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Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES, Tanimola Akande, a professor of public health at the University of Ilorin, said extreme heat associated ...

The report attributed the cruel and degrading detention conditions leading to the deats of 33 detainees, including 14 children, to ...

"And for anybody to say debt is no leprosy, is absolute nonsense. Debt is worse than leprosy. Because leprosy destroys ...

A federal government's probe panel described the detention conditions as cruel, inhuman and degrading, concluding that the deaths were foreseeable ...

The committee proposed N30 million for each bereaved family and N10 million for each survivor, while recommending the release of ...

The committee said detainees had no drinking water, while officers ignored warnings about overcrowding and the risk of suffocation.

The committee said Commandant Siyaka Suberu personally issued a fabricated statement to conceal deaths in custody.

The probe report said 14 of the 33 detainees who died were minors in the custody of the NSCDC in, ...

The Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina, confirmed that Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka's remains had been embalmed but not subjected to a post-mortem ...

A 13-month PREMIUM TIMES investigation traced Nigeria’s first genetically modified maize from research laboratories to farms, markets and household kitchens, ...

Mr Kaseya said the ministers agreed to prepare every country for possible Ebola cases, coordinate responses across borders and keep ...

The revenue increase comes as 21 states adopt a harmonised tax framework intended to curb multiple taxation and ease pressure ...

The judge ruled that Mr Okorocha won the APC's Imo West senatorial primary election, not Mr Uzodimma.

Nigeria is neither represented by its president, vice president, nor its foreign minister.

The latest abduction of six people from Nuru Suraj Estate has heightened anxiety in Kaduna’s Millennium City.

Crackdowns often punish miners who are trying to survive, fuelling crime and conflict while leaving powerful players untouched.

Patrick Otim, programme area manager for emergency response at the WHO Regional Office for Africa, explained the virus in a ...

Four students of the Federal University of Technology and a driver attached to the Niger State Government House have died ...

The approval was one of the resolutions reached at a meeting between government officials and the NLC leadership in Abuja ...

“Within the next year, Nigeria will commence large-scale local production of defence hardware to meet domestic requirements and support exports ...

A federal government panel says 37 suspected illegal miners who died in NSCDC custody in Niger State in September died ...

According to Mr Idris, several of the measures required to control the diseases are similar, including surveillance, diagnosis, screening and ...

Some states made substantial provisions for health emergencies, while others allocated smaller sums to specific disease-control activities.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Mr Idris said the federal government approved the transfer after consultations with ...