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Reps C’ttee slams slow pace of Abuja-Kaduna road project

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee evaluating the progress of work done on the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road has expressed displeasure with the state of the Kaduna-Abuja axis of the road. This is as the committee described as unacceptable the slow pace of work on the Abuja-Kaduna segment by the contractor and pledged to do everything...
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Enugu Disco urges South-East customers to upgrade prepaid meters

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has urged its customers to ensure that their prepaid meters are upgraded before November 24, 2024. The firm said this is due to the Token Identifier rollover, an exercise that affects all Standard Transfer Specification-compliant prepaid meters across the globe. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Head,...
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It will be difficult to kill EdoBEST, says Obaseki

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday, said with the support of teachers and other stakeholders in the education sector, the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation programme, and other reforms that have transformed the state’s education system will be sustained. Obaseki gave the assurance while making his remarks at the Education Ecosystem Interdenominational Thanksgiving...
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Ogun to screen 350,000 residents for diabetes, hypertension

The Ogun State Government says it will commence statewide screening of over 350,000 residents for diabetes and hypertension to allow them to know their status, take control of their health and avert sudden death from preventable, non-communicable diseases. The state Commissioner of Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this on Sunday while briefing newsmen in Abeokuta,...
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SSANU, NASU begin indefinite strike Monday

The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities will commence an indefinite strike on Sunday night. A statement made available to PUNCH Online on Sunday and signed by the National President of SSANU, Mohammed Ibrahim, General Secretary, NASU, Prince Peters Adeyemi, said...
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Ekiti child mortality rates drop by 50% – Commissioner

Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani, said on Sunday that the recently released report of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey showed that the state had recorded significant improvements in its health indices. Filani said, “The report indicated that neonatal, infant and under-five mortality in the state has reduced by over 50 per...
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Experts caution FG on malaria vaccine mass rollout

A group of scientists under the aegis of Living Science Foundation has called on the Federal Government to drop the plan to incorporate a newly developed malaria vaccine into the routine immunisation schedule in the country. This was contained in a press statement signed by the president of the Foundation, Joshua Ojo and the Chairman,...
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