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Idris lauds WAMY over free medical outreach, surgeries for 1,500 Kebbi residents

Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi, has commended the World Assembly of Muslim Youths (WAMY) for providing free medical services, including surgeries, to residents of the state. Idris made the commendation when he received a WAMY medical team comprising more than 30 doctors from different parts of the world in Birnin Kebbi during a courtesy visit ...

Bago inaugurates new ultra-modern market with solar power, police station in Bida

Gov. Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger, has inaugurated an ultra-modern market reconstructed by Rep. Saidu Musa-Abdullahi, representing Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The market, which was renamed after the governor, was reconstructed by the federal lawmaker following the destruction of the former structure, known as Etsu Musa Market. Newsmen report that the old ...

Wabba urges FG to establish CNG stations in 774 LGAs

Dr Ayuba Wabba, immediate past President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged the Federal Government to establish Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in all 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the country. Wabba made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Monday, saying the move would help cushion the impact ...

60,000 women benefit from free emergency obstetric services in two years – Pate

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, says more than 60,000 Nigerian women have benefited from free Caesarean sections and other emergency obstetric services in the last two years.‎‎Pate said this on Monday in Abuja, at the national flag-off of incentives under the Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction Initiative (MAMII).‎‎The Minister ...