The federal government on Thursday launched a regulatory framework for organ and tissue transplantation in Nigeria. The policy document provides guidelines on such areas as ethics in transplantation, donor protection, transplant patients’ safety, minimum standards in organ transplant as well as the procedure to ensure compliance. Speaking in Abuja at the official launching of the … Read more

Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing the Gulf nation of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention by supplying arms to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The ICJ, also known as the World Court, confirmed the filing on Thursday. The UAE … Read more

A tense armed standoff unfolded on Thursday at the NAHCO Shed of the Hajj/Cargo Terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, following a dispute between the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The confrontation, which lasted for hours, was triggered when FAAN’s Director of Aviation Security Services, Afegbai Albert … Read more

To improve the quality, efficiency, credibility and security of its examination process, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has acquired a high performance Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) scanner. Dantani Wushishi, NECOs registrar made the disclosure at the commissioning of the newly installed scanning machine at the ICT Department on Thursday in Niger state. He said the … Read more

Former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, has said she served with integrity while in office as minister. Naija News reported that Barrister Ohanenye was summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly diverting ₦138 million as minister. In a statement on Friday, the former Minister said information and facts available … Read more