The Niger Government on Friday said it would establish Contributory Social Health Insurance Scheme to provide affordable and quality healthcare services in the state. Dr Mustapha Jibril, the state Commissioner for Health, told newsmen in Minna that the proposed Bill would target both the public and private sectors. “A memoContinue Reading
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, says the party would not allow any form of rigging in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti. He stated this on Friday in Abuja in reaction to Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose’s allegation that the APC had plans to rigContinue Reading
An Indian TV actress along with her mother and sister have been charged with printing counterfeit currency at their home to bear the losses they were hit by. According to Gulf News, Surya Sasikumar has appeared in several serials aired by Kerala-based TV channels. Local police said that they managedContinue Reading
Trump’s administration is using DNA tests to reunite children and their migrant parents after they were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The department said compared to verifying documents such as birth certificates, the DNA process is a faster and more accurate methodContinue Reading
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday described the death of former Finance Minister, Malam Adamu Ciroma, as a great loss to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ciroma, an elder statesman, died in an Abuja hospital on Thursday afterContinue Reading
Pinnick clinches CAF 1st Vice President The embattled President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has been appointed as the 1st Vice President of Confederation of African Football (CAF). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Pinnick’s appointment’s is contained in a letter dated July 5, 2018 signedContinue Reading
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has appealed to the Federal Government to appoint reputable auditors to carry out forensic auditing of State and Local Government joint accounts. Mr Ibrahim Khaleel, NULGE National President, made the appeal while addressing newsmen at the end of its National Executive CouncilContinue Reading
The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger,Dr Abubakar Dzukogi, says the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) is spending about N365 million on the construction of additional structures at the institution. Dzukogi told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Bida on Thursday that the projects, if completed, wouldContinue Reading
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has pledged to engage more meter access providers in the power sector to address the metering problem in the country. Mr Oyebode Fadipe, Head Corporate of the commission, AEDC disclosed this while addressing newsmen at a roundtable on power by the Civil Society GroupsContinue Reading
