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Vaccines Prevent 1.8m Deaths In Africa Annually – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday said vaccines prevent about 1.8 million deaths annually in Africa, underscoring their critical role in public health. In a statement yesterday marking African Vaccination Week (April 24–30), themed “For Every Generation, Vaccines Work,” Mohammed Janabi, Regional Director for Africa, emphasised that immunisation saved lives and strengthened families. He added...
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Woman In Loan For Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway

A woman observing purdah, Hajia Halimat Funmilayo Hassan Zarruq, has declared her intention to contest the Kwara Central Senatorial seat on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Zarruq, from Balogun Fulani Ward 1 in the Ilorin South Local Government Area, is a longstanding member of the PDP with a record in grassroots mobilisation...
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Lekki Cinemas Sell Out For Michael Jackson Biopic

Fans flooded cinemas across Lekki, Lagos, yesterday as the new Michael Jackson biopic drew massive crowds for its portrayal of the music icon’s life. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that nearly all cinemas around Lekki were fully booked for the highly anticipated Michael Jackson biopic. Viewers praised the film for blending music, emotion...
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Tinubu Asks Senate To Approve $516m Loan

President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to approve a $516.33 million syndicated loan from Deutsche Bank to kickstart the first phase of the 1,000km Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway, a flagship project under his Renewed Hope Agenda. The request, read on the Senate floor by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, seeks lawmakers’ approval under...
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Civil Servants Safe Under ECS, NSITF Assures

The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has assured civil servants of adequate protection against workplace risks under the Employee Compensation Scheme (ECA), declaring that no worker should fear being left without support in the event of injury, disability or death in service. Managing Director of NSITF, Mr Oluwaseun Faleye, gave the assurance during a...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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