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Tinubu creates new health tech agency, appoints Obi Adigwe pioneer national coordinator

By Precious Mark President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO). According to a statement on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the new agency will serve as a specialized national platform for coordinating the country's rapid digital ...

Kwankwaso visits Obasanjo in Kano, attends Emir’s palace turbaning ceremony

By Precious Mark Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the 2027 vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), late Thursday night paid a courtesy visit to former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo at his temporary residence in Kano. The meeting also had in attendance Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, the former Deputy Governor and NDC gubernatorial candidate for ...

NDLEA destroys 51 hectares of cannabis farms, arrests 281 drug suspects in Ekiti

By Idowu Adebomi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has destroyed more than 51 hectares of cannabis sativa plantations and arrested 281 suspects for offences ranging from illicit drug trafficking and peddling to substance abuse across Ekiti State within the last year. The Ekiti State Commander of the agency, Rufus Aina, disclosed ...

World Drug Day: NDLEA warns youths against drug abuse

by Ige Adekunle The Strategic Border Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Idiroko , Ogun, on Friday appealed to Nigerian youths to resist peer pressure on hard drugs intake. Mr Olaniyi Ekundayo, the Commander of the NDLEA Special Area, gave the advice in an interview with the Newsmen in Idiroko. He gave ...