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FG denies ordering NNPC to raise fuel price

The Federal Government has refuted claims that the Ministry of Petroleum Resources instructed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to increase fuel prices by N1,000 above the approved pump rate. The report in question alleged that the Minister of…

Doguwa: Only INEC can ensure transparent LG elections

Alhassan Doguwa, a member of the House of Representatives, has emphasized the importance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) overseeing local government elections to enhance grassroots democracy. Doguwa, who represents the Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency in Kano State, made…

North gets first Geriatrics Hospital Ward 

By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta The first ever customised and dedicated geriatrics ward in any tertiary healthcare institution in the 19 northern states has been commissioned at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano, on August 13, 2024. The 25-bed multi-million…