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Jail Threat for Nigeria’s Polio Vaccination Refuseniks
Authorities in Kano, Nigeria, recently announced people would be jailed or fined for refusing to immunize their children against polio, as cases increase in the northern state, but it is unclear whether this approach is working.
Police Investigation Ordered Into Veteran Nigerian Politician’s Death
Nigeria’s acting President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ogbonnaya Onovo, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the robbery incident, which led to the death of a veteran politician, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi. Rimi,...
Only 3% of Nigerians Placed in Universities
Only three per cent of Nigerians are currently placed in the country’s 99 universities as against the 20 per cent prescribed by the United Nations, a former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abdullahi Sule-Kano, said on Tuesday...
Nigeria Signs $813m Contract for Rail Rehabilitation
Nigeria has signed a $813 million contract with Costain West Africa for the rehabilitation of the Jebba-Kano rail line in Northern Nigeria, a job that will be completed in 10 months. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of...
Road Accident Kills 23 People in Northern Nigeria
With less than 24 hours to the Christmas celebrations, no fewer than 23 persons have been confirmed dead and 16 others injured in a motor accident on the Talata Mafara-Gusau road in Talata Mafara, north-east Nigeria on Wednesday. The accident occurred...
Nigerian Government Pledges Commitment to Air Safety
Nigeria’s minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, told journalists on Wednesday that the Nigeria government is committed to air safety in the country. Omooba said the contract approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the Total Radar Coverage...
Nigeria Development Agency to Extend Internet Access to All Local Governments
Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is to collaborate with the 36 state governments to provide Internet access and computer centers in the nation’s 774 local governments. The agency had started the project with the...
Investigation Continues Into Nigerian Sect Leader’s Killing
The investigation into the extra-judicial killing of Nigeria religious leader, Mohammed Yusuf, by the police has started yielding results as it has been confirmed that the police acted “hastily”. The Borno State Police Command in Maiduguri are accused...
