The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, announced on Thursday that the ministry is set to launch the first-ever state of health report in the country. …
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Reps okay bill raising health workers’ retirement age to 65
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed a bill seeking to increase the retirement age of health workers in the country from 60 to 65 through the second reading stage. …
Read More »Nigeria loses N200bn annually printing books abroad – Association
Gutenberg Prints Association of Nigeria has stated that Nigeria loses more than N200billion annually on printing books abroad. The president of the Association, Mr Adekunle Adebambo, said this during a …
Read More »Gunmen kill banker, two others in Abia
The Commissioner of Police in Abia State, CP Danladi Isa, confirmed on Thursday the deaths of Mr Victor Udensi, a Zenith Bank staff member from the Umuahia branch, along with …
Read More »Panic as commercial bus catches fire in Anambra
No fewer than 14 passengers narrowly escaped death by the whisker while the driver sustained a minor injury when the bus they were travelling in suddenly went up in flames …
Read More »FG secures N2.8bn Google grant for AI development
The Federal Government has secured a grant of N2.8 billion from Google to boost artificial intelligence talent development across Nigeria, aiming to close skill gaps and position the country at …
Read More »BREAKING: Withdraw tax reform bills, NEC tells Tinubu
The National Economic Council, on Thursday, asked President Bola Tinubu to withdraw the Tax Reforms Bills from the National Assembly to allow for wider consultations and consensus building. Oyo State …
Read More »Ex-Senate President, Wayas, set for burial three years after
The body of the former president of the Senate, Dr Joseph Wayas, who died on November 30, 2021, would be buried on November 30, three years after his demise. This …
Read More »APC planning to rig Ogun LG poll, LP alleges
The Labour Party, on Thursday, kicked off its campaign for the Ogun State local government elections slated for November 16 with a call on the State Independent Electoral Commission to …
Read More »High interest rates gagging SMEs’ formative years-Nestoil GMD
The Group Managing Director of Nestoil Group, Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi, has faulted punitive interest rates and excessive collateral demands for the collapse of many Small and Medium Enterprises in their formative …
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