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October 20, 2022

God responsible for floods across Nigeria, not Cameroon: Water Resources minister Adamu

“But it is not the main reason we have floods in this country — 80 per cent of the floods in this country is water that we are blessed with from God from the sky,” he said.

Suleiman Adamu
October 17, 2022

INEC begins voter education workshop in Adamawa 

INEC has begun a one-day capacity-building workshop for voter education ahead of the conduct of the 2023 general elections.

INEC Photo (Credit: Punch Newspapers)
October 12, 2022

Mental Health: Six doctors available to five million people, NMA says

“There is (a) dearth of manpower for mental health in Nigeria. On the Plateau, we have only six psychiatrists serving a population of over 5,000,000 persons.”

Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba
October 10, 2022

Customs impounds contraband worth N200 million in Bauchi

The seized items were 542 bags of 50kg of foreign parboiled rice, four sacks containing 165kg of pangolin shells, 487 bags of Urea brand of fertilisers and 250 cartons of pasta.

Nigerian Customs Service seize contraband
September 26, 2022

NiMet predicts three-day cloudiness, sunshine across Nigeria

NiMet has predicted cloudiness and sunshine across the country from Monday to Wednesday.

NiMet
September 24, 2022

Prices of selected food items rose in August: NBS

The South-east region was said to be the most affected by the increase in food prices.

Food stuff (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)
September 20, 2022

Taraba: Court orders APC to conduct fresh governorship primary

APC in Taraba is staring down the barrel of a gun as court nullified its governorship primary.

Emmanuel Bwacha and APC
September 19, 2022

NiMet forecasts nationwide rainfall

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of thunder and cloudy weather conditions beginning from Monday.

September 11, 2022

NiMet predicts rainfall, thunderstorms across Nigeria; flooding most likely in North

According to the agency, the northern and North-Central parts of the country are still at high risk of floods.

Rainfall
September 11, 2022

NCDC records 21 new monkeypox cases in one week

The total number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country had also risen to 241.

Hands of a monkey pox patient