Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the release of over N300million grant to 389 medical doctors on residency training in the state civil service. It was gathered that the released fund would meet 2023 to 2024 Residency Training Grant requirements ranging from N800,000 to N900,000...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has commended MTN Nigeria for its donation of N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme and 4,600 digital devices for distribution to schools. He said the gesture by the telecommunications outfit towards the government’s efforts in addressing hardship i...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to security agencies and governors of Anambra and Imo States to help secure the release of two of its officials who went missing on July 29. Mr Eddy Megwa, NYSC’s Director of Information and Public Relations, made the appeal in a statement on Friday i...
The number of people moving to the UK has come down after a crackdown on visas for the families of health and care workers, and students. Figures show that the number of skilled workers, healthcare workers or students applying to come to the UK fell by a third to 91,300 in July. Within this, health ...
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has emphasised the importance of integrating gender equity into educational systems to promote societal change and reduce violence against women and girls. Speaking at the launch of the #WeAreEqual Campaign by the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) i...
America’s four medical schools belonging to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been gifted $600m (£473m; €550m) by Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor and billionaire founder of the financial technology and media company Bloomberg LP. Bloomberg’s donation follows his $1bn...
