More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is rising, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, calling for swift action to fight the …
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Nigeria struggles with exodus of doctors and nurses
Faced with sky-high inflation, low salaries and an overstretched healthcare system, doctors and nurses are leaving Nigeria in their thousands every year for better opportunities abroad. Between 15,000 and 16,000 …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu hails Coach Dreh for swimming across Third Mainland Bridge
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has praised Dare Samuel Akinrodoye, known as Coach Dreh, for swimming across the Third Mainland Bridge in an impressive time. On March 30, 2024, Coach …
Read More »London to Lagos: Sanwo-Olu gifts Pelumi Nubi car, house, others
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has celebrated Pelumi Nubi over her inspirational feat which saw her travel from London, England to Lagos, Nigeria by road. Nubi, whose journey saw her …
Read More »Eid-il-Fitr: FG extends holiday to Thursday
The Nigerian government has extended the Eid-il-Fitr to Thursday, the Ministry of the Interior said in a statement on Tuesday. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Aishetu Ndayako, said that …
Read More »Methodist prelate charges Nigerians to pray for Tinubu
Prelate of the Methodist Church, Nigeria, Dr Oliver Aba, has disclosed that the country’s present situation is a means of grace for growth, charging the citizens to pray for those in …
Read More »Detained Miyetti Allah leader yet to speak in DIA custody, lawyer clarifies
Mohammed Sheriff, counsel for the detained President of Miyetti Allah KautalHore, Bello Bodejo, yesterday, said his client has yet to make any valid statement in custody. The post Detained Miyetti …
Read More »How to overcome insecurity, poverty in Northern region, by Obi
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said the country needs to tackle the devastating effect of poverty and insecurity in the Northern region through agriculture …
Read More »Alia places N10m bounty on attackers of Benue Representative
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has placed N10 million bounty on attackers of House of Representatives member for Katsina-Ala/Ukum/Logo federal constituency, Solomon Wombo. The post Alia places N10m bounty on attackers …
Read More »Panic in Lokoja over possible Lassa fever outbreak
The death of a 300-level Microbiology student of Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Samuel Agu, on Sunday, has fuelled apprehension in the Kogi State capital over a possible outbreak of Lassa fever. …
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