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Akwa Ibom doctor sacked for stealing beds

The Akwa Ibom Government says it has sacked Dr Nwaopara A.U, a Consultant and Medical Superintendent, Psychiatric Hospital, Eket, for…

Woman arraigned for impersonating Aisha Buhari

The Police on Friday arraigned one Aishatu Bello, 37, in a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly impersonating…
NSCDC operatives uncovers huge illegal refinery in forest at the boundary between Rivers and Abia States, arrest six alleged operators

150 illegal refineries destroyed within 7 months – Navy

The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Calabar, has destroyed no fewer than 150 illegal refineries between June 2017…

74m Nigerians have registered to vote – INEC

The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission has 74 million voters in its…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever: Nurses decry poor state of nation’s health system

Nurses under the auspices of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), on Friday, called for the overhaul of the…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever: Desist from bush burning, doctor cautions Enugu residents

Dr Okechukwu Ossai, Director of Public Health, Enugu State Ministry of Health, has cautioned the residents to desist from bush…

Uganda’s Musuveni might resume signing death sentence

Ugandan leader, Yoweri Museveni, may resume signing off on death sentences after a long hiatus to help stem a wave…
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) issues alert on fake Covid-19 antigen rapid test kits in circulation.

NAFDAC director calls for establishment of test-labs in states

The National Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday canvassed the establishment of test-laboratories across the 36 states…

Lagos ports to receive 37 ships laden with petroleum products, food items

Thirty seven ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can…

Police train 147 officers to counter terrorism

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said on Friday that 147 officers of the Nigeria Police Force and sister…

Kaduna NUT says sacked teachers must reapply

The Kaduna State Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) says the 21,780 primary school teachers sacked by Gov.…

Corps members give birth at Oyo camp

Two pregnant women transferred from Kwara NYSC to Oyo State camp in Iseyin, delivered baby girls at the ongoing orientation…

Non-implementation of government’s order on local content worries manufacturers

The Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA), has decried the non-implementation of the Federal Government’s Executive Order on patronage of Made-in-Nigeria…

Lagos Govt urged to rid streets, highways of refuse

An environmentalist, Mr John Ekoko, on Friday, urged the Lagos State Government to rid the streets of Lagos and highways…

All schools in New Delhi to be equipped with CCTV cameras

The city government in New Delhi plans to install CCTV cameras in every classroom in the city to enable parents…

How Nigerian Banker gave birth inside plane en-route New York

A Nigerian banker, Toyin Ogundipe, 41, has been delivered of a baby boy mid-air about 35,000 feet above sea level…

Turkey rejects any option other than full EU membership

Turkey would reject any offer of partnership with the EU that falls short of membership, Ankara’s minister for EU affairs…

Police arrest 3 suspects for alleged child theft in Nasarawa

The Police Command in Nassarawa State has arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing a three-year-old boy in Angwan Masachin, Jam’a…

Kaduna teachers call off strike, support recruitment of quality teachers

The Kaduna State chapter of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has called off the indefinite strike it embarked upon on…

2019: Electorates advised to vote credible candidates not parties

Bayelsa chapter of Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) has advised the electorate to vote credible candidates not political parties in the…

Zimbabwe: 11 Mugabe allies fired from parliament

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party has fired 11 parliamentarians, friends of former leader Robert Mugabe, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues a…

New Zealand Prime Minister expecting her first child

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday that she was pregnant with her first child, prompting an outpouring…

Islamic based banking on the rise in Germany

Banks that conform to Islamic financial practice are on the rise among Germany’s Muslim population of around five million, a…

UN issues 48-hour ultimatum to armed groups in Central African Republic

The UN Mission in the troubled Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has given armed groups in the north of the country…

Sri Lanka restores ban on selling alcohol to women

A ban on selling alcohol to women will remain in place in Sri Lanka, after the finance minister reversed his…

73 Jigawa fire victims receive N3m cash assistance

The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (JISEMA) on Friday disbursed over N3 million cash assistance to 73 victims of fire…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa employs 330 secondary school teachers

The Jigawa Government has presented letters of appointment to 330 newly-recruited Senior Secondary School teachers in the state.

Bayelsa’s reforms not to sack teachers – Dickson

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has assured that the State Government would not sack any teacher as a result of…

FCTA to immunise 700,000 children against measles

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board says over 700,000 children will be immunised against measles in…

700,000 South Sudanese uprooted by conflict, hunger – UN

About 700,000 people were forced to flee South Sudan in 2017 as refugees to neighbouring countries due to conflict, hunger…