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Lagos to build 500-bed mental health hospital to rehabilitate drug addicts

The Ketu-Ejinrin, Lagos East Senatorial District would be home to a full-fledged mental health…

Return missionary schools, hospitals to original owners – CAN tasks govts

The Christian Association of Nigeria has urged both the State and federal governments to return…

N338.8m money laundering: EFCC closes case against former Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji

On Wednesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission announced that it has closed the…

Niger Delta governors each given N100m as COVID-19 palliatives – NDDC

The Niger Delta Development Commission has disclosed that it gave out N100m to each of the…

Forex speculators crash naira to N485/$1 at parallel market – BDC operators

In utter disregard to repeated warnings from the Central Bank of Nigeria, forex speculators…

Kwara orders immediate reopening of 10 mission schools shut over hijab controversy

Kwara State Government on Tuesday gave a directive for the immediate reopening of the…

JUST IN: 118 Libya returnees to quarantine for two weeks in Abuja – NIDCO (PHOTOS)

The 118 Nigerians who were reportedly stranded in Libya arrived Nigeria on Wednesday morning.…

Police commissioner adopts abandoned day-old baby rescued from Lagos bush

The Lagos Police Command has confirmed that an abandoned day-old baby is in its…

Vaccinated frontline workers experience no adverse effect, NCDC reassures Nigerians

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has assured…

3,112 Nigerians restricted from travelling abroad over COVID-19, says NIS

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Tuesday disclosed that 3,112 Nigerians were stopped from travelling…

Edo seeks upward review of 13 per cent derivation formula

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has called for the upward review of the current 13…

64 foreigners deported from Nigeria in 2020 – NIS

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Tuesday says the country deported 64 irregular immigrants and…

Police found mentally-ill woman’s missing child in Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that it had found the missing…

Jimi Agbaje receives AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

A pharmacist and former Lagos State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in…

Edo receives 5,619 Libya returnees in four years – Commissioner

The Edo Task Force Against Human Trafficking says it has received over 5000 returnees…