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Minister of State for Health, Olorunmibe Mamora, has appealed to health workers to constantly dialogue with government on issues affecting the sector to ensure lasting industrial harmony in the nation’s health system. Speaking at a programme organised by the Joint ...

MRA tasks govt on use of radio for national peace Former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has urged journalists to reiterate the epic struggles they faced in birthing and sustaining Nigeria’s democracy. Osoba, who was special guest of ...

Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Dr. Gambo Aliyu has said having multiple sexual partners and low HIV testing rates are increasing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus  (HIV) vulnerability among youths in the country. Aliyu lamented ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 472 cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed, while 70 deaths have been recorded in 92 council areas of 26 states between January and February 9, 2020. It also said ...

Cross River State Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu, has advocated an end to abuse and violence against women in the country. He stated this when members of the Spotlight Initiative Team to eliminate violence against women and the girl child ...

The Cross River State House of Assembly has again expressed reservations, as the state government shops for N35b loan from three commercial banks in the state for the second time in three weeks. Request for the loans is coming in ...

Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the state House of Assembly to invoke Section 190 Sub-section 2 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and transmit power to the Deputy Governor, Haruna Manu. This followed the ...

HURIWA condemns media outfits for abandoning journalist A Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State has granted bail to publisher of Cross River Watch, Agba Jalingo after 175 days in detention. Justice Sule Shuaibu, who took over his trial after ...

Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has decried lack of hostel accommodation in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. He said the problem was one of the factors making the country not to attract foreign students and teachers into its tertiary institutions. ...

Governor Udom Emmanuel has urged the United States government to reconsider its recent visa restriction on Nigerians, especially Akwa Ibom indigenes. He made the appeal yesterday while receiving the Deputy Chief of Missions of the United States Embassy, Nigeria, Kathleen ...