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Jigawa gets N554 million in basic health care fund
From Ahmed Abubakar, Dutse The Government of Jigawa State has received the sum of N554,906,572.19 million for basic health care under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), NHIS Executive Secretary/CEO Prof Muhammed Nasir Sambo has indicated. Prof Sambo made the disclosure at the flag-off of the enrollment for the basic health care provision fund at
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Buhari established hydropower commission to tackle insecurity, neglect in northern villages – Lalong
From Gyang Bere, Jos Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has said that President Muhammadu Buhari established the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) to facilitate physical development and address insecurity in northern communities hosting hydropower installations. The governor noted that most communities hosting the hydropower installations have suffered neglect which has led to the
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Grammy awards: Taraba Speaker congratulate Burnerboy, Davido
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly, Dr Joseph Albasu Kunini on Tuesday congratulated the duo of Ayodeji Balogun, otherwise Known as Whizkid and Damini Ebunoluwa Ogula also called Burna Boy, for clinching the Grammy awards in Los Angeles, the USA on Sunday. In a statement issued in Jalingo and signed
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Ogun: NANS threatens shut down of tertiary institutions over abduction of OOU students
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun Axis/Joint Campus Committee, has threatened to shut down academic activities in all the state-owned tertiary institutions, if the state government fails to ensure safe rescue of two female students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ayetoro Campus, within four days. Kehinde Damilola Simeon,
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Okonjo-Iweala promises to help ease trade restrictions on health supplies, others
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has promised that the trade body will work to reduce export restrictions among member states, especially with regards to medical supplies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. She gave the assurance in Abuja when she met with members of the
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Anambra: APGA says it will conduct free, fair primary, denies endorsing Soludo
From Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has said it has not endorsed nor does it plan to impose Prof Chukwuma Soludo as the party candidate in the November 6 governorship election. The party said that it would conduct a free and fair primary election ahead of the November 6 election
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2023: Nigeria Equity Group calls for southern Christian president
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Nigeria Equity Group (NEG) has said that the best way to ensure balance, equity and to check the escalating ethnoreligious crises in Nigeria will be to ensure the emergence of a Christian as a consensus president in the 2023 presidential election. Addressing a world press conference in Abuja on Tuesday,
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Labour Ministry to develop Operational Guideline for Power Sector
From Benjamin Babine, Abuja Following recent controversies on hikes in electricity tariffs, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has initiated processes towards developing an operational guideline for the power sector, to help in effective and efficient service delivery. Speaking at an interactive session with stakeholders, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Yerima Peter
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Bagudu promises to sustains partnership with Tijjaniyya Movement
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has promised to sustain the support his administration is having for the Tijjaniyya Movement in the state , Nigeria and Africa. The Kebbi State Governor also vowed to sustain the existing bond and mutual cordial relationship between the Movement and the people ,
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Brown Ene emerges chairman as Enugu AGN elects new executives
From Jude Chinedu, Enugu Award-winning actor Brown Ene has been elected chairman of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Enugu State Chapter, with a mandate to pilot the affairs of the association for the next three years. The election which was peaceful, free and fair, had in attendance top Nollywood actors and actresses was held in
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Ex-Ogun commissioner, John Odubela, dies at 56
Akeem Nafiu A former Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology in Ogun State, John Olusegun Odubela (SAN), is dead. He died on Monday evening at the age of 56 years after a brief illness. Until his death, the silk was the Managing Partner, Rikey Tarfa and Co. He was appointed a Commissioner in Ogun
Police demanding N20 shot me, damaged my spinal cord, Victim tells Panel
Olufemi Adediran, Abeokuta A 45-year-old man, Olasunkanmi Fagbemi has told the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Enquiry of Ogun State how he was allegedly shot by some police officers who were demanding N20 bribe from a commercial bus driver. Fagbemi, who appealed before the panel Tuesday, said, the bullet which hit on the neck, damaged
Judge chases out journalists in Delta monarch’s kidnap, murder case
Dominic Adewole, Asaba Justice M.O. Omovie of the Delta State High Court, Ibusa, in Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state Tuesday ordered journalists out of his court room during the murder case of HRM Ofuue Akaeze III, the Obi of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom. The monarch was abducted by a four-man gang of kidnappers five
Buhari inaugurates roads in Imo, urges Uzodinma to sustain good governance
Lawrence Olaoye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has virtually inaugurated two roads in Owerri, Imo State urging the Governor, Hope Uzodinma, to sustain the momentum and accelerate the pace of good governance. According to a release by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday, the President inaugurated the newly completed Assumpta to Hospital Junction Road as well
Students’ abduction: NANS threatens to shutdown tertiary institutions in Ogun
Olufemi Adediran, Abeokuta National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State Chapter Tuesday threatened to shut down all tertiary institutions of learning in the state if the government fails to rescue two female university students abducted on Sunday night in the state. The students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ayetoro Campus, Ayetoro, Yewa
Bond villain actor, Yaphet Kotto, dies at 81
Yaphet Kotto, best known for playing a villain in 1973 James Bond movie Live and Let Die, has died at the age of 81. The actor also played a crew member in 1979 sci-fi movie Alien, and starred in US TV police drama Homicide: Life on the Street, reports the BBC. Kotto’s other credits
Troops kill 41 terrorist suspects in Borno operation –Army
Unfazed by weekend’s tragic event, troops have killed at least forty one suspected terrorist elements in ongoing clearance operations, in the troubled North East zone of the country. According to the Director, Army Public Relations (DAPR), Brig-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, the clearance operation leading to the killing of the fighters within the Gamboru Ngala general
JUST IN: Inflation hits 17.33%, highest in four years
The consumer price index, which measures the rate of increase in the price of goods and services, increased to 17.33 percent in February. This is the highest point since April 2017. According to the CPI/Inflation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday, the food inflation stood at 21.79 percent, the
Japan’s defence minister to discuss China’s activities with US counterpart
Japan’s defence minister, Nobuo Kishi, looks forward to discussing with his U.S. counterpart aspects of China’s activities in the East and South China Sea regions, he said on Tuesday. The security environment in the Indo-Pacific region was “severe”, Kishi said as he began a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. On his
*-unions/ In setback for gay Catholics, Vatican says church cannot bless same-s** unions
The Vatican said on Monday that priests cannot bless same-s** unions and that such blessings are not valid, in a ruling that greatly disappointed gay Catholics who had hoped their Church was becoming more welcoming under Pope Francis. In some countries, such as the United States and Germany, parishes and ministers have begun blessing
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