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Senate passes bill to create agency for malaria elimination
The bill seeks to establish an agency that will coordinate national efforts towards the prevention, control and eventual elimination of ...
NAFDAC seals two Chinese supermarkets in Abuja
The agency also put eight other shops on hold at the Wuse market for selling aphrodisiac sex enhancement pills
Agency orders removal of six blocks of flats in Abuja over structural defects
The FCT Emergency Management Department said the buildings under construction failed the integrity test, raising concerns about their safety.
NPHCDA trains 126 newly recruited officers to strengthen service delivery
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the move aims to build a skilled and motivated workforce to drive ...
UPDATED: One dead, 13 rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos
The building, which reportedly housed the popular Equal Right Restaurant, came crashing down around 8 a.m., catching residents and passersby ...
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Anambra govt suspends health worker for refusing to attend to pregnant women
The woman delivered a stillborn baby outside the health facility
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Reps Committee tasks NABDA on clear labelling of GMO products
“You are serving Nigerians what, ordinarily, if they have knowledge about, they would not consume and you are trying to ...
NPHCDA revamps PHCs, targets maternal mortality, worker retention, chronic diseases
He said in line with President Tinubu’s commitment to reduce maternal mortality, the agency had rolled out the Maternal Mortality ...
Seven rescued as two-storey building collapses in Lagos
LASEMA said its rescue team has searched the rubble and confirmed that there was no victim underneath the collapsed building.
INTERVIEW: Why I want Nigerian govt to ‘regulate’ NGOs – Lawmaker
"It is the right of the government to know the source of their (NGOs) funding to operate in its country," ...
FCT tax agency seals off school, hotel, others
The FCT-IRS explained that the closure of the premises was in line with a court order.
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Anambra govt trains health workers to prevent diphtheria outbreak
There has been a surge in diphtheria infection in Nigeria.
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Lagos task force dissociates self from Mile 2 killing
The taskforce spokesperson says officers of the units were “not posted out today for environmental or traffic operations.”
103 mini-grids built across Nigeria, says rural electrification agency
"Through the NEP, over 80 mini-grids have been completed and commissioned, connecting about 32,000 households, MSMEs, and public facilities and ...
Sit-at-home: Enugu govt gives condition to reopen sealed shops, banks
The state government is struggling to stop residents from obeying IPOB's sit-at-home.
Fire razes shops in Lagos market
The agency said that the cause of the fire which could not be “immediately ascertained
Despite stiff opposition, Peace Corps moves closer to becoming legal para-military agency
The Senate passed the Peace Corps bill on Tuesday.
Two Saudi teachers face trial for alleged Iran spying, pipeline plot
Saudi Arabia tried 32 people in 2016 for alleged spying for Iran.
NEITI wants excess oil revenue, stabilisation funds transferred to sovereign wealth agency
NEITI wants the Norwegian or Angolan model of savings implemented.
Sokoto repaints agency vehicle after online ridicule
The government passes the buck to someone in Jos, Plateau State.
Nigeria agency faults professor’s HIV cure claim
The government said on Monday it was investigating the claim by a Nigerian researcher.
Adamawa govt sacks revenue agency chairman
The removal of the chairman was sequel to the adoption of a White Paper, an official said.
Buhari appoints new head of primary healthcare agency
Faisal Shuaib is the new Executive Secretary of National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA.
Agency begins verification of projects in North-East Nigeria
“We want to see what is the allocation by Federal Government and releases made."
