Reps Summon FCT Council Finance Officials Over Audit Queries
ABUJA, Nigeria – The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned senior finance and personnel officials of the six Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
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Delta Orders Medical Response as Oil Spill Hits 216 Communities
DELTA, Nigeria – Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has ordered immediate medical intervention for communities affected by an oil spill along the Trans-Forcados pipeline,…
Abia Hospital Performs First Major Brain Surgery on 19-Year-Old
UMUAHIA, Nigeria – A 19-year-old motorcycle accident victim has survived emergency brain surgery at the Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre in Umuahia…
Ebonyi Steps Up Immunisation, Emergency Response Against Diphtheria
EBONYI, Nigeria – The Ebonyi State Government has intensified immunisation efforts for children aged three to nine years as part of measures to strengthen…
Cross River Has Just Two Optometrists for 4m Residents
CROSS RIVER, Nigeria – Cross River State has only two optometrists in its civil service serving a population of more than four million people,…
Cross River, UNICEF Step Up Disease Prevention Campaign
CROSS RIVER, Nigeria – Cross River State Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have intensified community awareness campaigns against cholera, Lassa fever,…
NAF Releases Full List of 25 Victims in Ondo Crash
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released the names of all 25 people killed in the NAF 931 aircraft crash in…
LAWMA Withdraws Licences of Six Waste Operators
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has withdrawn the operating licences of six private waste collection operators over their inability to…
Kenya Confirms First Imported Bundibugyo Virus Case
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) after a Kenyan national died in Nairobi, prompting authorities…
LASCOPA Launches Toll-Free Consumer Helpline
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has introduced a toll-free helpline for residents to report fake, expired, adulterated and counterfeit…