Diphtheria kills 117 children in Yobe
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Monday, confirmed that 117 children have died following the Diphtheria outbreak in Yobe since ...
Month: October 2023
Aliyu threatens to sack Sokoto LG chairmen for truancy
Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto state has threatened to sack any local government sole administrators found not staying with their ...
World Bank, IMF meet in Morocco weeks after earthquake
One month after the devastating earthquake in Morocco, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank on Monday went ahead ...
eNaira, not a threat to financial stability – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the country’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the eNaira, is a ...
Floods: Don calls for adoption of flood-resistant varieties
A don, Prof. Tunji Iyiola-Tunji, has advocated the adoption and cultivation of flood-resistant seed varieties to curtail harvest losses due ...
Iran, Iraq call for emergency OIC meeting to help Palestine
The foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq have called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ...
Major airlines suspend flights to Israel
Major airlines have suspended flights to Israel after the nation declared war following a massive attack by Hamas. American Airlines, ...
Israel pounds Gaza, orders ‘complete siege’, as it calls Gazans ‘beastly people’
Israel has stepped up its ferocious pounding of the besieged Gaza Strip as its troops struggled to clear out Hamas ...
Subsidy: It’s time to pay university lecturers’ withheld salary — Prof Yerima urges Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has been urged to pay the university lecturers’ eight-month withheld salary to alleviate their suffering compounded by ...
Bolanle: Police officer to die by hanging for killing Lagos lawyer – Court
The Lagos High Court, Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island, has sentenced an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, who ...