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Abuja, 28 November, 2025 The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Peek Vision, a global digital eye health organization, in a strategic effort to eliminate avoidable blindness across the country.Under this partnership, digital tools for eye screening are set to…

Addis Ababa, 28 November 25 The African Union (AU) has issued a forceful condemnation of the military coup d’état that took place in Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday, an event marked by the arrest of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló along with senior government officials and prominent political leaders. In a statement released from AU Headquarters in Addis…

Abuja, Nigeria — November 28, 2025 Nigeria is intensifying its fight against cancer with the official launch of a new awareness, prevention, and treatment initiative, the “NICRAT-AACR APT for Cancer Campaign.” The project, unveiled in Abuja, is designed to strengthen community-based cancer control across the Federal Capital Territory’s six Area Councils.As a pilot programme, the…

Abuja, Nigeria — November 28, 2025 Nigeria is strengthening its readiness to confront emerging security threats, according to the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who emphasized the government’s commitment during an unscheduled assessment tour of key security and emergency facilities in the Federal Capital Territory. The Minister paid surprise visits to the FCT Command of…

Dakar, Senegal — November 28, 2025 Guinea-Bissau’s ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in neighbouring Senegal after being released by the military officers who toppled his government earlier this week, Senegalese authorities confirmed on Friday. According to a statement from Senegal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embaló landed in Dakar late Thursday aboard a chartered…

Abuja, Nigeria — November 28, 2025 The National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has ratified the expulsion of Hon. Leke Abejide, a serving member of the House of Representatives, following his removal by the Kogi State Executive Committee over alleged acts of indiscipline. The decision was confirmed in a statement released…

Abuja, Nigeria — November 28, 2025 A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has instituted legal action at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to halt the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on…

Abuja, Nigeria — November 28, 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all its decision-making bodies with immediate effect following a military coup that ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló on Tuesday, November 26.The suspension was announced in a strongly worded communiqué issued after an emergency virtual summit of ECOWAS…

Abuja, Nigeria — November 28, 2025 The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has ordered the immediate shutdown of Cornerstone Company, operated by Istanbul Quarry, in the Dutse area of Abuja following a blasting incident that injured school children and staff and damaged several structures. According to NESREA officials, the quarry’s blasting operation…

Abuja, Nigeria – November 28, 2025 President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Nigerian contingent of the US–Nigeria Joint Working Group, marking a major step toward strengthening bilateral cooperation aimed at addressing Nigeria’s multifaceted security challenges. The creation of the Joint Working Group follows agreements reached during a recent high-level engagement in Washington,…