A total of 3,173 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives were licensed to practise in the United Kingdom in one year, according to a report by Saturday PUNCH. The newspaper quoted the latest report on the number of nursing and midwifery professionals on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register from April 1, …
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More than 3,000 people protesting the war in Ukraine have been arrested in Russia, as the demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg grew violent again on Saturday evening. The number of people detained, reported by AFP, is as of Thursday, the second day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Protests against …
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Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, described as “very scary” some findings submitted to him by a committee he constituted and tasked with conducting basic literacy and numeracy competency assessment of 17,229 local education authority teachers across the 27 local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner …
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Newly inaugurated Anambra Cargo Airport has recorded 142 flights with 3,865 passengers landing and taking off after one month of its opening. The airport was opened for commercial services on December 7 last year. The Anambra Commissioner for Works, Marcel Ifejiofor, made the disclosure on Sunday in Umueri, near Awka, …
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The Unfinished Obelisk Aswan in Egypt is known for its granite. The pyramids and numerous temples in Aswan (like Abu Simbel Temple, Kom Ombo Temple) and other parts of the country were built by the granite supplied from Aswan. The Unfinished Obelisk lying in the rock mountain of red granite …
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The Lagos State Police Command has recovered 3, 600 litres of fuel from suspected pipeline vandals in the Aquatira area, 1st Avenue by 12 Road, in the FESTAC area of the state. SUNDAY PUNCH gathered that the suspects, however, fled the scene on a canoe following the arrival of …
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