China’s provinces trim thousands of government jobs to spend more on Beijing’s science and control priorities

A year later, the nature and scale of the restructuring is starting to become apparent as new agencies covering these areas have been set up by central and local governments. Central Henan province has drawn the attention of millions of Chinese civil servants since mid-April when its economic planner released the details of its downsizing … Read more

Nigerian government upgrades medical centre, as university gets teaching hospital

President Bola Tinubu has approved the upgrade of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Birnin Kebbi to a teaching hospital for the College of Health Sciences, Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK). According to the institution’s Head, Information and Public Relations, Jamilu Mohammed, the approval was conveyed to the Vice Chancellor, Muhammad Umar, a professor, in a … Read more