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The Federal Capital Territory Director of Lands, Chijioke Nwanwkoeze, has clarified controversies surrounding the revocation of the land title of the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party. The director made the clarification when he addressed journalists in Abuja on Wednesday. Recall that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, revoked the land title of the PDP […]

The Federal Government has kicked off the 2025 promotion examinations for personnel in paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior, pledging a transparent and merit-driven process. The Civil Defence, Correctional, Immigration, and Fire Services Board is overseeing the exercise, which aims to eliminate favouritism and ensure that only qualified officers ascend the ranks. Speaking at

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved the disbursement of N32.8bn from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund to support primary healthcare programmes in the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year. The funds will be distributed through the National Health Insurance Authority, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Wednesday reassured Nigerians, particularly those living with HIV, that the country has a steady supply of antiretroviral drugs. This is following the statement by the World Health Organisation that the United States’ decision to halt foreign aid has disrupted the supply of HIV treatments in Nigeria, Haiti,

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has warned that anyone who breaks the state’s Anti-Grazing Law will face serious punishment. Diri said this is to protect the lives and property of the people. The governor, represented by his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, spoke on Wednesday at Government House, Yenagoa. He met with local government chairmen, traditional

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, confirmed 563 Lassa fever cases out of the 2,960 suspected cases of the disease and 103 deaths as of March 9, 2025. The situation report of the hemorrhagic fever for Week 10 also showed that the disease has spread to 14 states and 78 local