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The medical director, National Orthopaedic Hospital Jos, Prof Inalegwu Onche, has stated that the hospital is now fully equipped to provide a wide range of specialist services. He said such services include joint replacement surgeries, trauma and spine care, limb lengthening, reconstructive procedures, physiotherapy, prosthetics and emergency services. According to him, the hospital has commenced […]

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has entered into a strategic corporate partnership with the Nigeria Police Force through the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) as part of efforts to build secure communities for young people. According to NECA’s director general, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, the partnership reflects a shared commitment to create safer […]

Mashiah Foundation and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has provided support for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bokkos and Bassa local government areas of Plateau State. Over 830 vulnerable individuals received relief materials and financial support from the organisations yesterday. The executive director of Mashiah Foundation, Pastor Bayo Oyebade, while speaking during the […]

First lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, has urged collective action to support the girl-child, saying every girl deserves the chance to reach her full potential. In her message to mark the International Day of the Girl Child 2025, themed “The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead: Girls on the Frontlines of Crisis,” the first lady […]

The Gwong Development Association (GDA) has condemned the spate of killings, destruction of farms and damage to property allegedly being carried out by Fulani herdsmen in parts of Gwong Land, particularly in Tanda, Asso District in Kaduna State. In a statement issued signed by its president, Prof. I. K. Auta yesterday, the association described the […]

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has signed two agreements with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the SERVICOM Office to strengthen collaboration for data-driven decision-making and improved service delivery. Speaking during the signing ceremony, the Director General of NHIA, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, reiterated the importance of accurate data in ensuring Universal Health Coverage […]

The 65th annual ministers’ conference of the Baptist Theological Seminary, Kaduna has insisted that Christians in Nigeria face persecution in various forms, and has appealed to the United States government not to place the country on its Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) list. They made the appeal in a communique issued at the end of […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of the sole administrator and caretaker chairman of Sakaba local government area in Kebbi State, Mr. Abubakar Bawa Makuku, for contract fraud and abuse of office involving N54m. Also convicted is the director of Finance and Supply, Mr. Ahmed Abdullahi Fakai. […]

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, on his birthday. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu joined the governor’s family, friends and political associates to celebrate the day and the many milestones recorded in the state since Yahaya assumed office in 2019. The president […]

President Bola Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande have commended Independent Newspapers Limited, publishers of Daily Independent, Saturday Independent and Sunday Independent, for celebrating 70 years of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Nigeria — a milestone rooted in the free education policy launched in 1955. Speaking through Aisha Garba, the executive secretary of the Universal Basic […]