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The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) on Friday announced the suspension of its 84-day nationwide strike following agreements reached with the Federal Government. This is contained in a communiqué jointly signed by JOHESU National Chairman, Mr Kabiru Ado-Minjibir, and National Secretary, Mr Martin Egbanubi, in Abuja. The union said the decision followed resolutions reached at an emergency expanded National Executive …

JOS: Plateau State has recorded six confirmed cases of Lassa fever, with four resulting deaths, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, has said. Baamlong disclosed this at a press briefing in Jos, noting that the cases were reported across Jos South, Jos North, Qua’an Pan, Wase, Shendam and Mangu Local Government Areas. He said one of the fatalities was …

  Insiders say the former minister could be prosecuted if the ICPC investigation shows that he truly forged his degree and NYSC certificates. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begun an investigation into the certificate forgery scandal of a former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, PREMIUM TIMES reports. A painstaking two-year investigation …

The US negotiators will be led by special envoy Steve Witkoff (left), while the Iranian team is headed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Senior US and Iranian officials are expected to meet in Oman for direct talks in the coming hours, amid a crisis that has raised fears of a military confrontation between the two countries. The discussions come after …

  No countries from the region are represented, and the board could fragment global conflict response systems that include the AU. The Board of Peace launched by United States (US) President Donald Trump last month has been widely criticised as an attempt by America’s leader to usurp the United Nations (UN) Security Council. For sub-Saharan Africa, there is an additional …

ENUGU — In a landmark ruling, the Enugu State High Court has ordered the British government to pay £420 million in compensation to the families of 21 Nigerian coal miners brutally killed by colonial forces in 1949. Presiding judge, Anthony Onovo, declared yesterday that the killings were unlawful and amounted to an extrajudicial violation of the right to life. The …

The United States has condemned the deadly attack on communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, as conflicting casualty figures continue to emerge from the incident that has triggered national and international outrage. While the Nigerian Police Force confirmed that 75 persons were killed in the assault on Woro and Nuku communities, local sources and international observers have …

Leaders of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), backed by former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, on Thursday attended the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) quarterly consultative meeting with political parties. Present at the meeting were the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Abdulrahman Mohammed, and the Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. Although INEC has yet to make …

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has urged political parties to intensify mobilisation of eligible voters across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ahead of the Feb. 21 Area Councils election. He said this on Thursday in Abuja during the commission’s regular quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political parties ahead of the election. Amupitan advised party …

The Anambra Government has said that justice will be served in the case of an alleged attack on a JSS3 student of Community Secondary School, Agulu, Miracle Amah, by her guardian, Mrs Osinachi Edeh. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident happened on Tuesday, Feb. 3 in Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt …