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NEDC SUPPORTS INJURED JOURNALISTS WITH EQUIPMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has donated work equipment to journalists injured in a motor accident during an inspection tour in Bauchi State. Receiving the support, NUJ President, Comrade Alhassan Yahaya
PLATEAU STARS SHINE AT SDD BAYELSA MARATHON By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Plateau State athletes stole the spotlight at the 6th Senator Douye Diri Bayelsa Marathon as Gyang James and Lydia Akusho emerged champions of the elite men and women races, each pocketing
PDP NATIONAL SECRETARIAT TO REOPEN MONDAY — ANYANWU By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, sealed by the police in November 2025, will reopen on Monday, according to Senator Samuel Anyanwu of the party’s National Caretaker Committee backed
HOUSEMANSHIP GAP LEAVES 2,000 NIGERIAN DOCTORS STRANDED ANNUALLY — MDCN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban About 2,000 medical doctors in Nigeria are left without housemanship placements every year because the centralized system can only absorb 4,000 out of the 6,000 doctors produced annually.
ZAMFARA ASSEMBLY DISSOLVES COMMITTEES, ADOPTS CAPACITY BUILDING MEASURES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Zamfara State House of Assembly has dissolved all its standing committees and approved new capacity-building measures to enhance legislative effectiveness. The measures include developing a legislative agenda, oversight tools,
ABIA POLICE DENY BOMBS FOUND IN ABA CHURCH By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Abia State Police Command has dismissed reports that a bomb or explosive was recovered from a church in Aba. DSP Maureen Chinaka, the Police Public Relations Officer, clarified that
PLATEAU DIASPORA CALLS ON GOVERNOR MUTFWANG TO ENSURE POLICY CONSISTENCY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Plateau State Association, USA (PSA-USA), has urged Governor Caleb Mutfwang to maintain consistent policies and foster an enabling environment for investment in the state. Speaking in Washington,
NECO RELEASES 2025 EXTERNAL SSCE RESULTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Examinations Council has released the 2025 External SSCE results, reporting a rise in examination malpractice cases due to improved monitoring technology. NECO said the results were released 52 days after
PDP SETS MARCH 28/29 FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION IN ABUJA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Peoples Democratic Party has fixed March 28–29, 2026, for its National Convention, scheduled to hold in Abuja. The decision was taken at the party’s 105th National Executive Committee
FCTA WORKERS SUSPEND INDUSTRIAL ACTION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria have directed all Federal Capital Territory Administration workers to resume work immediately, bringing the ongoing industrial action to an end. The directive