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The Lagos State Government has opened recruitment for clinical personnel across its 29 secondary healthcare facilities as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery and address workforce shortages . A statement by the Lagos State Health Service Commission on Monday said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved the exercise to fill vacancies in government general hospitals across the state. “In line with the THEMES Agenda of the present administration and in fulfilling the promise of qualitative healthcare delivery to the residents of Lagos State, Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved the recruitment of clinical staff to fill the existing vacancies in the twenty-nine (29) Secondary Healthcare Facilities in the State,” the commission stated. According to the commission, the recruitment is aimed at reducing the impact of brain drain on the health sector and improving access to quality healthcare for residents. The available positions include consultants in various speci...

The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has explained why kidnappers and terrorists may still evade detection despite the integration of the National Identification Number (NIN) into Nigeria’s security system. TOPTORI reports that Coker-Odusote said criminal groups often frustrate tracking efforts by using mobile phones and SIM cards belonging to their victims instead of lines registered in their own names. She spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. The NIMC boss said the NIN remained the foundation of Nigeria’s identity and security infrastructure but noted that criminals had developed methods of concealing their identities. Coker-Odusote said, “We already know the NIN is the foundational identity for the security architecture, but a lot of the time, you find out the kidnappers use the phones of the people they have abducted. “Which means, how do you trace them because they are not usin...

...Okada rider excretes 100 wraps of methamphetamine; N10.3billion worth of Loud seized at Lagos port A 38-year-old South African lady, Ms. Will Jessica Ann has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja after she was found to have concealed 14 large blocks of heroin weighing 5.75 kilograms in her luggage, using her three-year-old son as a cover to beat security checks and evade thorough screening. The suspect was arrested by NDLEA officers on Monday 6th July 2026 during the inward clearance of passengers on Qatar Airways flight QR 1433 from Doha to Abuja. Though she initially denied travelling with check-in bags, but after operatives were able to quickly establish that the two bags containing the drugs had tags which tallied with the claim tags attached to her passport, she recounted and admitted ownership of the bags adding that she forgot she checked in the two bags.  She cl...

…Says It’s Time for a Muslim to Become Oyo Governor Fresh details have emerged over the defection of former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), as Hon. Oduola Olumide, popularly known as Alayàkí Ona-Ara, offered his perspective on the political developments surrounding the move. Speaking during an exclusive interview, Hon. Oduola, a former PDP candidate for the Oyo State House of Assembly, alleged that unresolved political differences and a breakdown in the relationship between Arapaja and Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, played a significant role in the former PDP national officer’s decision to leave the party. According to Alayàkí Ona-Ara, Arapaja’s exit did not happen in isolation but was the result of a series of political developments within the PDP. He alleged that Governor Makinde betrayed Arapaja politically, a situation he claimed contributed t...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reaffirmed that both the standard ₦100 banknote and the commemorative ₦100 note remain legal tender, warning that rejecting either note is a violation of the law and undermines confidence in the nation's currency. The clarification is contained in a statement signed by Hakama Sidi-Ali (Mrs.), Acting Director of Corporate Communications, who said the apex bank had received reports that some individuals, businesses, and financial institutions were rejecting the standard ₦100 banknote over doubts about its legal tender status. The CBN explained that the commemorative ₦100 banknote, introduced to mark Nigeria's centenary, did not replace the existing standard ₦100 note, stressing that both banknotes remain valid for all transactions across the country. The Bank warned that any individual, business, or financial institution that refuses to accept the notes risks enforcement actions, as such conduct contravenes the provisions of the C...

Remi Tinubu Harvests Vegetables From Presidential Villa Garden, Shares Produce With Staff  The villa garden set up about two years ago by the Nigeria's First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to promote food security in the country through a national competition, #EveryHomeAGarden#, the vegetable garden in the State House is still active with bountiful yields. The First Lady, after a routine visit to the garden for another round of harvest, reiterates her call on Nigerians to embrace ongoing efforts aimed at promoting food security in the country by cultivating and sustaining interest in home gardening.  Parading her bountiful yield for the day, including lush green spinach, water leaf and fluted pumpkin, the First Lady says keeping a home garden is a smart way of living a healthy life at a cheap cost. Apart from ensuring food security, home gardening, she notes, will also support efforts at addressing climate change. Sharing some of the harvest for the day with her staff, t...