Author: nuus.ng reporters

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said the 62 contacts identified following the confirmation of an imported Ebola case in the country are expected to complete monitoring by November 13, 2026. The agency disclosed this in its latest Ebola Disease Situation Report, stating that the contacts were scheduled to complete follow-up at

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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has conferred the traditional title of Kuliyan Sokoto on the immediate past Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, in recognition of his contributions to education, Islamic affairs and national development. The Sultanate’s recognition of Oloyede was described by speakers at the ceremony

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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday flagged off the Labour Party’s 2027 campaign in Umuahia, retaining his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, as his running mate. This was even as he directed that opposition parties should not be restrained from using public facilities in the state. According to Otti, the plan, if entrusted with another mandate,

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Medical experts have raised concerns over increasing cases of sudden deaths among young people and the prevalence of prostate cancer among Nigerian men, urging Nigerians to prioritise regular health checks and early treatment. The experts spoke at the 2026 Arise Women Conference, where a cardiologist, Dr Jane Ajuluchukwu, warned that cardiovascular diseases were claiming the

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The House of Representatives has begun consideration of a bill seeking tougher penalties, including imprisonment, for oil spill violations, barely 24 hours after the Senate passed the legislation and transmitted it to the House for concurrence. A source in the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly disclosed this exclusively to The PUNCH. “The

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