The Niger State Government has confirmed 17 deaths from diphtheria out of 124 cases recorded in three local government areas within the last seven months. The commissioner said the government was also providing several free healthcare interventions to reduce the financial burden of treatment on residents. IBBU medical students’ clinical trainingOn clinical training for medical students of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Mr Bagana assured students and parents that arrangements were being made to provide clinical training facilities in Minna within the next six months to one year. Mr Bagana recalled that the first batch of 41 medical students had moved to Zaria for clinical training pending the availability of suitable facilities in Niger State. He said the government had also recently conducted a free medical outreach targeting 1.5 million people.