Group Seeks Establishment of Urban Health Units Nationwide

By Martha Agas The Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, is seeking the establishment of urban health units nationwide to improve access to quality healthcare services in urban slums. The group made the call during a policy dialogue on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the dialogue was: `Developing and Institutionalising Health…

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Prof. Johnson-Akubo Bags 2nd Term as Salem University’s VC

By Thompson Yamput Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, has been reappointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Salem University Lokoja for a second term following approval by the institution’s Governing Council. The VC’s reappointment was contained in a statement signed by the registrar of the university, Dr Emmanuel Adejoh, in Lokoja on Thursday. Adejoh explained that the decision of…

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Salem University Felicitates Ogwu Onoja, SAN At 58

By Thompson Yamput The Management, Senate, Staff and Students of Salem University have extended their warm congratulations to Dr. James Ogwu-Onoja, SAN, on the occasion of his 58th birthday. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, in a statement signed in Lokoja on Thursday, described the Ogwu-Onoja as a distinguished legal icon. Prof. Johnson Akubo said the…

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FG Free Çancer Screening Draws Praise in Plateau

By Blessing Odega Some Plateau residents have commended the Federal Government for organising a free cancer screening to promote early detection and reduce cancer-related deaths. The commendation came on Wednesday in Jos during the official launch of the exercise under the national cancer prevention and control programme.   The Federal Ministry of Health and Social…

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Jos Disco Condemns Alleged Staff Assault by Army in Benue

By Emmanuel Antswen The management of Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) Plc has condemned an alleged assault and intimidation of its personnel by the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering (NASME), Makurdi, Benue. JED’s condemnation was conveyed in a statement signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Ms Saratu Dauda, and made available to newsmen in…

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2027 Begins in Kano: Abba Kabir Yusuf Formally Received into APC as Tinubu Consolidates Northern Political Stronghold

By: Lamara Garba From the moment Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima touched down at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, the ancient city shifted into a different rhythm. The roads from the airport were not just filled; they were alive. Traders, Market women, civil servants and artisans all abandoned their stalls and places of livelihood…

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