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Akwa Ibom SUBEB Trains 800 Teachers To Improve Pupils’ Basic Learning Skills

adminOctober 26, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has commenced a statewide training programme for 800 primary school teachers, targeting improved teaching methods and learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy. The five-day capacity-building exercise, organised in partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Abuja, began on Monday with participants drawn from public primary...

Nigeria Clears Active Ebola Cases As Swiss Couple Evacuated

adminOctober 26, 2026

Nigeria has been left with no active Ebola cases following the evacuation of an infected Swiss woman and her husband to Switzerland, although health authorities will continue monitoring 52 contacts linked to the response. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Prof. Mohamed Janabi, confirmed the development on Monday, October 26, 2026, saying...

JIBWIS Disowns Viral Video Threat, Seeks Arrest Of Suspect

adminOctober 26, 2026

The National Chairman of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau, has called for the arrest and investigation of a man captured in a viral video allegedly threatening an attack on Enugu, while chanting demands for AK-47 rifles. Bala Lau, who condemned the video, urged the Department of State Services (DSS),...

Nigeria Clean-Up Initiative To Mobilise 1,000 Residents For Uyo Sanitation Walk, Honours Ikim

adminOctober 26, 2026

The Nigeria Clean-Up Initiative is targeting more than 1,000 participants for a street clean-up walk in Uyo on November 27, as it partners with the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA) to promote environmental sanitation. The initiative announced the planned exercise during a courtesy visit to the agency’s chairman, Obong Prince...

Delta Retains Experienced Hospital Workers As Retirement Age Rises To 65

adminOctober 26, 2026

The Delta State Government has raised the retirement age for skilled clinical health professionals in its hospitals to 65 years, in a move aimed at retaining experienced personnel and addressing manpower shortages in the health sector. The policy, approved by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, also increases the maximum length of service from 35 to 40 years,...

Atiku Challenges Tinubu Over Reported ₦150m SUVs For APC Youth Leaders

adminOctober 26, 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to explain the financing behind reports that luxury sport utility vehicles valued at more than ₦150 million each were distributed to leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth wing. Atiku, who is the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027...

Akpabio, Eno Expected As GMM Mobilises Support For APC Candidates In Akwa Ibom

adminOctober 26, 2026

The Golden Mandate Movement (GMM) is set to mobilise grassroots support for All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections at a voter sensitisation rally scheduled for Friday, October 30, at the Ikot Ekpene Sports Stadium, Akwa Ibom State. The rally will combine voter education with the endorsement of APC candidates, with...

Ebola Scare Exposes Gaps In Nigeria’s Critical Care System, Society Warns

adminOctober 26, 2026

The Ebola outbreak response has renewed calls for urgent investment in intensive care units (ICUs) across Nigeria, with the Intensive and Critical Care Society of Nigeria warning that poorly equipped hospitals could undermine efforts to save patients with severe complications. The society said isolation facilities alone would not be sufficient to manage serious Ebola cases,...

Akwa Ibom Moves To Establish Counter-Terrorism Base, Expand Security Network

adminOctober 26, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Government has secured approval from the Nigeria Police Force headquarters to establish a Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) base in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area as part of measures to strengthen preparedness against emerging security threats. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Waterways, Maj.-Gen. Koko Essien (retd.), disclosed this at the weekend during a...

Ebola Outbreak: NCDC Offers ₦100,000 Weekly Support to People Under Quarantine

adminOctober 25, 2026

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has introduced a weekly financial support package of ₦100,000 for individuals placed under isolation or quarantine in connection with the Ebola outbreak in Abuja. The intervention is designed to ease the financial burden on people required to remain under public health supervision, particularly those struggling to...

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