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Protracted conflict and natural disasters have forced millions of Nigerians to flee their homes. In displacement camps, mothers face significant risks as they try to bring forth life. 

The Yobe State House of Assembly has given accelerated consideration to a bill seeking to amend the law that established the state university. The bill

We had frank discussions with Governor Babagana Zulum before coming here, where we discussed the way forward, and it is our resolve that in no distant future, we will see the end of the insecurity

The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has called for judicious use of the $1.2billion World Bank loan to tackle adolescent girls education in Nigeria. Professor Mamman stated this in Abuja yesterday while inaugurating the National Steering Committee of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project. He said the programme is aimed […]

The rate of tuberculosis infection in Borno is worrisome. It means that Borno could be a ticking bomb for the tuberculosis explosion

KANO, Nigeria, Nov 28, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Dozens of fighters from IS-affiliated jihadist group have been killed in a landmine

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A civil society organisation, Justice and Equity Movement, has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to consider merit and equal geopolitical zone representation in the appointment of 11 new Supreme Court justices. Already, the process of appointing justices to fill the 11 vacant positions on the Supreme Court Bench has begun. The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) had nominated 22 justices out of which 11 would be selected.

The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, and his counterpart for state, Bello Matawalle, accompanied by the Chief of Defence

The France Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, has called for concerted efforts aimed at tackling the menace of gender-based violence in the country.