Labour Threatens Industrial Action Over Delayed Hazard Allowance
ABUJA, Nigeria – Organised Labour has warned of possible industrial action over the Federal Government’s failure to implement an approved occupational hazard allowance for…
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Plateau State University Lecturers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unresolved Demands
BOKKOS, Plateau State – Academic activities at Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, have been suspended after the institution’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union…
Kano Investigates Reported Deaths of Over 50 Children Amid Diphtheria Fears
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has commenced an investigation into reports that more than 50 children died in…
Why Nigeria Halted Foreign Postgraduate Scholarships – Alausa
ABUJA, Nigeria – Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has explained that the Federal Government discontinued its foreign postgraduate scholarship programme because it…
WHO Launches 10-Year Strategy to Strengthen Africa’s Health Workforce
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa has unveiled a new 10-year strategy aimed at addressing the continent’s…
Medical Lecturers Back Three-Day Warning Strike Over Unresolved Welfare Issues
ABUJA, Nigeria – Medical lecturers across Nigeria have endorsed a planned three-day nationwide warning strike over unresolved welfare and salary-related issues, with the Nigerian…
Kano Seeks More Diphtheria Vaccines as Outbreak Claims Dozens of Lives
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has appealed to the Federal Government for additional diphtheria vaccines to strengthen its response to the ongoing…
IGP Disu Warns Nigerians Against Mob Justice, Says Offenders Risk Murder Charges
ABUJA, Nigeria – Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tunji Disu has warned Nigerians against taking the law into their own hands, stressing that mob justice…
Delta Opens Cottage Hospital, Launches Free Medical Outreach for Residents
ASABA, Nigeria – The Delta State Government has inaugurated a newly completed cottage hospital in Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, while simultaneously launching…
Enugu Warns Against Junk Food, Self-Medication Amid Rise in Kidney Disease
ENUGU, Nigeria – The Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof. George Ugwu, has warned residents against unhealthy diets, obesity and indiscriminate drug use, describing…