Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Expert wants NHIS to cover kidney treatment
Dr Michael Adelaja, a Nephrologist with Garki Hospital, Abuja, has called on the Federal Government to include kidney treatment in the National Health Insurance Scheme…
Edo Government sets out IDPs distribution plan
The Edo Government on Thursday released a roster showing how relief materials approved by the Federal Government for the Internally…
Federal Government urged to withhold funds ear-marked for refineries
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the nation’s four refineries on Thursday urged…
Capital market indicators maintain steady growth
The nation’s capital market indicators on Thursday remained on the rise, growing by 0.24 per cent amid gains by some…
NLC @ 40: Congress to re-launch College Endowment Fund
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) plans to re-launch its Labour College Endowment Fund as part of activities marking its 40-year anniversary,…
Air force provides free medical services to IDPs in Borno
Nigeria Air Force on Thursday says it has embarked on a two-week free surgical treatment for persons displaced by Boko…
League Cup final: Kyle Walker eager to beat “bitter rivals’’ Arsenal
Manchester City defender Kyle Walker’s love for former club Tottenham Hotspur will motivate him against Arsenal in the English League…
Eko Refinery and Petrochemicals to commence refinery construction
Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho, Chairman, Eko Petrochemicals and Refining Company Ltd, on Thursday said that the detailed analysis of supporting technologies…
Hate Speech: Traditional media to adhere to ethics
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Press Council (NPC), Mr Nnamdi Njemanze on Thursday advised media practitioners to adhere to ethical principles…
Paris Club refund: Niger state spends N6.4bn on workers’ salaries
Niger Government announced on Thursday that about N6.4 billion was released to the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs from the…
Niger state records 31 meningitis cases, 4 deaths in 2017
Niger Government has confirmed the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) with laboratory tests confirming 31 cases and four deaths…
Social Media Week 2018: Organisers promise mind blowing experience
Ms Ngozi Odita, the Co-founder of the 2018 Social Media Week (SMW), says the edition will assist in the creation…
Commonwealth Games 2018: States urged to support for Team Nigeria
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Exporting Corporate Nigeria Projects (ECNP), on Wednesday appealed to some state governors to support Nigeria’s contingent…
Market women sensitised on Cleaner Lagos Initiative
The Lagos State Government, under its Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) has called on traders to ensure that markets in the…
FCT communities protest poor access to water facilities
Residents of some communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday protested lack of access to the only source…
Libya, UN to continue to work on political agreement
Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives (parliament) and the Tripoli-based Higher Council of State agreed to continue consultations to amend the…
ECOWAS inaugurates Regional Centre for Disease Control in Abuja
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has inaugurated Regional Centre for Disease Control in Abuja to strengthen regional…
Diesel theft: Nigerian Navy arrest 7 suspects
The Nigerian Navy has arrested seven men for allegedly transporting 522 tonnes of diesel believed to be stolen from pipelines,…
Onanuga tasks media practitioners on human trafficking
The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday called on the media to effectively play…
Federal, State Govts urged to engage healthcare workers on Child mortality
Dr Mathew Ashikeni, the Acting Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Health Care Development Board, has urged Federal and State Governments to…
Congolese refugees besiege UN office in Rwanda, protest food cuts
Anti-riot police in western Rwanda on Wednesday surrounded at least 3,000 Congolese refugees, who had camped at the UN Refugee…
Anambra state set to regulate gaming industry
The Anambra House of Assembly is set to look into the gaming industry with a view to making it healthier…
36 participants for Youth weightlifting Championship in Ibadan
Thirty six Weightlifters will participate in the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) South West Zonal Championship slated for Ibadan, an official has…
Health Workers’ strike halts services at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu
Activities at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Enugu has been grounded following an industrial action by the Joint Health Sector…
Osun Assembly rejects constitution Amendment input
The Osun State House of Assembly has unanimously rejected the proposed constitutional amendment to allow for independent candidature during elections…
Farmers/herdsmen clash as a result of climate change
Mr Chido Onumah, Coordinator, Africa Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), has attributed the farmers/herdsmen crisis in Benue to…
Edo Govt. accused of diversion of rice meant for IDPs
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Wednesday accused the Edo Government of diverting 4,721 bags of rice donated…
Desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse or face sanction, Lagos warns
The Lagos State Government has warned residents to stop indiscriminate dumping of refuse in unauthorized places, saying that perpetrators risk…
Lassa fever: Kogi state successfully treats and discharges 2 patients
The Kogi Government says it has successfully treated and discharged two patients confirmed of Lassa fever in January.
Imo state Govt. committed to child health care management – Okorocha
Imo Governor, Mr Rochas Okorocha, says the state government is committed to health care and welfare of women, expectant mothers…