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The Diabetes Association of Nigeria says no about 11.2 million Nigerians are presently living with the disease. President of the association, Dr Alkali Mohammed, made the disclosure in Abuja at an event to commemorate the 2023 World Diabetes Day (WDD). The WDD is a day set aside by the United Nations to draw public attention […]
Electricity workers across Nigeria have shut down the national grid, leading to a nationwide blackout. The strike was called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in protest of the assault on Joe Ajaero, the President of the NLC, on November 1, 2023, in Imo State. Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria […]
No fewer than two officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) were confirmed dead and seven critically injured after a ghastly road accident in Kano. The fatal incident which occurred near Kura town along Kano/Zaria highway involved an 18-passenger Nissan bus and an official vehicle of the service. Confirming the ugly development, the spokesperson of […]
Commuters are currently stranded at various bus stops and motor parks in Lagos State as a result of the protest held by commercial drivers in the state today. It was gathered that the commercial drivers embarked on the strike over the alleged extortion imposed on its members by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and […]