The United Nations agencies said that an estimated 13.4 million babies were born early before 37 full weeks of pregnancy in 2020, which was around one in 10 of all live births.
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The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has reiterated willingness to implement provisions of the Court of Appeal judgment on jurisdiction of labour unions in the country.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has mobilised its revenue generating agencies to improve its Internally Generating Revenue (IGR) to N250 billion a month.
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has directed the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE) team to ensure that the program commences before the end of November.
The Police Command in Ogun on Friday in Abeokuta said a Police Inspector and two security guards were injured after being shot by suspected armed robbers.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja, said it intercepted eight trailer loads of foreign parboiled rice and others worth N1.76 billion in September.
The Nigerian Army has announced the launch of three training exercises across the country to forestall criminality during the Yuletide period.
The Vice Chancellor of the Gombe State University (GSU), Prof. Aliyu Elnafaty, on Thursday, said 116 out of the 5,944 graduating students of the university, passed out with First Class honors.
The Osun state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ifon and Ilobu, in Orolu and Irepodun local government Areas of the state respectively over the ongoing communal clash in the area.
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia on Friday struck out the petition filed by the PDP Candidate, Okechukwu Ahaiwe, challenging the election of Gov. Alex Otti of LP.