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Dr Roseline Kela, Nasarawa State Commissioner of Health, says the government is working towards ending the strike action by the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in the state. Kela told newsmen on Tuesday in Lafia that the state…

Mr Abdulwaheed Yakub, the Director, Kwara Fire Service on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to establish a modern fire prevention centre in each of the 774 Local Government Areas in the country. Yakub made the appeal in an…

The Kwara State Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested seven suspects in connection with the crisis between Odo-Owa and Kajola communities in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Spokesperson for the command, Ajayi…

The President of the Nigerian Community in South Africa, Mr Benjamin Okoli, has decried the killing of a Nigerian, Mr Ire Chinello by an unidentified assailant on March 31 in South Africa. Okoli, who gave this information in a statement…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has significantly degraded an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ hideout in Northern Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF…

The Orthopaedic Department of the Babcock University Teaching Hospital (BUTH) in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, said on Tuesday that it had successfully carried out its first spine surgery. This is coming barely three months after the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Chief of General Staff (CGS), Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya, on his 75th birthday on April 3, highlighting his many years of service to the nation. The President’s message is in a statement by…

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled printing of the 2019/20 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) slips to Thursday, April 4. JAMB’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin disclosed…

Dr Omoye Osawende, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Best End Hospital Benin, Edo State, has warned parents that untreated cases of leukemia in children, might lead to greater complications. Osawende made this disclosure in an…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 180 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, confirmed the development to newsmen on Tuesday in…