By Abujah Racheal In a significant move towards advancing healthcare accessibility, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has introduced the National Investment Initiative, marking a crucial stride in the pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Professor Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Development, announced the imminentContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye Some bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently address cash crunch issues to ensure swell celebrations during the yuletide. Some of the customers who are also small business owners told the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye In a resounding victory, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has been awarded the prestigious Leadership Newspaper 2023 Government Agency of the Year, drawing praise from consumers across the nation. Numerous consumers expressed their appreciation on X account, with Hilda @ Hilsneurone describing it asContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, has issued a pressing call for substantial investments to strengthen over 30,000 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the nation. Addressing a policy dialogue during the 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day commemoration in Abuja on Monday,Continue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Recently, the Nigerian Senate issued a public hearing notice inviting stakeholders and the general public to contribute to the amendment of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act 2015. The Senate Joint Committee on ICT & Cyber Security, and National Security & IntelligenceContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) has called upon the Federal Government to institute comprehensive reforms aimed at aligning security agencies with both international and national standards for the protection of human rights. This appeal was made by Clement Nwankwo, the Executive Director of PLAC, duringContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Benin region, says it has embarked on a series of projects aimed at grid expansion and upgrade in the sub region. Mr Isaac Okpe, General Manager, TCN, Benin region, stated this in Benin on Friday, while briefing newsmen after a tourContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called on African leaders to create quality jobs for their teeming unemployed youths, to stem the trend of brain drain bedevilling the continent. Adesina said in Abuja on Friday at the Second Veritas University DigitalContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Lawmakers on Friday said that if Nigeria’s data protection sector is rightfully harnessed, it will foster national security and enhance economic growth. They said this at a one-day capacity building workshop on Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, for members of the ICT and Cyber Security committees ofContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade WaterAid Nigeria, in partnership with Cummins West Africa Limited, has unveiled a N1 billion grant to improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in Lagos and FCT. WaterAid Country Director, Ms Evelyn Mere, disclosed this at the three-year project launch on Friday in Abuja. Mere said thatContinue Reading
