The Zamfara Ministry of Health says it has recorded 44 deaths following an outbreak of diphtheria in parts of the state. The State Director of Public Health in the ministry, Dr Yusuf Haske, gave the update to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview in Gusau on Monday. Haske’s up...
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The Cityboy Movement in Ogun State has backed Senator Solomon Adeola’s (Yayi) agenda for the 2027 governorship election, urging youths to participate. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-cityboy-movement-backs-yayis-agenda-urges-ogun-youths-participation/...
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Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health has urged African governments to reform payroll systems and boost financing to expand the community health workforce Read More: https://punchng.com/minister-seeks-payroll-reforms-to-boost-community-health-workforce/...
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The Lagos State Government warned that anyone intending to drill a borehole or extract groundwater must first obtain the required permits. The post Lagos govt threatens to seal illegal boreholes, prosecute operators appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The most expensive thing in Nigeria is not petrol, not food or medicines, not even cement. It is memory loss – an epidemic that has obviously been escalated by screen addiction from its initial default mode of poor record-keeping and absence of institutional diligence. Nigeria ha...
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President Bola Tinubu has arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The President landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, on Thursday night. He was received by the Nigerian ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yakubu Gambo, and Saudi’s head of Royal ...
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has destroyed counterfeit drugs, unsafe food items, banned alcoholic drinks and other unapproved products valued at over N8 billion seized across North-Central Nigeria. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. ...
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The parents of a girl kidnapped at age five in Ejigbo, Lagos, two years ago are appealing for public assistance to find her after exhausting their resource Read More: https://punchng.com/how-our-five-year-old-daughter-was-kidnapped-in-lagos-family/...
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Popular financial expert and social media personality, Gehgeh, has warned social media activist VeryDarkMan that his new power bank and power station business could make him part of Nigeria’s problems, arguing that poor electricity supply could become beneficial to his sales. Geh...
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday evening arrived in Saudi Arabia, landing at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. He was received by Nigeria’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Yakubu Gambo, and the Saudi head of royal protocol Ahmad bin Thafir. The President is schedul...
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Nigeria’s Flamingos have booked a place in the quarter-finals of the U-17 Women’s World Cup after defeating Mexico 2-1 in their Round of 16 match. Read More: https://punchng.com/u-17-womens-world-cup-flamingos-defeat-mexico-to-book-quarter-final-spot/...
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called for stronger economic cooperation between Nigeria and Germany, urging for investments and industrial growth. Read More: https://punchng.com/akpabio-seeks-stronger-nigeria-germany-partnership/...
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The naira recorded its fourth consecutive day of appreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Thursday. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the naira strengthened further to N1,346.91 per dollar on Thursday, from N1,347.53 recorde...
