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400 hospitalised, 50 suffer kidney-related infections Ten persons have so far died in Kano State from the poisoned powdered beverage, against three confirmed barely two weeks ago. Also, those hospitalised have reached 400 from the initial 243 declared by the state government. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa, who gave an update on the emergency situation, disclosed that additional …

Recently, reports of attack on Nigerian Correctional Centre and the Police have been in the news, this has been a recurring event after the Endsars protect. There was a failed jail break at Ubiaja Correctional Centre in Edo State on Wednesday, where the inmates attempted to fight their way out of custody as confirmed by the command PRO Suleman, but …

The Federal Government on Thursday said nine power plants were currently shut down, as this was why power outages had persisted recently across the country. Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, said this in series of tweets via his official Twitter handle, while his ministry also disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by his media aide, Aaron Artimas. The …

The federal government has approved the activation of new SIM card registration with mandatory NIN. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, who issued the directive on Thursday said the approval was in line with the Revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration. A statement by the Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to the Minister, …

A meeting scheduled to hold between government representatives and the leadership of the striking judiciary workers on Thursday has been postponed indefinitely, PREMIUM TIMES has confirmed. State governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) along with the labour minister, Chris Ngige, postponed the meeting without giving reasons to the workers’ union on Thursday. With no new date fixed for …

*Don’t take products not approved by NAFDAC, Lagos warns *Killer drink can get to Osun from Kano, says Oyetola’s aide The Kano State Government on Thursday said 10 people had died and 400 others hospitalised after drinking a poisonous fruit juice. The state government had last month said the poisonous fruit juice claimed three lives and  led to the  hospitalisation …

Winners of the 2020 National Sports Festival, Delta State, will host the next edition of the festival in 2022. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, announced this while declaring the 20th edition of the festival tagged ‘Edo 2020’ closed on Wednesday. He said, “Congratulations to Delta State for emerging the overall winner of the Games of the …

• Osinbajo, Dare absent at colourful closing ceremony After 12 days of intense competition in 39 events, Delta State again emerged champions of the 20th National Sports Festival tagged Edo 2020 in Benin City, to extend their dominance at the event. The sporting fiesta ended with a colourful closing ceremony that had live musical performances spiced with the relay finals …

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has urged other states to emulate the Edo State Government in providing world-class facilities to help promote sports in the country. Speaking at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City during the closing ceremony of the just-concluded 20th National Sports Festival, Dalung, said he was impressed with the state of facilities at …

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs,Disaster Management and Social Development,Sadiya Umar Farouq,has reassured of government’s determination to rescue Chibok girls from their abductors, insisting that contrary to beliefs in some quarters that no action was being taken by the federal administration,it was determined to get the girls out of captivity. Farouq said the federal government was working tirelessly to secure the release …