ASHENEWS reports that the Kwara state government has commenced an investigation into reports of poisonous beef suspected to be in circulation in the state.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is set to begin the nationwide deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles as part of the Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI). Led by Michael Oluwagbemi, an oil and gas expert, the committee has already delivered some major foundational reforms to facilitate the transition to a CNG and Electric Vehicles future as promised by the President. All is now ready for delivery of the first set of critical assets for deployment and launch of the CNG initiative ahead of the first anniversary of the Tinubu administration on May 29. According to Special Adviser to the President…
ASHENEWS reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says that it has sanctioned one of its officials who had asked a female Muslim student to remove her headscarf during the accreditation process before being allowed into the examination hall.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested three members of an organised criminal organisation which specialises in illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America, two months after they were declared wanted.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says the U.S. government has unveiled its new Global Food Security Strategy Country Plan for Nigeria.
We went to the waiting area of the hospital and waited to be called in to see her. She soon returned, holding a cup of her drink. She asked me certain questions and, after taking my vitals, sent me to go for a Spirometry Flow-Volume Test, known as Lung Function Test (LFT).
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says post-harvest solutions are key for catalysing poverty reduction and economic growth.
ASHENEWS reports that the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Egberokun has initiated the first-ever Nigeria Police Housing Summit, a forum which aims to address the housing of police personnel.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) have assured Nigerians in the Diaspora that the diaspora mortgage scheme will be in operation within the next three months.
In an effort to reduce child morbidity and mortality rates, an NGO, Sightsavers Nigeria says it has planned to reach out to 3.3 million children with Azithromycin drugs in Sokoto and Kano states. Dr Teyil Wamyil-Mshelia, the Country Coordinator, Trachoma Sightsavers, disclosed this at the launching of Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mass Administration of Azithromycin (SARMAAN) 2 Project on Saturday in Sokoto. Wamyil-Mshelia said children within one to 59 months were being targeted, adding that the SARMAAN 2 Project was initiated following the success achieved in SARMAAN 1 project. She noted that during SARMAAN 1 Project, no fewer than…