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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
NIGERIA, SAUDI ARABIA DEEPEN HAJJ AND UMRAH TIES AT HISTORIC ABUJA MEETING By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have renewed their commitment to stronger cooperation on Hajj and Umrah administration following a historic high-level meeting in Abuja
ANAMBRA ASSEMBLY SEEKS STATEWIDE STAFF AUDIT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Governor Chukwuma Soludo to direct an immediate staff and personnel audit across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state. Lawmakers
NAPTIP BUSTS TRAFFICKING RING, RESCUES VICTIMS IN ANAMBRA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), with military support, has raided a hotel in the 3-3 area of Onitsha, Anambra State, arresting suspects linked to