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By Cecilia Ologunagba The World Health Organisation (WHO) is strengthening collaboration with the office of Kebbi State Governor’s wife to champion early cancer detection to eliminate the disease in the country. The WHO Office in Nigeria, in a statement posted on its website, said the collaboration would help in improvingContinue Reading

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Bodies of four old men were recovered dead from a hole in the ice in a frozen lake in Sweden, police said on Friday morning. The men, aged between 65 and 75, could not be saved in spite of attempts to resuscitate them, police added. The circumstances of their deathContinue Reading

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By Yahaya Isah The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday in Abuja, buried its personnel who died in the Beechcraft King Air B350i crash on Feb. 21. The officers were buried in National Military Cemetery, Karonmajigi, Airport Road, Abuja. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), AVM Oladayo Amao, said thatContinue Reading

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By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze condition from Friday to Sunday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja predicted dust haze conditions over the northern region on Friday. It further predicted horizontal visibilty of 1km to 3km and visibility range of less thanContinue Reading

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By Nabilu Balarabe Yobe Teaching Service Board, said over 2,800 secondary school teachers were promoted to the next grade levels from January 2020 to February 2021. Its Chairman,  Alhaji Baba Maidala, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu that the promotion would enhance the teachers’ productivity. Maidala saidContinue Reading

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By Mercy Omoike and Adebola Adegoke The Stock-fish Dealers Association on Thursday urged the Federal Government to grant importers of Stock-fish, access to the Foreign Exchange (FOREX). The group made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of a two-day Seafood Seminar in Lagos.Continue Reading