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Punch Newspaper Senior medical practitioners have asked people experiencing chronic back pain to go for a medical examination to ascertain its cause and get proper treatment rather than gulping painkillers that could aggravate their condition. The physicians revealed that having persistent chronic pain could be a sign of serious and life-threatening health conditions, including kidney…

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 winners were celebrated on Tuesday in a night of glitz and glamour at the Aspire Academy in Qatar’s Education City. The ceremony celebrated the world’s top football talents, crowning outstanding players, coaches, and teams who shone brightest over the year. Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí claimed the Women’s Player of the…

Vanguard News The Federal Executive Council, FEC, recently announced its decision to rename the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA, after General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s Head of State from 1966 to 1975, in recognition of his contributions to national development. As the proposal awaits approval by the National Assembly, this move rekindles conversations about renaming universities after…

The federal government has unveiled the “Youth Activity Dashboard” to track programmes for young people in the various ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) and create opportunities for them. Speaking at the launch of the dashboard at an event in Abuja on Tuesday, Titilope Gbadamosi, special assistant to the president on youth initiatives (monitoring and delivery),…

Punch Newspaper Some yet-to-be-identified members of a car-snatching syndicate have shot dead a lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Dr Fabian Osita. The incident, it was gathered, occurred on Monday night near the high-tension area in Aroma in Awka, the state capital, as the deceased was driving home from work. One of the sources…

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has launched a groundbreaking Strategic Plan for 2025-2050, aiming to transform the institution into a world-class center of academic excellence and research innovation, while simultaneously grappling with substantial electricity costs that drain nearly N195 million from its monthly budget. The plan was unveiled during a management conference titled ‘Envisioning a Great…

The federal government has renamed the University of Abuja, which is now to be known as Yakubu Gowon University. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed the decision to journalists at the State House on Monday, following a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. The renaming is in…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced a landmark arrest of a total number of 792 suspects for offences bordering on cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scam. EFCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, who briefed journalists at the commission’s office in Lagos on Monday said the suspects were apprehended on Tuesday, December…

The Supreme Court, on Monday, ruled on a suit seeking to sack President Bola Tinubu from office as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria . The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices, awarded a fine of N5 million against the plaintiff, Chief Ambrose Owuru, who was the…

Daily Trust Citizens have said they are expecting more developmental projects and programmes from governors following the increases in the fiscal estimates proposed for the 2025 by various state governments. Analysis by Daily Trust showed that 32 of the 36 governors have proposed a total sum of N21.9 trillion in the appropriation bills presented to…