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Teenage pregnancy remains a serious public health challenge in Nigeria, with northern states such as Kebbi, Zamfara, and Kaduna recording the highest rates.
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By Steve Oko The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has asked Enyinnaya Abaribe and Alex Mascot Ikwechegh to vacate their seats in the National Assembly following their recent defections to other political parties. APGA said both lawmakers were elected on its platform and should relinquish their mandates after defecting to […]
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Ezeh said that the 1,659 confirmed workers were among the 2,281, who sat for the confirmation examination conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission on Feb. 28.
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Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday appealed for calm among members and supporters as tension builds ahead of a crucial ruling by the Court of Appeal of Nigeria on Monday in the party’s lingering leadership dispute.
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Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has said boosting passenger traffic in Nigeria will require improvements in the country’s business environment and boosting tourism.
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Showunmi, in a statement he made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, argued that the encounter blurred the line between tough questioning and what he called an “attempted public ambush.”
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Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that the Iranian people, not Donald Trump, will elect their new leader and demanded that the US president apologize for starting the war with Iran.
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The late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s chief press secretary, Richard Olatunde, has slammed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s claim that the Port Declaration secured by Akeredolu’s administration was faulty.
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A resident, Philip Ikechukwu, said that no fewer than 20 people had been kidnapped within two weeks in the area.
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) plans to introduce electric-powered trains on major rail corridors as part of efforts to modernise the country’s railway system and boost operational efficiency.
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