Francis Ukwuije, Technical Officer, Health Financing, World Health Organisation, Nigeria, has blamed poor health care in Nigeria on the country’s very high out-of-pocket expenditure of more than 70 percent, with
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Francis Ukwuije, Technical Officer, Health Financing, World Health Organisation, Nigeria, has blamed poor health care in Nigeria on the country’s very high out-of-pocket expenditure of more than 70 percent, with
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that children are the most affected wherever there is an outbreak of disease. Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) UNICEF Nigeria,
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has threatened to sack all the Kaduna State University (KASU) lecturers if they continue to observe the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.
A man identified as Ojo Babatunde from Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has been arrested by officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Ekiti State Command, for raping and impregnating his 15-year-old step-daughter.
The Kogi State Police Command has debunked media reports of a bomb explosion in Lokoja on Tuesday. The Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Edward Egbuka, while briefing journalists on
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has commended the efforts of the Niger State Emergency Agency (NSEMA) and other members of the riverine community for their swift response in rescuing
Lagos State Police Command officers have arrested four fake soldiers. The operatives of the Iju Divison led by the DPO, CSP Gbenga Stephen, apprehended them. Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin
Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA), has disclosed that flood occasioned by torrential rainfall has so far ravaged 59 communities in eleven affected local government areas of the State.Dr. Mohammed
The correspondent of Leadership Newspaper in Zamfara State, Comrade Umar Maradun, who was arrested by the police at his Maradun country home, has been released on bail. Reports showed that
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said he will reveal all that has transpired in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) very soon. Wike stated this in a terse
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the outcome of recent governorship elections shows his commitment to violence-free and credible polls. According to him, the elections in Anambra, Osun and Ekiti States
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) said clerics that attended the unveiling of Bola Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima are not fake. MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola issued a statement on Friday
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State has asked the Chinese Government and business community to invest in the moribund industries of the state to help create job opportunities for
After spending about 27 months in office, Governor Hope Uzodinma on Thursday dissolved the 27-man Interim Management Committee Chairmen of Imo State. Uzodinma made this known on Thursday after a
Following the continued activities of terrorists in Nigeria, the Federal Government is considering a ban on the use of commercial motorcycles known as Okada, and mining activities in the country.
The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng Echeng has called on communities in the state to partner with the police to defeat insecurity. The CP made the call at
A member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria City Constituency, Honourable Suleiman Ibrahim Dabo, on Wednesday, warned traditional rulers and religious leaders in the state over unguarded
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has disclosed why he must win the 2023 election. Tinubu said he must win the presidential election for the sake of
A 23-year-old man, Godspower Adigheti has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly hacking his girlfriend, Gift Oloku, to death. It was learnt that the suspect allegedly
A man and a woman have died in a road accident that occurred on Wednesday along the Ijebu-Ode-Ore highway in Ogun State. The crash occurred at about 1:22 am at