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States Allocated 1.22% Of Health Budget To Medical Equipment In Two Years – NGF report
NGF’s health sector expenditure review report showed that 36 states budget only 1.22 percent for medical appliances and equipment in two years. The state-level report obtained on Sunday noted that “61.83 per cent of the aggregate health budget of the 36 States from 2021-2023 was allocated to public health services and health administration, leaving 38.17 per cent for hospital services...
Leadway, AGRA Partner To Protect Farmers
Leadway Assurance and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa have launched an insurance program in order to shield 21,000 smallholder farmers from the negative consequences of climate change. The initiative, announced in a statement made available to our correspondent on Sunday, is backed by a $399,900 grant and forms part of a three-year project titled ‘Building Farmers’ Resilience through...
Why I Granted Interview On Foreign Students Bringing Family Into UK – Emdee Tiamiyu
Emdee Tiamiyu, a Nigerian YouTuber who said in an interview with BBC that Nigerian students do not migrate to the United Kingdom for degrees but for greener pastures, has finally explained why he made the claim. The YouTuber has come under fire on social media after British Home Secretary Suella Braverman revealed in a statement on Tuesday that Nigerians and...
Excitement As Remodelled Lagos Airport’s Immigration Hall Hosts 1st Flight Clearance
There was excitement among passengers on Friday when the remodelled Immigration Clearance Hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport’s E-Arrival Wing hosted its maiden flight clearance. Videos shared by the Nigerian Immigration Service captured the reactions of passengers experiencing a seamless clearance process in the upgraded hall. The NIS celebrating the accomplishment on X, wrote, “Yesterday, the remodeled and upgraded Immigration Clearance...
Tinubu Pledges Support For Bank Expansion To Fuel Economic Growth
President Bola Tinubu says that the current administration is making great efforts to establish a system that is both globally competitive and sustainable in order to support the growth of Nigerian banks and other financial institutions. Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, said this at the groundbreaking ceremony for First Bank’s 43-story headquarters at Eko Atlantic City...
ICPC Probes Lagos Council Chairman Over Corruption Allegations
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed the arrest and interrogation of Mr. Muibi Folawiyo, chairman of the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area (LCDA), over serious allegations of corruption. ICPC spokesperson Dr. Demola Bakare disclosed the development to journalists, stating that Folawiyo is under investigation for alleged large-scale theft, diversion of public funds...
Insecurity In Our Region Must End Now, Northern Nigeria Stakeholders Spit Fire
Following a high-level meeting with Northern stakeholders-including former state governors, ministers, service chiefs, National Assembly members, retired senior public officers, academics, professionals and other patriotic citizens-the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for urgent action to end the ongoing security crisis in Northern Nigeria. Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the ACF’s National Publicity Secretary, read a communiqué issued after the Board of...
Expect A Mix Of New, Old Cabinet Members – Gov Eno
As the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno makes appointments of his executive council members and personal aides, he has advised the people not to be surprised to see both the old faces( Aides to ex-governor Udom Emmanuel) and the new ones when the list finally comes out. Eno also announced that the appointment of his personal aides...
Imo LGA Polls: ISIEC Announces Recruitment
In preparation ahead of the local government elections exercise scheduled to take place on September 21 across the 27 LGAs in the state, the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, has announced the recruitment of ad hoc staff into some critical vacant positions in the commission to deliver a credible and transparent exercise. A release from the Chairman of the...
Betta Edu: Nobody Is Above Been Investigated – EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede Warns
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has warned that nobody is too big to be investigated. Olukoyede issued the warning in Abuja when the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Musa Adamu Aliyu, paid him a courtesy visit in the wake of the probe of Betta Edu,...
