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Regulatory body of the National Health Research Ethics Committee of Nigeria (NHREC), has rated Nigeria low in the number of registered Health Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) in the country. The chairman of the the body, Prof. Zubairu Iliyasu said that only 49 Health Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) have so far been registered in Nigeria, which according to him is a …

Some villages in Uhunmwode local government area of Edo State have been thrown into mourning, following the death of two persons suspected to have caught yellow fever.in their locality. Reports have it that the deaths occurred barely a week of the outbreak of the deadly disease. Some of the symptoms exhibited by the victims, according to reports include high fever, …

Benin City, Nigeria – Ahead of President Buhari’s one-day official visit to Edo State on Tuesday November 27, 2018 security has been beefed up in all nooks and crannies of the state. Checks revealed that some high profile undercover agents and the President’s advance squad have arrived in the state with specific operations order to execute before, during and after …

Ahead of his visit to Edo State on Tuesday November 27, 2018 for the commissioning of the Edo-Azura Power Plant in Benin City, Nigeria’s President, retired Gen. Mohammadu Buhari is facing accusation of possible complicity in the alleged Central Hospital fraud committed by former Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole. Buhari, on the invitation of former Governor Oshiomhole, commissioned the …

No fewer than 154 ex-Boko Haram fighters that have been rehabilitated under the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme are now set to be reintegrated into the society. Bamidele Shafa, major general and coordinator of Operations Safe Corridor, disclosed this at the end of a rehabilitation programme for the repentant boko haram members in Gombe on Saturday. He said this …

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep shock over the killing of military personnel in Metele village of Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists, assuring at the same time that immediate measures are being taken to ensure that the loopholes which led to the fatalities are blocked once and for all. The president’s reaction, coming about a week after the unfortunate …

But, because some of the people are constantly praying (for the nation), from time to time, God will send somebody that will bring them out of captivity. “We all know that the circumstances in Nigeria today are not the best but because of your prayers, Nigeria will be great again.” ABUJA – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said Nigeria will …

Coordinator, New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Society (NHVMAS), Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, on Saturday, said the body has concluded plans to collaborate with the Bioethics Society of Nigeria (BESON), to host the 2018 International Bioethics Forum with the view of tackling the problem of vulnerability and exploitation in research. The NHVMAS boss, while addressing newsmen in Benin City in preparation for …

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has met with National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom to kick-start the process of extraditing a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The EFCC said in a statement that Magu met with the UK official on Thursday to also discuss the efforts of the commission …

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said an armed robbery and murder suspect who died in custody “was not murdered, but slumped and died”. The detained gang leader, Micheal Adikwu, was among those arrested for their alleged roles in the April 5 bank robbery in Offa, Kwara State. Over 20 people were killed in the incident. PREMIUM TIMES reported how …