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Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Paul Dogo, says the government is processing the recruitment of over 1000 health professionals to boost health care delivery in the state. Dogo said during his ministry’s third quarter interaction with the media and Civil Society Organisations in Kaduna that 418 of health personnel had been issued with appointment letters and their postings had...

•hands afflicted with monkeypox virus The Rivers state government has confirmed three suspected cases of Monkeypox in Port Harcourt. "Commissioner for health, Professor Chike Princewill announced this while briefing journalists in Port Harcourt," a TVC News report said. "The commissioner explained that the cases were discovered on Thursday night at Rumoulumeni, Eneka and Psychiatric road areas of Port Harcourt,| the report aired...

As part of his determination to improve power supply in Ondo state, the Governor of Ondo state, Arakurin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN has constituted a Technical Team on Power. Member of the team are: Engr. Tunji Ariyomo, the special Adviser to the Governor on Public  Utilities who will serve as Chairman. Other members of the team are: Mr. Femi Akarakiri, the Senior...

Super Eagles Coach, Rohr Coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has described the Zambian team to face Nigeria on Saturday in the 2018 World Cup qualifier as, “young and dangerous.” The Franco-German is, however, banking on his side’s mix of experience and youthfulness to defeat his opponent. The Eagles defeated Cameroon on September 4 in Uyo, and also got an away ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the dates for Ekiti and Osun 2018 Governorship elections.The Ekiti State Governorship election will hold on July 14, 2018, while Osun State Governorship election will hold September 22, 2018. Commencement date of Campaigns for Ekiti Governorship election is April 15, 2018, and that of Osun State June 24, 2018.

Femi Agagu speaking during an inspection to schools recently in Akure Ondo state government has hinged its decision to organize an all encompassing education summit on the need to holistically address all the challenges in the education sector.  Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu was speaking at this year’s World Teachers’ Day, organised by the Ondo NUT in Akure. Akeredolu, who was represented by the...

By Debbie Joseph, Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) on Thursday organised a one-day free Geo-Hackathon training for selected undergraduate students of the university.  The workshop held at the department of Physiotherapy, University College Hospital, Ibadan was organised under the office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research Innovation and Strategic Planning, Professor Olanike Adeyemo. The training was aimed at helping students to know how to...

Some members of the state executive council In a bid to make transparency and accountability its watchword, Ondo State Government has adopted media briefing on outcomes from its weekly State Executive  Council meeting. According to the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Yemi Olowolabi, the media briefing will be coming up every week shortly after the State Executive Council meeting. This development,...

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday brushed off allegations by the wife of the country’s former president that it had conducted a “witch-hunt” against her.  Patience Jonathan, whose husband Goodluck Jonathan was the president of Africa’s most populous country from 2010 to 2015, accused the head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of an “orchestrated...