ABUTH: FG, Roche unveil Patient Navigation Programme to support cancer patients

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By Mustapha Yauri The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in partnership with Roche Products Limited, on Thursday inaugurated an Oncology Patient Navigation Programme at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme is aimed at strengthening cancer care and reduceContinue Reading

Youth empowerment: FG receives solar-powered electric tricycles 

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By Franca Ofili The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, has strengthened its drive for youth empowerment and sustainable innovation with the receipt of an upgraded solar-powered electric tricycle. ‎ ‎The tricycle was produced through a strategic collaboration between House Of Destiny and the National Commercial TricyclesContinue Reading

FG backs NECA’s drive to strengthen industrial courts, arbitration panels

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  By Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government has pledged support to the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) to strengthen industrial courts and arbitration panels for faster workplace dispute resolution. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Muhammad Dingyadi, made the pledge at the fourth International Labour Adjudication and Arbitration ForumContinue Reading

FG to strengthen safe schools coordination with NSCDC says Alausa

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By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government will strengthen coordination of the Safe Schools Initiative with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Alausa spoke during an official visit to the Commandant-General of the NSCDC,  Ahmed Audi, on security coordination, in AbujaContinue Reading

FG inaugurates committee to modernise polytechnic laboratories

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By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has inaugurated a ministerial implementation committee to oversee the modernisation of laboratories and enhancement of skills development in Nigerian polytechnics. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa while inaugurating the committee in Abuja on Tuesday, said the initiative aimed to phase out obsolete equipmentContinue Reading

FG begins ASUU salary, allowance payments

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  By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has begun implementing key welfare components of its renegotiated agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, in a directive issued to Vice-Chancellors of federal universities on Monday, announced a 40 per cent increase in theContinue Reading

FG activates 8 oncology clinics, unveils new cancer plans

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Cancer By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government has operationalised oncology-preventive clinics in eight tertiary hospitals, strengthening Nigeria’s cancer prevention, screening and early-detection capacity nationwide. Minister of State for Health, Dr Iziaq Salako, confirmed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the 2026 World Cancer Day commemoration. The event, with the themeContinue Reading

FG deploys electric vehicles to boost operational efficiency at Abuja airport

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By Gabriel Agbeja The Federal Government on Thursday deployed 10 electric shuttle buses and 20 electric sedans at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja to boost operational efficiency. Mr Abdullahi Ganduje, the Board Chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said during the inaugural ceremony, that theContinue Reading