The Anambra State Government says the sum of N5.7 billion which is 4% of N258.9 billion in the 2023 budget will be spent on health. This is a shortfall of the 15% mandatory budget allocation for health as agreed at…
American tech billionaire, Elon Musk is on the verge of embarking a major breakthrough in the health sector with one of his companies, Neuralink. Musk disclosed on Wednesday that in six months Neuralink will be able to implant a device…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Olufunmilayo Abosede Balogun-Alexander of Nigeria United Nations Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste, with the host Government’s approval. She takes up her post on 1 December. Olufunmilayo Abosede Balogun-Alexander has more than 30 years of experience…
An additional 10,000 officers will be deployed for the 2023 elections, according to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali, on Thursday. The IGP made this known in Ilorin, Kwara State capital during the maiden distinguished personality lecture as…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Thursday has affirmed Oladipupo Adebutu as the winner of the Ogun State Governorship Primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is coming after Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed a suit by…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says it will hit the streets on Monday, December 5, to protest against the continued detention of Aminu Muhammed, an undergraduate of Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, who was arrested over a tweet…
By Eze Onyekpere | There are so many challenges with the federal health budget proposal for the year 2023. If approved by the National Assembly in its current form and substance, Nigeria’s health indicators may worsen and the expenditure will…
Abudu A. Olalekan | The United Nations (UN) is calling on countries to create an enabling environment for People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) to have equal access to medical treatments. The call to action according to the UN Secretary-General, António…
By Elijah Akoh, Solace Base Kano State’s population is currently at over 15 million, which makes it the second most populous state in Nigeria. As of 2019, records of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show that Kano State had over 5…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has appealed to Nigerians to ignore information circulating online that voters can voters in election day without their Permanent Voter Card (PVC). The chairman while appealing to members of…
