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Umahi varsity, teaching hospital begin free medical services
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, DUFUHS, and David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, DUFUTH, Uburu, Ebonyi State, have commenced a two-month free
UBEC renovates 287 schools, 4,000 classrooms
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has renovated 287 schools and more than 4,000 classrooms nationwide as part of efforts to improve basic education
Industrialising agric sector will move Nigeria away from subsistence farming – Stakeholders
By Kafayat Kokumo Stakeholders in the agric value chain have called for the industrialisation of Nigeria’s agricultural sector, saying it would create jobs, improve food security, increase exports and move
2027: Ebonyi voters, not godfathers, will decide — Odii
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Chief Ifeanyichukwuma Odii, has said the outcome of the 2027 governorship election will be
NMDPRA to launch digital gas distribution licence auction before year-end
By Udeme Akpan The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) will conduct a digital licensing round for gas distribution areas before the end of 2026, following the completion
ACPN Lagos begins ₦800m project to end reliance on dues
By Chioma Obinna The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN, Lagos State Branch, has begun construction of an ultra-modern commercial hub and permanent secretariat estimated at about ₦800 million,
Afreximbank commits €40m to boost Cameroon’s steel manufacturing
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor The African Export-Import Bank, Afreximbank, has extended a €40 million revolving working capital facility to Cameroonian metallurgical group, Prometal SA, to support its steel manufacturing
Borno ADC, police trade claims over ‘Tinubu Must Go’ arrests
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri MAIDUGURI — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Borno State and the state police command have disagreed over the circumstances surrounding the arrest and prosecution of
How military junta smeared judiciary, truncated democracy — Justice Saulawa
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri With the nation marking 66 years of independence and 27 years of uninterrupted democratic rule, the intrigues around the military junta’s annulment of the 1993 presidential election
Nigeria@66: NOA urges Nigerians to support national development, protect unity
By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Nigerians to take greater responsibility for the country’s development by supporting efforts
