Jesupemi Are

Abuja

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Health Reporter at TheCable

Christian || Senior Reporter @thecableng || 2023 Public health reporting fellow @PRBdata

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Articles

Tinubu swears in INEC commissioners, CCB board members

3 days ago | thecable.ng | Jesupemi Are

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in new national commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The swearing-in ceremony took place on Monday ahead of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting. The newly sworn-in INEC national commissioners include Abdulrazak Tukur, representing the north-west zone, and Sunday Aja, representing the south-east. Tinubu also swore in board members of the code of conduct bureau (CCB) at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
IPOB declares 12-hour lockdown May 30 to ‘honour Biafra heroes’

3 days ago | thecable.ng | Jesupemi Are

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced a “total lockdown” across the south-east and parts of the south-south on May 30, 2025, in honour of its fallen heroes. A statement on Monday by Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesperson, said the date has been designated as Biafra Heroes Memorial Day, set aside to remember those who died in the struggle for Biafra’s liberation.
WHO: 42% of nurses in Africa intend to emigrate

4 days ago | thecable.ng | Jesupemi Are

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 42 percent of nurses in Africa reported intentions to emigrate. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the acting WHO regional director for Africa, spoke about this in his message to commemorate International Nurses Day. International Nurses Day is commemorated on May 12. The theme for 2025 is: ‘Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for Nurses Strengthens Health Systems and Economies’.
NAFDAC raids agrochemical shops in four states, seizes N800m banned pesticides

2 weeks ago | thecable.ng | Jesupemi Are

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its operatives have seized banned pesticides worth N800 million during raids in four states. In a statement issued on Friday, NAFDAC said the raids were carried out in Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo states, targeting shops found to be distributing banned agrochemical products.
INEC: We don't oppose voting without PVC - but the law must first be amended

2 weeks ago | thecable.ng | Jesupemi Are

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it does not oppose voting without a permanent voter card (PVC). In 2024, Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC chairman, proposed the use of computer-generated slips for voter accreditation during elections. Yakubu said that with the introduction of the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS), the use of PVC as the sole means of identification for voter accreditation on election day should be reviewed.
NDLEA, NAPTIP form joint teams to tackle drug, human trafficking

2 weeks ago | thecable.ng | Jesupemi Are

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have set up teams on both sides to strengthen collaboration for the fight against human and drug trafficking. The move was discussed on Friday when Binta Bello, NAPTIP director-general, led her management team on a courtesy visit to Buba Marwa, NDLEA chairman, at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.
Rivers women group asks Tinubu to reverse emergency rule, tackle insecurity

3 weeks ago | thecable.ng | Jesupemi Are

The Rivers Women Unite Prayer Group has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently lift the emergency rule in the state. In a press statement jointly signed by Vivian Ige-Elenwo and Chikodi Okpara, the women said the continued imposition of emergency rule in the state is stalling development, fuelling anxiety, and eroding democratic structures.
WHO to reduce workforce, operations over US funding withdrawal

3 weeks ago | thecable.ng | Jesupemi Are

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will reduce the scale of its operations and cut down the number of its staff. Speaking at a briefing, Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said since the US announced its intention to withdraw from the global health body, the organisation has been conducting a process of prioritisation and realignment.
12 US states sue Trump administration over tariff policy, say it’s illegal

3 weeks ago | thecable.ng | Jesupemi Are

Twelve states have sued the Donald Trump administration in the US Court of International Trade in New York over its tariff policy. Trump shocked the world earlier this month when he announced a “baseline” tariff of 10 percent on all countries, with higher rates as much as 50 percent for the “worst offenders”.
Army chief to troops: Reclaim Kainji forest, Kwara LGAs from bandits within one month

3 weeks ago | thecable.ng | Jesupemi Are

Olufemi Oluyede, chief of army staff (COAS), says troops of the Nigerian Army must flush out bandits terrorising the people of Barutein and Kaiama LGAs of Kwara. Oluyede spoke on Wednesday at the 22 Armoured Brigade, Nigeria Army, Sobi Cantonment in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The army chief also ordered the troops to fish out terrorists attacking residents in Borgu in Kainji forest of Niger state within one month.