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in Crime, NEWS, TOP STORIESKokori backs FG on Ibori loot
Foremost labour leader and former National Secretary-General of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG), Chief Frank Ovie Kokori, has said that how and what the £4.2 million the United Kingdom recovered fund from former Delta state Governor, Chief James Ibori is to be used on is at the discretion of the Federal […] More
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NSITF seeks collaboration with Hospital Pharmacists on ECS
The Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Kelly Nwagha, has called for more effective collaboration between the Fund and the Association Of Hospital And Administrative Pharmacists Of Nigeria (AHAPN) in the implementation of the Employee’s Compensation Scheme (ECS). He made the call recently when he received a delegation led […] More
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NPHCDA applauds EU medical regulator over safety of Astrazeneca vaccine
By Dan-maryam Zayamu
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has applauded the European Medical Agency (EMA), for conducting their work effectively and transparently which led to the findings that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not associated with higher risk of blood clots.It would be recalled that following a thorough and […] More
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in Crime, Metro, NEWS, TOP STORIES
NHIS: CP Ciroma enjoins retired Police officers to enroll as 2nd phase commences
By Hassan Zaggi
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Polcie (CP), Bala Ciroma, has enjoined retired officers to enroll in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).This, he said, was because the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has approved the second phase of the enrolment into the scheme for retired officers.In a statement by the FCT […] More
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in NEWS, Security, TOP STORIES
Many female students abducted In Kaduna
Armed bandits have struck again in the early hours of today (Friday), abducting many female students from the Federal College of Forestry in Mando area of Kaduna State. The tertiary educational institution is a few meters away from the Nigerian Defence Academy. The actual number of students abducted is not yet known as at the […] More
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CBN awards FUPRE N40.4m to manufacture medical device
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has awarded the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurun, in Delta State a grant of N40.4 million to manufacture an innovative medical device known as MEDLINK. Among the FUPRE team that won this award at the University are; Dr. O’tega Ejofodomi, Dr. Godswill Ofualagba, Dr. Donatus Uchechukwu Onyishi, […] More
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Stop parading as NAWOJ chair, NUJ warns Stella Okoh-Esene
The NUJ FCT Council has warned the immediate past Chairperson, Nigeria Association of Women Journalsits (NAWOJ), FCT Chapter, Ms Stella Okoh-Esene, to stop parading herself as the chairperson of the chapter as her tenure had since ended.The Secretary of Council, Comrade Ochiaka Ugwu, handed the warning, in a press statement on Wednesday, titled: RE: Court […] More
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Buhari seeks Senate confirmation of HYPADEC, Disabilities Commission nominees
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, his nominees as Chairman and Members of the Governing Council of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC), and National Commission for Persons with Disabilities. The requests were contained in separate letters read on the floor during plenary on Tuesday by the Senate President, Ahmad […] More
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Bara Finance not approved by SEC to operate, investigation shows
Investigations have revealed that Bara Finance and Investment Company Limited may be operating as a Ponzi scheme, as the the company is not listed among the registered Capital market operators registered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Company promises a return of 15% to investors on Six month plan, one year plan is […] More
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in Health, NEWS, TOP STORIES
Morale of doctors, other health workers low, NMA raises the alarm
By Hassan Zaggi
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm that morale of doctors and other work force in the health sector is at an all-time low in Nigeria.The NMA Chairman, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, Dr Enema Amodu, raised the alarm at a media briefing in Abuja.The reasons for the all-time low morale of the […] More
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HND harmonization: NSCDC operatives allege selective payment, arbitrariness
There is disquiet at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as some aggrieved officers are set to break their silence on what they described as suffocating action, selective payment and arbitrariness meted on them by their Commandant-General since 2018.The aggrieved officers allege that the CG, Mohammed Gana, has flagrantly disregarded the Federal Government […] More
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in OPINION, TOP STORIES
Ex-IGP Idris and family troubles
By Usman Salawu
Recently, the social media was inundated with stories of the travails currently being faced by the former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris. While some of the assertions were true, others were half-truths and others totally misrepresented. In fact, some of the issues were down played, hence, did not represent the true picture of […] More
