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Nigeria’s minister of health, says there are enough medical doctors in the country, and the Federal Government is working toward replacing any medical doctor who resigns and leaves the country. Ehanire made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja during a media conference, NAN reported. He also said there was no embargo on the employment of doctors and other health personnel ...

Indications have emerged that Nigeria’s federal government is considering proscribing the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) if it fails to call off the prolonged strike after an offer was made to it, according to a report by Vanguard. This is the federal government has approved an additional N100 billion for the university sector as part of the understanding in ...

We gathered that two children were killed as a two-storey building collapsed in the Bariga area of Lagos state, Nigeria’s commercial city, on Sunday night, August 21, 2022. This online news platform understands that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the building is located on Adeleye Street, Ladi Lak.   LASEMA permanent secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the death ...

The Lagos State Government has extended the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada to four more Local Govt Areas and five Local Council Development Areas. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed full enforcement from September 1, 2022. The additional councils where the total Okada ban is pronounced include Kosofe Local Government, Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Shomolu Local Government, and ...

THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said it spent N2.5 billion to clear bush and not N18 billion as alleged by the House Representatives Committee on Public Account. In a statement refuting the allegation, the ministry said N2.5 billion was spent on land preparation on 3,200 hectares in 8 states. Signed by the Director, Information, Federal Ministry ...

Abiodun Alabi, Lagos State Commissioner of Police has said that there is a partial lockdown of the state by security agencies due to the threats of attacks by gunmen. Alabi disclosed this in Lagos during the Lagos State Stakeholders’ Forum on Police Accountability quarterly meeting and awards on Wednesday. Alabi gave a keynote address on ‘Police Community Partnership: Panacea for ...

LandWey Investment Limited, a major player in Nigeria’s real estate sector has bagged the IAS accredited DMSL ISO 9001:2015 certification in recognition of its commitment, attainment and compliance with the requirements of international standards for the provision of site, services and residential developments for sale.   The certification followed a comprehensive audit and evaluation exercise conducted by the IAS accredited ...

The house of representatives has revealed that Nigeria’s agriculture ministry spent N18.9 billion on bush clearing during the COVID-19 lockdown.   Wole Oke, chairman of the house committee on public accounts, said the ministry disclosed this while responding to a probe on how it spent N18.9 billion. The agric ministry is the subject of an investigation by the house committee ...

Nigerian students in Federal government-owned universities will remain out of school as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) did not reach an agreement to end the strike. ASUU and the government met on Tuesday but their conversation on ending the ongoing strike ended without an agreement. The striking lecturers had met with the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee set up ...

Drama ensued in the Senate Public Account Committee hearing as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Dr. Michael Akabogu, told lawmakers that termites ate N17 billion vouchers inside a container in their office.   The Senate Committee on Public Account is investigating the illegal transfer of N17 billion from First Bank and Skye Bank to personal ...