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FG declares war against tuberculosis
The Federal Government on Friday said it declared total war against the scourge of tuberculosis (TB) in the country.
France: Fillon to come under investigation
Presidential candidate in France Francois Fillon is to be investigated by judges, a source close to the case said on…
Man stabs 4 neighbours to death
A Portuguese on Friday stabbed four of his neighbours to death in a rural area in the north of the…
Oba Ewuare asks parents to teach children Bini
Oba Ewuare II N’ogidigan, the Oba of Benin has called on parents in Benin and abroad to encourage and assist…
AMAC begins supplementary polio immunization March 25
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) says it will begin another round of supplementary polio immunisation campaign from March 25.
NSCDC arrests IDPs vandalising high tension copper cable
The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it had arrested three Internally Displaced Persons…
Anambra governor settles medical bills for 12 patients
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra on Friday directed the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, management to free 12…
Corps member donates health centre to Abuja community
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Dr Iroabuchi Nwanneka, on Friday, donated a primary healthcare centre to Gishiri community…
Polio vaccine campaign: Over 116 million African children targeted
Health workers are preparing to vaccinate more than 116 million children against polio across West and Central Africa, the Global…
Arik Air takeover: Court to rule May 15
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed May 15 for ruling on preliminary objections to the takeover of Arik…
Woman may lose 7-year-old marriage to rebellious conduct
Displeased with his wife’s conduct, a middle-aged man, Ibrahim Yusuf, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos…
FUT Minna Dam construction to end perennial water scarcity
The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Musbau Akanji, says the ongoing dam construction in the university will end…
Katsina releases N700m for hospital equipment
The Katsina State Government says it has released N700 million for the purchase of equipment for some general hospitals in…
Pope tells EU leaders to imbibe solidarity for populism
Pope Francis has stressed the need for pluralistic European Union (EU) based on solidarity as an antidote to populism in…
NCPC boss advocates partnership with Greece
The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Tor Uja, has advocated for enhanced partnership with Greece in the…
Abia to be included in FG amnesty programme – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has promised that the Federal Government will take urgent measures to include Abia in the amnesty…
Lagos Water Corporation to revive 42 mini waterworks
Mr Muminu Badmus, the Managing Director of Lagos State Water Corporation, on Friday said the corporation would resuscitate about 42…
TB: WHO holds 1st global ministerial confab
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will hold the first Global Ministerial Conference on Tuberculosis (TB) as part of…
Kogi declares state of emergency on agriculture
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says it has become a policy of the state government to clear land for farmers…
Ambode inaugurates Ultra Modern bus terminal at TBS
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, of Lagos State, has assured Lagos residents that his administration is set to improve transportation to meet…
Whistleblowing: Ministry receives 2,351 tips
The Ministry of Finance, says it has so far received 2,351 tips from whistleblowers bordering on cases of embezzlement of…
Court orders arrest of Sokoto Senior Councillor
A Sokoto State Sharia Court on Friday issued a bench warrant for the arrest and production of a Senior Councillor…
Federal roads repair: FG to reimburse states – Fashola
The Federal Government on Friday assured that it would reimburse states that repaired federal roads.
London attacker not on security radar- Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said that the London attacker who killed four people near Britain’s House of Parliament on Wednesday is not…
NNPC to recover $184m from 3 oil companies
Dr Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says over $184 million in product under-deliveries…
WHO urges concerted efforts to fight TB in Africa
Dr Olu Olushayo, the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Rwanda, on Friday, called for concerted efforts in the fight…
Buhari to declare open Small Arms Championship in Sambisa
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare open this year’s Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship in Sambisa forest in Borno.
Court Martial passes verdict demoting Capt. Aroye
General Court Martial (GCM), of the Nigerian Army on Friday passed a verdict demoting Captain Mathew Aroye to 2nd Lieutenant…
Kaduna Electric to re-engage sacked workers
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) says the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has commenced an assessment exercise to re-engage…
Reps urge CBN to withdraw mutilated currency
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently withdraw and destroy mutilated naira…