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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, has called for intensified training and structured career planning to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Nigerian Army. Shaibu made the call at the opening of the Army Headquarters Department of Personnel Management First

The wife of Katsina State Governor, Zulaihat Radda, said no girl should miss school due to menstruation, intensifying efforts to promote hygiene and girls’ education across the state in the region. Radda spoke during distribution of sanitary pads to schoolgirls under the

A new Australian study reveals that Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in tap water, at levels currently deemed safe, could harm embryos and impair female fertility. A statement recently released by Australia’s Adelaide University concerning the findings, which examined the effects

Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday warned that Nigeria is drifting into deeper trouble, pointing to rising poverty, growing debt and worsening insecurity as signs that life is becoming harder for millions.According to him, pressure is building across the country, key

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has threw down a firm marker to political defectors flooding the party in the wake of ongoing Ward, Area Councils and State Congresses in Abuja, warning that they must not

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says it has achieved 95 per cent budget utilisation and expanded its grant portfolio to 463 million dollars under its Director-General, Dr Jean Kaseya. In a statement issued by its Director of

The Nigerian Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) says poor telecommunications connectivity remains a major challenge, limiting effective emergency response across the country. Dr Doubra Emuren, National Coordinator of NEMSAS, said this in Abuja at a workshop for journalists organised by

A Federal High Court holden in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has struck out a suit seeking the release of report of the forensic audit carried out in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The suit was filed by Paul Arochukwu Ogbonna, and