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Nigeria Now Has One Doctor to 10, 000 Patients, Says NIPSS

The long-running depletion of Nigeria's health workforce has taken a turn for the worse with the doctor-to-patient ratio in the country now 1:10,000 as against the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation of 1:1,000, according to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic…

20/10/2022

Lagos To Divert Traffic At Agege Intersection For One Month

The Lagos State Government has announced a one-month traffic diversion to carry out flood abatement works and rehabilitation of some sections of the Oke-koto/Agunbiade intersection in Agege Local Government Area of the state. Damaged by floods, the Oke-koto intersection has been motorists’ nightmare…

20/10/2022

FCTA Mandates Use Of CCTV In Public Places

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has mandated the use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in all public premises within the FCT to enhance security. The coordinator of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu, who made this known at a news…

20/10/2022

Oyebanji appoints retired Solicitor-General as Attorney-General

Ekiti State governor, Biodun Oyebanji has appointed the immediate past solicitor general of the federation and permanent secretary federal ministry of Justice, Dayo Apata, SAN as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. The new commissioner also served as Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry…

19/10/2022

Kanu’s Lawyers Serve DSS, Malami Appeal Court Judgment

The legal team representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, served copies of the judgment of the Court of Appeal which freed him on the Department of State Services and the Attorney-General of the Federation…

19/10/2022

Military Begins Three Operations in S’East, S’South S’West, N’Central

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, yesterday, flagged off three exercises, namely Exercises Still Waters, Golden Dawn, and Enduring Peace aimed at tackling security challenges across the country. A statement by Nigerian Army Headquarters, said the exercises, which target mitigation…

19/10/2022

Why We Suspended Political Activities, Media Houses In Zamfara ― Govt

The Zamfara State government has explained why an executive order was signed, suspending all political activities, noting that some Boko Haram/ISWAP members were sighted in some parts of the state. Addressing newsmen today in Gusau, the Zamfara State Chairman committee on prosecution of…

19/10/2022

Bayelsa: Diri Orders Workers to Stay Home

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has declared a one–week off for civil servants not on essential duties as the state confronts a humanitarian crisis over the flood disaster ravaging the state. According to Diri, nearly a million people in 300 communities across the…

19/10/2022

ASUU Strike: OAU, UNILAG, Others Announce Resumption Dates

More Nigerian universities have announced dates for the resumption of academic activities. Some universities had earlier in the week made their announcements following the suspension of strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday. The union said it suspended the strike to obey…

19/10/2022

Immigration Probes Officials Over Extortion at Lagos Airport

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Idris, on Monday, ordered the investigation of a case of extortion perpetrated by officers of the agency at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The order followed a recent outcry on Twitter by a Dubai-bound…

18/10/2022

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