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By Admin The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Malam Ali M. Ali, says the agency has done well in the last eight months under his leadership. The MD made this known during an interactive session with members of staff of the agency on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Ali, there is the…

By Thompson Yamput The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has advised the Federal Government to quickly resolve the impasse surrounding the implementation of a new minimum wage for workers in the country. The Chairman of the association,  Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), Kazeem Suarau, gave the advice while receiving an award/commendation letter from the…

By Blessing Odega The Plateau Commissioner for Health, Dr Cletus Shurkuk, says the ministry has conducted free genotype screening on 150 pupils to commemorate the 2024 World Sickle Cell Day. He made this known during the free screening at LEA Primary School, Tudun Wada in Jos North Local Government Area on Friday. He said that…

By Admin Lifted Hands, a medical outreach based in the U.S., says it is extending their programmes to three states in Nigeria, targeting free treatment for over 5000 people. Coordinator of the Lifted Hands, Engr. Moses Okaro, said the Foundation has provided treatment for over 2000 patients in Anambra in 2023. “Our 2024 outreach will…

By Admin The spokesperson to the Senate President , Godswill Akpabio, Eseme Eyiboh on Thursday, lost his mother, Mrs Grace Sunday Eyiboh. Grace died three days to her 90th birthday. In a letter informing the senate president of the death, Eyiboh stated: “Your Lordship , I woke up in the early hours of today, Thursday…

By Thompson Yamput Kogi House of Assembly on Friday approved the  extension of the tenure of the 21 Local Government Areas Transition Committee Chairmen in the state by six months. This followed a request by Gov Usman Ododo, seeking approval of the Assembly to extend the tenure of the chairmen, which was expected to end…

By Admin PRESS STATEMENT The Middle Belt Journalists Forum (MBJF) is utterly shocked at the renewed violence in Benue State on Wednesday afternoon where several people in Borikyo, in the Ukum Local Government Area of the state were killed by unknown armed men. We call on the Military Authorities and particularly the Chief of Defence…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Wednesday pledged to immortalise  the two slain students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. The two slain students, James Anajuwe, a 100 level Information Technology student and Musa Hussein, a 100 level Software Engineering student, were among  the 31 students abducted by bandits on May…

By Blessing Odega Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has urged the 2024 Batch “B” stream 1 corps members posted to the state to be bridge builders across tribes and religions for national integration and development. Mutfwang made the appeal, on Tuesday in Jos, at the swearing in ceremony of the 2024 National Youth Service Corps…

By Blessing Odega Dr Pokop Bupwatda, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has inaugurated the hospital’s N150 billion endowment fund committee. The CMD said during the inauguration on Tuesday in Jos that when launched, the fund would bridge the gap and reduce challenges confronting the hospital in terms of equipment, among…