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Population data vital for resource allocation, policy formation — NPC chair

The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, has stated that accurate population data will enable Nigeria to get i

Stakeholders seek passage of public health emergency law

Stakeholders in the health sector have called on the 10th National Assembly to pass the Public Health Emergency bill 2023 and other pending health bil

Lagdo Dam: High-risk states brace for floods

Flood-risk states are bracing for impacts of flooding that may be triggered by the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon, with officials say

Resources: We’ve squandered God’s gifts – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged leaders, the clergy and citizens to pray for the country’s healing, acknowledging that Nigeria’s current

IRAN: Funeral for general killed by Israel

  Iran and Iraq will both stage funerals for Revolutionary Guard General Abbas Nilforoushan, killed in an Israeli air strike alongside Hezbollah