Plans have been perfected by the Bauchi State Government to close all Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) on the proposed day of nationwide anti-government protest. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board disclosed this at the opening of the bi-annual media engagement on PHC Services Reporting Techniques held in Bauchi on Tuesday. According to him, the decision was to protect the lives of healthcare staff and patients amidst potential security...

The Osun State House of Assembly will amend the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission and Local Government Creation and Administration law. The process of amending the law followed the recent judgment by the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 local governments in Nigeria. Adewale Egbedun, Speaker of the Assembly disclosed this during plenary on Tuesday and said the bills are slated for amendments including the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (Amendment No 1)...

The onslaught by insurgents in communities in Borno state for several years resulted in devastation, peace has returned to some areas which allowed 11 communities to return to their ancestral homes. Gwoza, Pulka, Limankara, Warabe, Ngoshe, Kirawa, Izge and Bitta, Hambagtha, Modube and Yamtake are the communities. The Senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, saying the state government resettled the communities....

Police have arrested four officials from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Tuesday after a heated argument at the Green Chamber of the National Assembly. This action was taken on the orders of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies. The officials who appeared before the panel to account for their expenditure were, Amos Dangut, Head of the National Office of WAEC Nigeria, representing the Registrar; Angus Okeleze, Senior Deputy Registrar; Victor...