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Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has distributed food items to 57,647 households in Gamboru Ngala local government area to alleviate hardship during the lean season. Gamboru Ngala and Kala Balge remain the only local government areas where routine palliative distributions continue due to the residents’ inability to engage in farming activities. At an […]
A group in Gombe State, Gombe Youth Discussion Circle, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint renowned businessman and politician, Nasiru Bala Jaoji, as the new minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The appeal was made during an event organised to honour Jaoji for his contributions to humanitarian causes and youth empowerment […]
Kano State government has said five additional entrepreneurship institutes closed down by the immediate past government are set to be reopened to admit 1,400 new enrollees. The institutes are the Poultry Institute in Tukui, Makoda; the Reformatory Institute, Kiru; the Artisan Fisheries Institute, Magaga in Kabo; Irrigation Institute Gwarzo and the Journalism Institute, Kano. The […]
Katsina State government has announced free medical care for all patients diagnosed with typhoid infection in the state. This is to curb the spread of the disease and ease the burden of healthcare on the residents, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Information and Culture. The ministry’s commissioner, Bala Salisu Zango, said […]
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 1,700 corps members to Bauchi State for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 orientation exercise. The state public relations officer of the NYSC, Mr. Jacob Unogwu, disclosed this to journalists in Bauchi yesterday. He said the registration of prospective corps members will begin from July 30 to midnight […]
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has taken another giant step to create a profound structure and operations for the promotion of the made-in-Nigeria goods and services in both local and international markets thereby driving the Nigeria First Policy by the Federal government. This fundamental step was taken in collaboration with the […]
The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for delivering on several key electoral promises made to the region during the 2023 campaign. The Governor gave the commendation while speaking at a two-day interactive session on government-citizen engagement, organized by […]
Humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has warned of rising child deaths as malnutrition crisis worsen in Northern Nigeria. MSF, in a statement said in Katsina State, where it has been operating since 2021, the number of severely malnourished children is surging, adding that 652 children have died in its facilities since January 2025 due […]
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 11 new cases of Lassa fever in three states across the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 811. NCDC disclosed this on Monday in its situation report for epidemiological week 28, stating that the new infections were recorded in Ondo, Edo, and […]
In a bid to redefine community pharmacy practice in Nigeria, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has united stakeholders across the healthcare value chain to embrace digital health and personalised care. The transformation agenda took center stage at the 44th Annual National Scientific Conference of the association, themed “Technology Integration and Personalised Care: […]