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Nigeria far from achieving 15% Abuja Declaration on improving Healthcare –– WHO

On: April 9, 2023

By Franca Ofili The World Health Organization (WHO), says Nigeria is still far from meeting the 2001 15 per cent Abuja Declaration on improving the health sector. Dr Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative to Nigeria said this in Abuja in a meeting with newsmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading

10th Assembly: Group backs Gagdi for Speaker of Reps

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 9, 2023

In: Politics

By Taiye Agbaje A group, the North Central Coalition for Good Governance (NCCGG), has endorsed Rep. Yusuf Gagdi for the number one seat in the 10th House of Representatives. The convener of NCCGG, Mr Abraham Dauda, stated this on Saturday during a news conference in Abuja. Dauda said the groupContinue Reading

Nigeria needs to effectively harness gas resources for energy transition, security — society

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 9, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Ella Anokam The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Nigeria Council says in view of energy transition, Nigeria needs to effectively harness potential of gas resources to ensure energy security. Mr Felix Obike, the Chairman, SPE, Nigeria Council said this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading

Commonwealth Games: Nigeria to organise competition for schools in Lagos

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 9, 2023

In: Sports

By Emmanuel Afonne The Commonwealth Games Nigeria (CGN) said on Saturday it would organise a Community Grassroots Sports programme for secondary schools in the Amuwo Odofin Area of Lagos on May 3. Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), said in a statement that theContinue Reading

Prudent expenditure and Nigeria’s quest for debt sustainability

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 8, 2023

In: Features

By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In recent times, the media has been awash with news about the huge debt burden that the incoming government would inherit from the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. This started after Buhari signed the 2023 budget of 21.83 trillion Naira into law inContinue Reading

WHO says life expectancy increased from 46 to 73 years

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 8, 2023

In: Health

By Franca Ofili The World Health Organisation (WHO) says global life expectancy for both sexes has increased from 46 to 73 years, with the biggest gains in the poorest countries. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, said this during an online media conference. Ghebreyesus said after years of war, theContinue Reading

NANS seeks holistic approach to rescue abducted students

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 8, 2023

In: Education

By Muhammad Lawal The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to authorities concerned to use all means to rescue university and secondary school students from their abductors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two female Microbiology students of Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara and another 10 femaleContinue Reading

Ukraine to resume electricity exports to Europe after 6 month halt

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 8, 2023

In: Foreign

Ukraine will resume exporting electricity to Europe after a six-month pause due to crippling Russian missile attacks on the country’s infrastructure, Energy Minister German Galushchenko, said on Friday. “The Ukrainian power grid had been functioning for almost two months without any restrictions on consumption and with a power reserve,” GalushchenkoContinue Reading

LP crisis: State chairmen insist Abure remains National chairman

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 8, 2023

In: Politics

By Angela Atabo Labour Party state chairmen say they did not sack Julius Abure as Chairman of the party, insisting that he (Abure) remains the recognised National Chairman of Labour Party (LP). The state chairmen of the party in Abuja took back the party secretariat which was alleged to haveContinue Reading

Visa: Cameroon to begin online application service April 30

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 8, 2023

In: Foreign

Cameroonian foreign minister, Lejeune Mbella, on Friday said that all applications for entry visas to Cameroon will be done online as from April 30. According to the minister, applications would be carried out “exclusively” through a dedicated website, www.evisacam.cm, after which an online visa authorization will be issued to theContinue Reading

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