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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in confirmed Lassa fever cases for the fourth epidemiological week of 2025,l. The centre, however reported that the death toll from Lassa fever continued to climb, reaching 53 fatalities nationwide. In its latest situation report via its official website, NCDC said that…
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Many pensioners who retired in 2024, have appealed to the Federal Government to release accrued pension rights to their Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), so their pension entitlements can be paid while they are still alive. The pensioners, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said they needed their…
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The Democratic Front (TDF) says the approval of a university in Ogoniland is a statement of intent by the Federal Government to the people to heal long-standing grievances against the government. The group, in a statement on Sunday by Malam Danjuma Muhammad, its Chairman, said the Federal University of Environmental Technology in Ogoni will serve…
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The Chairman of Kogi State Pilgrims Commission, Sheikh Lukeman Imam-Abdullah, has made a passionate appeal to Kogi State Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo to subsidize the cost of the 2025 Hajj fee in order to encourage more adherents to perform the religious obligation to the holy land. Imam-Abdullah made the appeal when speaking to…
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As Valentine’s Day approaches, love is in the air for Nigerian celebrities, with dating rumours involving some of the country’s top stars. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that social media is abuzz with relationships and knot-tie happening during this love month. One of the most talked-about celebrity couples is Nigerian Afrobeat sensation, Burna…
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Olalekan Soetan, the Statistician, Athletics Coaches Association of Nigeria, has identified dearth of facilities as one of the major factors that has hindered Ondo State producing highly rated sprinters in recent times. Soetan, who is also the Chairman, South-West Athletics Conference (SWAC), stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) should be truly worried, if not outraged, by the series of assaults on its cherished ideals by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, in particular, and the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration in general. The latest of these glaring negations and crude violations of ASUU principles…
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Chinese Foreign Ministry has spoken out against the recent proposal by the United States of America to take over Gaza. Speaking during a regular press conference over the weekend, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Guo Jiakun, stated that Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people and that it has been an inalienable part of the territory of…
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A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Nurain Mumuni, has warned that the proposed creation of an additional 31 states may render some existing states redundant. Mumuni gave the warning in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday through his media aide, Rasheed Abubakar. Mumuni said that Nigeria is grappling with numerous…
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The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has canvassed that the next Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) should be appointed from the South-South geopolitical zone. The apex socio-political umbrella body of the Niger Delta people said the region has fed and sustained the nation's economy for over 60…