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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day nationwide warning strike. NARD explained that the suspension followed its virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting on September 13, 2025. The association disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the Federal Government committed to addressing the issues outlined in the doctors’ strike communiqué,…
The United Nations Women (UN Women) has supported the staging of a musical stage play, “Bunk Talk: The Musical” in Abuja to raise awareness on sexual and gender-based violence, disability inclusion, mental health, and climate justice. The production, put together by the Girl Child Value Support Initiative with support frrom the UN Women used drama,…
An Indian businessman Gupta Ravi Kumar and three Nigerian accomplices: Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode and Bakare Korede Muheeb have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection with the seizure of 2,248,000 pills of tramadol 200mg/225mg intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The spokesman…
All 3,780 staff members of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have embarked on capacity building aimed at top service delivery. According to a statement by the spokesman of the Commission, Dr. Kayode Adegoke, the training, which is across all departments and units of the Commission, in line with the directive of President Bola Tinubu,…
One person has been confirmed dead after the collapse of a three-storey building in Alagomeji, located in the Yaba area of Lagos State. The ill-fated building, located at 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji, caved in on Friday night. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in its Day 2 incident report on Saturday, confirmed that the body…
Residents of Baga, a community in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, have presented gifts of farm produce including onion, watermelon and smoked fish to Governor Babagana Zulum to appreciate his bold effort of resettling them back home in their town over the last three years. According to the residents, the resettlement of Baga…
…Borno targets 1m jobs as Baga-Chad water clearance nears completion The governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has inaugurated a new 48-classroom integrated learning High Islamic College in Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area. The college, which was unveiled on Friday, is specifically designed to offer almajirai a comprehensive second chance at acquiring a…
The European Union (EU) has provided €15 million to support for the needs of internally displaced persons and deliver protection assistance and durable solutions in Yobe, Adamawa, Kano, Sokoto and Benue States. EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Gautier Mignot announced this in Abuja at the launch of the EU Support for Internally Displaced…
A bold, data-driven, tech-enabled, and financially intelligent strategy designed to revolutionize women’s health across Nigeria has been launched. The project RenewHER (Renew Health Equity and Reform) is a Presidential Women’s Health Transformation Initiative, led by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women’s Health (OSSAP-WH) and championed by Dr. Adanna Steinacker….
The United Kingdom has expressed firm commitment to partnering with Nigeria in expanding the creative economy. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, made this known during Nigeria’s Creative Economy Week, themed Building Futures through Creativity. He described the sector as a vital engine for growth and job creation. Montgomery emphasized that the creative economy…