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The Health and Development Support Programme (HANDS), an NGO, has trained community health workers in Kano on the Social Behavioural Communication Change (SBCC) strategy. The training, held on Monday in Kano, focused on raising awareness about Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) practices. Mr Muhammad Dan’Aro, the state Programme Officer of…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nwaorisa Gerald, has criticised the party’s leadership for failing to address growing tensions with former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The reaction follows reports suggesting that El-Rufai is dissatisfied with both the party and the president, with speculations that failure to address the issue could deepen…

The Senate Committee on Power has kickstarted discussions with a South Korean energy firm, BK Energy, to explore mini-grid solutions and alternative energy sources, including coconut-derived graphene for power generation. This comes against the backdrop of Nigeria’s persistent national grid collapse and unstable power supply. During a meeting on Monday, the Committee Chairman, Senator Enyinnaya…

The Inspector-General of Police has ordered the deployment of more decoy operatives to Osun State to maintain law and order following violence over a court ruling on the reinstatement of sacked local council chairmen. Police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed the new move by the police, noted that it was in response to the…

The Federal Government has donated food and non-food relief items to Borno Government to support the resettlement of Nigerians who returned from Chad. Mrs Fatima Daura, the Director, Refugee Department at the National Commission for Migrants, Refugees, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) made the presentation on Monday in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…