State governments have been told to take charge of primary health care in their domains as the era of federal might is over. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, declared this recently, stressing the obvious that it will guarantee quality…
Revenue shared by Nigeria’s Federal, states and local governments slumped to N467.8 billion in August, N184.2 billion less than the N652 billion shared in July. Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance said the shared amount was inclusive of Value Added Tax…
The demand for foreign exchange (forex) has continued to rise despite the drop in forex earnings by the Federal Government, it was learnt yesterday. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele said yesterday that the average monthly import bill…
The weekly Federal Executive Council meeting will not be holding again today. It would have been the first FEC meeting to be presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari following his return from medical vacation in London. A statement from the…
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has blamed Nigeria’s poor performances in sports and listed two reasons for this. They are: The inability to groom and replace aging professional athletes with younger talents. It is important that there…
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obidimma, emerged from a closed-door meeting with the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu, and insisted on peace and unity of Nigeria. After the meeting with the IPOB leaders, the…
Socio-Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Wednesday petitioned the international Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Mrs Fatou Bensouda, to commence probe of the allegedly missing N11 trillion said to have been spent on Nigeria’s power sector since the administration of former…
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has inaugurated a seven-member reconciliation committee for the party’s Kogi chapter. According to a statement issued by Malam Bolaji Abudullahi, the APC National Publicity Secretary, the committee is chaired…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread of malaria and cholera in the wake of last week’s mudslides and flooding in Freetown. Mr. Alexander Chimbaru, Officer in Charge of…
Dr Ameyo Adadevoh, who laid down her life to save millions of Nigerians at onset of the Ebola outbreak in 2014, should be immortalised. The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health Services, Mr Segun Olulade, on Monday…
