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Gombe Sets To Host Maiden Health Summit

24.09.2025

…Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu to Inaugurate FMC Kumo, College of Nursing, Children’s Hospital …Health Minister, High-Level Stakeholders, Global Partners to Deliberate on Health Sector Trajectory in Gombe, Define Next Frontier Gombe State is set to scale up its health sector reforms under Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, as it hosts its first-ever Health Summit,...

ARCN Tasks Colleges Of Agriculture To Scale Up Manpower Training

24.09.2025

The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Dr Abubakar Adamu Dabban, has underscored the strategic importance of Federal Colleges of Agriculture (FCAs) in strengthening Nigeria’s food security through innovation, research, and training. Speaking during his familiarization visit to the Federal College of Agriculture, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Dr Dabban said the visit...

Benue Admits 31 IDP Children Into Exchange Schools, Others Across Nigeria – SEMA

24.09.2025

The Benue State Government has facilitated the admission of 31 children from Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps into the Federal Government’s exchange school programme across different states of the federation. Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. James Iorpuu, made the disclosure during the distribution of food and relief materials to IDP...

Bonny Residents Urge NLNG, IOCs To Intervene In Flood Crisis

24.09.2025

Residents of Bonny in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State have appealed to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in the area to assist in tackling the worsening flooding situation in the island communities. The residents lamented that frequent flooding has destroyed homes, roads, and public infrastructure, stressing...

FG Commissions N3.8bn Senate Building, Iconic Projects At UNIOSUN

24.09.2025

The Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on Wednesday commissioned four landmark projects worth over N3.8 billion at Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo. The projects include the newly completed Senate Building, a Faculty of Computing and Information Science complex, a 500-capacity auditorium, and a twin lecture theatre, all executed as part of...

Lawmakers Plan Major Showdown With Tinubu Over Constituency Projects Funding

24.09.2025

Some angry Nigerian Senators and Members of the House of Representatives are planning a major showdown against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his executive, upon resumption from the recess, over non-servicing of their constituency projects. Rising from separate meetings in Abuja Tuesday night, the Lawmakers appear to have concluded arrangements to mobilise their colleagues who...

Lagos Reads Riot Act On Building Permits, Warns Of Demolition

24.09.2025

The Lagos State Government has warned property developers and residents that structures built without planning approvals risk demolition, as it intensifies enforcement of building regulations across the state. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday in Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Olumide Oluyinka, disclosed that only 12,000 planning permits...

Dangote Refinery Reviving Moribund Companies In Nigeria

24.09.2025

The Kano-Jigawa branch of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has applauded the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals for its impact on reviving struggling companies across the country. According to MAN, the refinery’s intervention, particularly through reducing diesel prices and ensuring steady availability of petroleum products has provided significant relief to manufacturers battling high energy costs....

Gov Otu Receives Holcim Group, Assures Investors Of Favourable Investment Climate

24.09.2025

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has assured Holcim Cement new owners of Lafarge Africa PLC of his administration’s commitment to providing a favourable investment climate for business growth in the state. The governor gave the assurance while receiving a high-powered Holcim delegation in Calabar, where he welcomed the company’s expanded global capacity...

Five Lagos Football Players Get Signed By Portuguese Club

24.09.2025

The Lagos-based, non-league side, Tonic Football Club, has revealed five players who recently got signed up by FC Esmoriz of Portugal. The club was founded six months ago with FC Esmoriz of Portugal as the parent club. The recently concluded NLO Championship had the club as its participant, as it nearly missed out on promotion. READ...