EFCC recovers N5.4bn for NHIS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered N5.4billion for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. Professor Muhammad Nasir Sambo, Executive Secretary, NHIS, disclosed this […]
Health
Rio to vaccinate residents of poor district as part of field trial
Thousands of residents of a poor district in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro are to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in a pilot […]
FG declares Benue LGA open defecation free
Federal Ministry of Water Resources has declared Buruku Local Government Area (LGA) in Benue open defecation free (ODF), having met the requirements slated in the […]
NGO challenges parents to help reduce drug addiction, abuse
Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), an NGO, on Wednesday, challenged parents to rise to the occasion of tackling and reducing drug abuse and addiction among […]
Fayemi restates commitment to nation’s unity, peaceful co-existence
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti says the state government is committed to contributing its quota to building a nation where unity, peace and justice will […]
Cholera: Physician tasks govt. on zero tolerance for open defecation
A Public Health Physician, Prof. Tanimola Akande, says recurring cholera outbreak can be prevented through zero tolerance for open defecation and provision of good sewage […]
El-Rufai: Bantex we lost a good man, great patriot
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has described the late Architect Barnabas Bala Bantex as a good man whose emergence made the office of the Deputy Governor of […]
Don advises Africans to build sound economy
Prof. Nnamdi Nwaodu, a Professor of Public Relations in the Igbinedion University Okada (IUO) has advised Africans to isolate and integrate themselves to build sound […]
Why NA will pass metallurgical bill –Adegbite
Mr Olailekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, says the ministry is making effort to ensure that the Metallurgical Bill is passed into […]
Bauchi women embrace backyard farming to fight poverty
Some women in Bauchi metropolis have resorted to backyard farm to source for high quality vegetables to enhance food security. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
NGE felicitates Osoba, Obaigbena on birthdays
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has felicitated former Ogun governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, and Chairman, Thisday Newspaper Group, Mr Nduka Obaigbena on their birthdays. […]
Fertility rate in Nigeria too high – Don says
Prof. Josiah Mutihir, a consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, has said that Nigeria’s fertility rate was too high and […]
Marketers say “No” to restricting importation of petroleum products to refiners
Oil marketers on Tuesday kicked against the restriction of licence to import petroleum products to only owners of refineries. The conditionality is contained in the […]
FG grants water use license to first indigenous hydro- power generating company
The Federal Government has granted water use license to Messrs Mabon Limited, the first indigenous hydro-power generating company, through the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management […]
COVID-19: NCDC registers 110 new infections
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 110 new COVID-19 cases, with no related death in the daily infection chart. The centre disclosed this on […]
CSO calls for MDAs’ synergy for success of Kaduna Contributory Health scheme
Kaduna State Maternal Accountability Mechanism (KADMAM), a Civil Society Organization(CSO), on Wednesday, called for synergy among agencies and departments under the state Ministry of Health […]
APC membership registration to continue in Imo, Kwara, others- Secretary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says its membership revalidation and registration exercise will continue in Imo, Kwara, Ogun and Rivers States. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National […]
7 things you need to know about Business Outsourcing
In the past two decades, outsourcing has grown, as a business discipline, across sectors and geographies. For many, their first introduction to outsourcing had its […]
Group lauds President Buhari on health, education achievements
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for achievements in health and education sectors. NANS commendation is contained in a […]
Reforms on Visa Policy 2020 , Border Management Strategy imminent —— Immigration boss Border
The Controller-General (CG) of the Nigerian Immigration Service ( NIS), Mr Mohammad Babandede, says the service will re-examine the Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP) 2020 and […]
Police arrest woman, 20, over attempted suicide in Jigawa
The police command in Jigawa, has arrested a 20-year-old woman, Dausiya Isyaku, for allegedly attempting to commit suicide.The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP […]
KDSG records 2,103 new TB cases
The Kaduna State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme recorded 2,103 newcases of tuberculosis (TB) in the first quarter of 2021. The Programme Manager, Dr Abubakar […]
Chidinma, Ataga: Health experts warn against drug abuse
Public health experts and anti-substance abuse campaigners have warned of the dangers of drug abuse on the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse […]
UN harps on ceasefire to resolve conflict, promote peace
Mrs Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) has underscored ceasefire as key to resolve conflict and promote sustainable peace. Mohammed, also Chairperson […]
Access to safe water still a challenge – WaterAid
WaterAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, on Wednesday said that access to sustainable and equitable safe drinking water remained a challenge in Nigeria. Mrs Evelyn Mere, […]