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The police sffairs minister says the approvals also covered supply of drugs and medical equipment for police hospitals. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N8.3 billion for the purchase of operational vehicles and equipment for the Nigeria Police Force. The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided …

Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has ordered all landlords in the state to proceed on what he called “Operation Know Your Tenant” as part of measures to fight insecurity in the state. Essentially, the governor directed the landlords to keep appropriate records of such tenants and report anyone suspected of be involved in criminal activities to security operatives. Soludo, …

A former member of the board of trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Buba Galadima has decried the approach of President Muhammadu Buhari towards nipping corruption in the bud in his administration. Galadima, while giving his assessment of the fight against corruption in Nigeria, said the arrest of the former Accountant-General of the federation, Ahmed Idris did not …

For much of the past decade, Ansaru has largely been an outlier on the terrorism threat landscape. But the group is making a comeback in Nigeria – and is more dangerous than ever. Ansaru claims to defend the interests of Islam in communities where its presence has largely been contained. It was formed in 2012 as a breakaway Boko Haram faction after …

Host communities of an oil palm plantation in the Owan axis of the state have commended Governor Godwin Obaseki for citing the project in their communities, with the traditional leaders and residents reassuring their support to ensure the success of the programme. Explaining the gains of the project, the community leaders and members dissociated themselves from an alleged lawsuit against …

Edo State Government is pursuing the decentralization of the healthcare system in the state and ensuring the expansion of healthcare services to hard-to-reach communities so as to guarantee access to quality, efficient and affordable healthcare to every resident, Governor Godwin Obaseki has said. Obaseki, who recently spoke to journalists in Benin City, said ongoing reforms in the state’s health sector will …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged for increased enlightenment campaigns to change the behaviour of consumers of tobacco, which exposes them to the risks of cardiovascular diseases. He said this in commemoration of the World No Tobacco Day marked by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other organs of the United Nations to raise awareness and check the …

In bid to stop the spread of Monkeypox, the Federal Government has suspended importation of wild animals and warned hunters and sellers of bush meat to relax operation. The government also cautioned operators of zoos, parks, conservation and recreational centres keeping non-human primates to adhere strictly with biosecurity protocols aimed at preventing their contacts with humans. Minister of Agriculture and …

Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has perfected plans to be the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Sokoto South following the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. Mr Tambuwal, whose statutory second-term as governor ends next year, had sought to be his party’s presidential candidate but stepped down and endorsed Mr Atiku …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease  Control, NCDC,  on Tuesday dismissed a social media report said to have been released by the Chief of Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Force, that ‘there are four US-controlled biological laboratories operating in Nigeria’,  insisting that Nigeria has no laboratories where monkeypox virus is generated. In a press statement released by the agency and …