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Two killed as Lassa fever breaks out in Kaduna, Residents fight over dumped fish

The Director of Disease Control, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Hamza Ikara, on Wednesday said an outbreak of Lassa fever has claimed two lives in the state.

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Kano targets 3.6 million children for polio immunisation January

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that over 3.6 million children will be immunised against polio under the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week January campaign.

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Lagos nurses suspend warning strike

The Lagos State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has suspended its three-day warning strike.

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Case of African swine fever reported in Italy

A case of African swine fever has been detected in a wild boar in Italy, news agency ANSA said Friday, raising fears of a blow to the country’s meat industry.

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ASUU Sounds Alarm Over TETFund’s Future Under Nigeria Tax Bill 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised alarms over the potential phasing out of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) under the proposed Nigeria Tax Bill 2024. ASUU has called on the National Assembly to safeguard TETFund, emphasizing its critical role in maintaining accessible and...

Currency Crisis: Zimbabwe Firm to Lay off 1,000 Workers

Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe plans to lay off 1,000 employees by August this year, a company official said, as it seeks to cut costs and survive the country’s currency turmoil and inflationary pressures. The company, one of Zimbabwe’s biggest employers with a workforce of 16,000, has complained...

Governors Back Tax Reform Bills, Oppose VAT Increase

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed its support for the tax reform bills submitted by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. However, the governors firmly opposed any increase in the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate, proposing an alternative sharing formula for equitable resource distribution. In a communiqué...