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The Nigeria Technical Aid Corps NTAC says in a couple of weeks, the Nation will start exporting it’s labour to all parts of the world. During an event to commence the deployment of thirty-five medical volunteers to Zanzibar, Tanzania in Abuja, the Director General of the Corps, Alhaji Yusuf Buba…
In a groundbreaking leap for Nigeria’s healthcare and education sectors, the federal government says it has reached a transformative milestone in healthcare and education. A statement signed by Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations in the Ministry of Health, Alaba Balogun, noted that this is coming with the surge of…
The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to transition fully to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all examinations by 2026. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this announcement on Monday while monitoring the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) alongside…
Actress Chizzy Alichi is expecting her first child with husband after 5 years in marriage. The nollywood actress revealed the good news on her instagram page with the post, “He made everything beautiful at his time. Ecclesiastes 3:11.“ Congratulations to them
President Bola Tinubu has sent a five member delegation to the Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio is the head of the high-powered delegation while other members are; the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador…
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has signed into law four bills to establish new agencies designed to strengthen institutional frameworks and accelerate sustainable development across the state. A statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa, the new agencies are the Kano State Protection Agency, the State…
World Malaria Day, observed April 25 annually, aims to raise awareness on the global efforts to control and ultimately eradicate malaria. Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted through the bites of infected female anopheles mosquitoes. It is a global infectious disease which has remained a leading cause of…
The Vatican has announced the death of Pope Francis II. In a statement, Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced that the pontiff died at the age of 88 years. The pontiff, who was Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church, became pope in 2013 after his predecessor Benedict XVI resigned.…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says Kano State has the second-highest number of drug abuse cases in the country. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brigadier General Muhammad Buba Marwa stated this during the commissioning of a new accommodation and rehabilitation center for the agency’s…
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has reinstated the suspended Member representing Talata Mafara North Constituency, Shamsudeen Hassan Basko, following the submission and acceptance of his written letter of apology to the House. In a statement issued by press secretary of Zamfara state House of Assembly Bello Madaro, the Speaker…
