Iziaq Adekunle Salako
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The Federal Government has expressed readiness to prevent and control oral health diseases through the revised National Oral Health Policy and the Noma Policy and Strategic Plan.
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Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 and called on state governments and the private sector to scale up interventions aimed at preventing HIV transmission among children.
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Stakeholders are in support of the move by the Federal Government to phase out the use of single use plastics across the country. However, they insist that adequate awareness is required before the full implementation of the policy to minimise job loss and ensure effective enforcement, OLUDARE RICHARDS writes. On June 25, this year, the…
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has executed 10 Nigerians and some 79 nationals of other nations, most of them convicted of drug-related offences in 2024. READ MORE: Brazil’s Lula ‘in perfect neurological condition’ post-op This is almost triple the figures for 2023 and 2022, when Saudi authorities put to death 34 foreigners each year, according…
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is "in perfect neurological condition" after surgery to relieve bleeding pressure on his brain and should be leaving intensive care on Friday, his medical team said.
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A massive marijuana bust has left US cops stumped after they found $100 million worth of the drug, neatly bagged up, but without an owner in sight.
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Britain's economy shrank for the second consecutive month in October, official data showed Friday, dealing a blow to the Labour government that has made economic growth a priority.
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The House of Representatives has concluded arrangements to strengthen the relationship between Nigeria and the Republic of South Korea. The newly appointed Chairman of the Nigeria-South Korea Friendship Group Committee, Hon. Kolawole Akinlayo, made this known in an interactive session with reporters in Abuja. He disclosed that he will hold a strategic meeting with the…
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The Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2023 Bayelsa State Governorship election, Udengs Eradiri, and his running mate, Benjamin Nathus, have resigned from the party. Eradiri announced his resignation in a letter sent to the chairman of the party in Yenegoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Eradiri stated in the letter that he decided to leave…
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In today’s dynamic business environment, Abigael Opeyemi-Agbola, a seasoned professionalin business development and relationship management,
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Former managing director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, will be arraigned on January 20, 2025, before
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Following the proscription of the Ibom Youth Council by the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, and his directive to security
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The Federal Government has given a one-month ultimatum to developers along the Lagos shoreline to regularise their activities or face revocation and demolition. READ ALSO:Security operatives sack Ibom Youth Council, demolish headquarters This is contained in a statement by Mr Salisu Haiba, Director of Press and Public Relations, on Thursday in Abuja. The Minister of…