The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission should not be scrapped but rather strengthened for better efficiency. This came in response …
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Wike-Fubara: Ijaw Congress warns against ethnic crisis
The Ijaw National Congress has warned all parties involved in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State to avoid actions or statements that could trigger an ethnic conflict. This followed …
Read More »Familoni wins 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature $100,000 award
Author of “The Road Does Not End”, Olubunmi Familoni, has been named the winner of the 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited. The announcement was made …
Read More »Group seeks probe of N380m health agency contract
A coalition of organisations against corruption in Nigeria has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the National …
Read More »Detained Binance executive to receive treatment in Abuja hospital
Detained Binance Holdings Executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has been granted an opportunity to receive medical treatment at a standard hospital in Abuja under security supervision. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal …
Read More »Lassa fever: NCDC records 172 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 1,018 confirmed cases of Lassa fever cases out of the 8,411 suspected cases from January 1 to September 29, 2024, …
Read More »Exam delay sparks frustration among UNIZIK medical students
Medical students at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Anambra State have expressed concerns over the significant disruptions in their academic schedule, examinations and delay in graduation following the ongoing strike …
Read More »Wike, Bauchi gov’s face-off splits PDP
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, which relates to issues in Rivers State and the conflict between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Bauchi State …
Read More »10,000 nurses unemployed despite health workforce shortage
While the health sector is grappling with a significant workforce shortage, over 10,000 trained nurses and midwives are currently unemployed, Saturday PUNCH reports. This is according to the data collated …
Read More »LASTMA rescues driver trapped in Lagos highway crash
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority have rescued a truck driver who was trapped in a life-threatening accident while driving along Mobolaji Johnson Avenue along Alausa in Ikeja. …
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