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The Narcotic Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA), Ogun Command, Mr Tijani Rabe, says having rehabilitation centres in the state for drug addicts will enhance the fight against hard drugs. Rabe told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) Abeokuta., on Tuesday that the state was without any rehabilitation centre. He…
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The Kano State Fire Service said it rescued 279 persons and property worth N1.8 billion from 55 fire incidents recorded from January to December. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Tuesday. According to Abdullahi, 201 persons lost their lives,…
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The Benue State House of Assembly, presided over by its Speaker, Hyacinth Dajo, has passed the bills to rename the Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, after Rev. Fr. Moses Adasu. The assembly during plenary on Tuesday also passed a bill for the establishment of the Benue State University of Agriculture, Science, and Technology, Ihugh, Vandeikya…
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Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH), in Ondo City, headquarters of the Ondo West Local Council Area of Ondo State town, have embarked on an indefinite strike over alleged poor conditions of service. According to the resident doctors who protested within the premises of…
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Stakeholders in the health sector have resolved to collaborate to improve medical personnel’s sensitisation concerning the high suspicion index of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) (Sleeping Sickness) in Enugu State. They also identified the need to liaise with the World Health Organisation (WHO) state office and other local and international organizations for requisite resources to curb…