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Plateau schools reopen Sept 14 as govt steps up diphtheria measures
By Golok Nanmwa Plateau State Government has directed the reopening of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state from Monday, September 14, 2026, following precautionary measures
UK lawmakers throw out bill to legalise assisted dying
British MPs on Friday rejected a bill to legalise assisted dying in a knife-edge vote, a blow to campaigners in favour of the controversial procedure that is legal in a
China slams ‘bandit’ CIA after economic espionage remarks
China condemned on Friday remarks by the CIA’s deputy director, Michael Ellis, who has implied that US intelligence agencies were spying on Beijing, heightening tensions ahead of a planned leaders’
Tension in Sokoto as cleric stabbed after Jumu’at prayer, alleged attacker killed
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto Tension and apprehension gripped parts of Sokoto metropolis on Friday following the stabbing of prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Musa Lukuwa, shortly after he concluded the Jumu’at
Family, Ogun govt clash over alleged reallocation of 11-acre poultry farm to Chinese firm
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The children of the late Alhaji Ganiyu Busari and the management of Constancy Farms, Fere Village, Jibowu, in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have
FG pays N18bn to defunct Nigeria Airways staff
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Government has paid the sum of N 18 billion to former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways. Minister of Finance and Coordinating
Lagos govt tightens safety measures as schools resume
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has stepped up safety and security measures in schools as pupils and students get set to resume for the 2026/2027 academic session. The News Agency
No blanket ban on foreigners engaged in small businesses – Kenya
The Kenyan government says it has not imposed a blanket ban on foreign nationals engaged in small-scale businesses in the country. Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for
C’River govt bans street trading at 8-miles area
The Cross River Government has banned street trading around the Eight-Miles area of Calabar metropolis and urged traders illegally occupying pedestrian walkways to vacate. The Environment Commissioner, Mr Bassey Mensah,
Diphtheria Outbreak: ActionAid expresses concern over death of 2 children in FCT
urges parents to check children’s immunisation status, confirm from health facilities By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- FOLLOWING the confirmed outbreak of diphtheria in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, leading to
