen the University’s presence in aviation associated training. While the NUC approval authorises the two undergraduate programmes to function at the University’s foremost campus, the creating Aviation School in Bwari offers a distinct however complementary dimension to this wider institutional funding. Together, the initiatives place Baze University to broaden its educational attain in aviation and aerospace fields, topic to the related regulatory approvals for the programmes and amenities involved. The new programmes are anticipated to begin in the 2026/2027 educational session. Their institution marks one other step in Baze University’s educational enlargement and its dedication to creating specialised fields of examine that reply to rising skilled, technological and business wants.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has scored 80.13 per cent within the 2026 Transparency and Integrity Index, up from 78.13 per...
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has inspected preparations for the Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX 2026) forward of its official opening in Lagos on Monday. Matawalle inspected the venue at Eko Atlantic on Sunday, October 25, as organisers made closing preparations for the four-day exhibition scheduled to run from October 26 to 29. According to a assertion signed by his Personal Assistant on Media, Ahmad Dan-Wudil, the minister counseled the Director-General of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria, Brigadier General Ibrahim Babatunde Alaya, and his crew for their efforts in making ready for the occasion. The exhibition, hosted by DICON, is anticipated to carry collectively navy leaders, authorities officers, defence producers, expertise builders and traders from Africa and past. It will showcase defence applied sciences and indigenous improvements throughout land, maritime, air and cyber operations. The occasion is additionally anticipated to present a platform for discussions on rising safety threats, expertise switch, funding alternatives and partnerships aimed at strengthening Africa’s defence industrial capability. Organisers stated the exhibition would facilitate collaboration between defence corporations and procurement officers whereas selling the growth of native manufacturing capabilities. AFRIDEX 2026 is designed to encourage the alternate of technical data and showcase navy tools, methods and applied sciences that might assist defence and safety operations throughout the continent. The exhibition comes amid persevering with efforts by African international locations to strengthen their defence industries and cut back dependence on imported navy tools.
Policy Alert, a Niger Delta-based civil society organisation, has warned that Nigeria’s drive to draw petroleum funding might expose public funds to pricey authorized disputes and...
Renowned evangelist and Convener of Christ Compassion to Rural World Crusade (CCRW), Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, has introduced plans to carry the Extravagant Love Crusade to Uyo,...
The National Assembly and the Tertiary Education Tax fund (TETFund) have joint functions to ensure the worth of Nigeria’s tertiary establishment’s performances and the output. Deputy...
IGP of police The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has proposed a 200 per cent gratuity and pension for retired cops as a part of...