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Certificate verification: Nigerian nurses stranded, face deportation abroad

Hundreds of Nigerian nurses are stranded following the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, continuous closure of its portal for verification of nurses’...

Man to serve 14 years jail term for sexually assaulting minor

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Sunday Asere to 14 years Imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. The 24-year-old...

NAFDAC seals bakery for using unfortified sugar, others in Sokoto

The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has sealed off a bakery over alleged use of unfortified sugar and banned bromate...

Female journalist, Hafsat seeks N5m for brain tumour surgery

female journalist, Hafsat Abdulhamid Adebayo, is currently fighting for her life at the Intensive Care Unit, ICU, of the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH,...

Kogi NMA crisis: Congress moves to freeze account

Following the crisis rocking the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, in Kogi State, the medical body has set up an interim Committee made up of...

Nurses embark on 5-day warning strike in Kaduna

Workers in various government-owned hospitals across Kaduna State embarked on a five-day warning strike on Monday over the non-implementation of the 2009 CONHESS and...

Kogi NMA crisis worsens as Vice Chairman, Assistant Secretary resign

The crisis rocking the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, in Kogi State has taken a new twist following the resignation of the Vice Chairman, Dr...

N1.2bn fraud: EFCC appeals ruling upholding no-case submission of EFCC ally

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed an appeal challenging the judgement by the Federal High Court, which acquitted Abiodun Agbele, an...

Menstrual cups: Experts weigh pros, cons, misconceptions

A growing trend among women is the switch from clothes, sanitary pads and tampons to menstrual cups. While it offers numerous benefits,skyblast tv Gift Oba...

Delta monarch warns drug dealers to flee his kingdom

Frontline traditional ruler in Delta state, Dein of Agbor, His Royal Majesty Benjamin Ikenchuku Gbenoba, has sent a strong message to drug dealers, warning...

Cholera: Benue records 16 suspected cases, four deaths

Benue State has recorded four deaths from suspected cases of cholera, according to the State Epidemiologist, Dr. Henry Ijabo. Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Ijabo...

8 reasons why you should eat Avocado

If your health and beauty resolution has anything to do with eating better, start by loading your fruit basket with avocados. Avocados offer numerous health...

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