Lassa Fever - We're Not Facing an Epidemic Yet, Says FG

As one person dies in Bauchi, two other cases reported

Contrary to a report by the Lancet Infectious Diseases that Nigeria, alongside India and Indonesia are prone to full fledge outbreak of epidemics, the federal government saturday said the country is not facing any epidemic yet, neither are there indicators of such magnitude of outbreak.

                                                                           

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Nigeria Hires Mecca Guides to Avoid Another Hajj Tragedy

Almost 300 Nigerian pilgrims died in the 2015 stampede in Saudi Arabia.

Nigeria’s Islamic authorities are employing local guides during the Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in order to avoid a repeat of the deadly stampede of 2015, in which scores of pilgrims died.

                                                                          

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INFOGRAPHICS: Senators, Reps earn N6.78bn in one year

A report by Economic Confidential has revealed that the National Assembly comprising the Senators and members of House of Representatives have received a total of N6.78bn as salaries and allowances in one year.

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Facebook to Add More African Languages

During his visit to Nigeria and Kenya, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hinted at the possibility of adding software for more African languages, to ease Africans' access to the online social network's applications.

                                                                            

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Protesters storm US Embassy demand Amnesty International exit from Nigeria

A group, under the aegis of Progressive Citizens Congress, has called on the US Embassy to prevail over Amnesty International to desist from dishing out inaccurate report on the activities of terrorists in the country.

                                                                       

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Nigerian Railway Corporation Now Transport Cattle by Rail

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Saturday resumed its Cattle Cargo Services, NAN reports.

Mr Jerry Oche, Lagos Railway District Manager (RDM), NRC, told NAN that 510 cattle were moved from Gusau in Zamfra to Lagos. Cattle traffic refers to the transportation of cattle via rail, especially from the Northern part of Nigeria to the South.

                                                                     

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