A former senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani has called on the committee responsible for the constitutional Amendment to make devolution of power and electoral reforms as their topmost priority.
The former lawmaker stated this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Sunday in Lagos. He lamented that political interests have always frustrated any move to amend the Nigerian constitution because some vested interest are benefitting from the status co. 

Former Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has yesterday disclosed that the mass exodus that has hit the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Imo state that followed his resignation from the party is a vote of confidence in his leadership Ihedioha, stated this during an interview session on AriseTV, saying that he left the PDP because of his large followership’s desire to lead a change and rebuild Imo to its position it deserve. 

Sequel to an invitation to serve as Keynote Speaker at the University of Massachusetts-Boston’s 6th Africa Day, co-organized by UMASS-Boston, West Africa Research Association (WARA) and West Africa Research Centre (WARC) of Boston University, the ECOWAS Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Ambassador Kinza Jawara-Njai delivered the Keynote address of the 2024 Academic Conference of UMASS Boston’s John W. McCormark Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at its Campus in Boston on Friday, 19th April 2024.

Scientists have created a vaccine that has the potential to protect against a broad range of coronaviruses, including varieties that are not yet known. The scientists from the University of Canbridge, the University of Oxford, and Caltech in the US are developing a novel approach called "proactive vaccinology" which aims to train the body's immune system to recognise several different coronaviruses. The vaccine is made by attaching harmless proteins from different coronaviruses to minuscule nanoparticles that are then injected to prime the body’s defences to fight the viruses should they ever invade. Because the vaccine trains the immune system to target proteins that are shared across many different types of coronavirus, the protection it induces is extremely broad, making it effective against known and unknown viruses in the same family.

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and other development partners are set to optimise innovative HIV prevention and strategies for increased domestic funding towards community ownership and sustainability of HIV. The event which will be held between 7 and 9 May in Abuja, was contained in a statement issued on Friday and signed by the agency's public relations officer, Toyin Aderibige. The conference tagged "Accelerating HIV Prevention to End AIDS through Innovations and Community Engagement," aims at opening dialogue on optimistic innovative HIV prevention approaches towards achieving HIV epidemic control. It will also showcase a diverse array of sessions including dedicated tracks on youth empowerment, community engagement sessions, leadership discussions, plenary sessions, sponsored sessions, and special sessions.

The federal government has instructed all chief medical directors and medical directors of federal tertiary hospitals to procure needles and syringes solely from NAFDAC-approved local manufacturers. The new directive was stated in a circular addressed to all medical directors signed by the Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, on Friday.

The Federal Government yesterday insisted that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway contract followed the procurement process. Minister of Works, David Umahi, said the 700-kilometre, 10-lane highway was conceived as an Engineering, Procurement and Construction plus Financing (EPC+F) project.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has yesterday directed commercial banks to commence charging 0.5% cybersecurity levy on all customer transactions conducted in their banks. This was released in a circular by the apex bank yesterday Monday saying the implementation of the said levy would take effect two weeks from yesterday when the circular was released. Accordingly, the circular was directed to all commercial, merchant, non-interest and payment service banks across the country. 

The Federal Government (FG) through the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has set July 7, 2024 as the deadline for the registration of Point of Sale (PoS) operators. This development was made known on Monday during a meeting between Fintechs and the Registrar-General of the CAC, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, who stated that the development was aimed at improving the economy.

Meta has now surpassed three (3) billion daily active users across its apps, showing a 7% increase year-over-year. The biggest surge was seen in Instagram's "Threads", which has now reached over 150 million monthly active users, up from 130 million in February.

Microsoft Corp. and The Coca-Cola Company on Tuesday announced a five-year strategic partnership to align Coca-Cola’s core technology strategy systemwide; enable the adoption of leading-edge technology; and foster innovation and productivity globally.

Meta has expanded its AI service, Meta AI, to 12 countries that include Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Canada, Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and others. Meta is the company managing Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Meta Llama 3, Meta AI is smarter, faster and more fun. With Meta Llama 3 technology at its core, Meta AI empowers users to accomplish tasks, acquire knowledge, foster creativity, and forge connections with ease. 

Kelechi Iheanacho has sparked off a hot chase by Premier League clubs after he refused to renew his contract with newly promoted Leicester City. According to popular sports publication, Football Insider, Iheanacho is now a target for Premier League clubs Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.

 Brentford, an English Premier League club, has signed Nigerian U20 defender Benjamin Fredrick to a four-year contract. Fredrick is a product of Simoiben Football Club, Moses Simon’s academy, in Kaduna State. 

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has signed up the former Super Eagles winger, Finidi George as the Head Coach of the senior national football team, Super Eagles.

The Jamaican government has expressed interest to pursue a collaborative effort with the Nigerian entertainment industry especially on film and animation. This was made known by the Jamaican envoy to Nigeria, Mr Lincoln Downer during his courtesy visit to the Nigerian Minister of Art and Culture, Hanatu Musawa in Abuja. Downer revealed that his country has a keen interest in collaborating with the Nigerian entertainment industry as they are one of the leading industries in Africa, and therefore his country will be interested in the joint effort.

Nigerian singer Iyanya has slammed a fan on a social media after the fan downplayed his musical achievements in the industry while explaining the reason Wizkid is “hated” in the music industry. A social media user with the X handle @itzbasito took to his page and said: “Wizkid’s only crime is surpassing the benchmark set for him and becoming the benchmark himself” to which another user @Xperience_Snr reposted, saying expectations for Wizkid is for him to end up like Iyanya and Samklef. 

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has stated that media freedoms, freedom of expression and access to public information are crucial to democracy.

According to reports from Chad, an attack took place on a polling station in the city of Moundou, south of N'Djamena during the presidential election on Monday. Unknown gunmen opened fire indiscriminately, resulting in the death of a 65-year-old voter who had just cast his ballot. The election was supposed to mark the end of military rule in Chad. The shooter was among a group of people demanding the right to vote in the election. 

Russian Government has placed the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list.

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced on Monday that he will not be resigning amidst a corruption investigation into his wife's affairs, Begoña Gomez. In a TV address from his official compound in Madrid, the PM stated that he would continue as the head of the Spanish government with more force, if possible. This announcement came days after he canceled his public duties to "reflect" on whether to continue in his job, following a Spanish court opening a probe against his wife.