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Trouble in health sector as drugs, cost of care spike by 150%Nigerians may have begun to feel the inflationary impact of floating of the Naira as well as subsidy removal as prices of essential drugs and cost of care in the health sector have spiked lately, much to the discomfort of care seekers and practitioners. […]

A member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Adeola Adenikinju, has said Nigerian banks operating cost is higher than other countries and should be reduced. The Central Bank of Nigeria released this in his personal statement made at the last MPC meeting. In his report, he said, “Interest margins to total operating income declined from 58.1

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has warned that 14 states and 31 communities may witness heavy rainfall leading to flooding from July 4 to 8 across the country. The warning was contained in a statement issued Wednesday by the Coordinator, NEMA, Lagos Territorial Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye. Farinloye urged relevant stakeholders within the affected

The Federal Government said it is making efforts to ensure that healthcare workers who have left the country to seek greener pastures return to contribute to the development of the health sector. The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salma Anas-Ibrahim made this known on Tuesday at the joint World Health Organisation stakeholders’

The Labour Party has lambasted the federal government for discrediting the European Union’s conclusion on the 2023 General Election. It was recalled that the EU had in its final assessment and report on the 2023 general elections, declared that there were some irregularities in the last elections. The EU observers stressed that the trust reposed

Nigeria’s 2023 general elections comprising the presidential, National Assembly, governorship and state houses of assembly elections might have come and gone, but the echoes have continued to reverberate; they are not in a hurry to fizzle away. Following the outcome of the elections, particularly the presidential election, and the Independent National Electoral Commission’s eventual declaration

NNPC Limited has disclosed it plans to invest into a Maiduguri based start-up company that is into renewables and electric vehicles. The company explained that the move would boost its footprint in the renewable energy space and help Nigeria in reducing its carbon emissions. The Managing Director of NNPC New Energy Limited, Kanachukwu Odoe who

The Presidential Petition Election Court has adjourned to Tuesday, July 4, the hearing of the defence filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The court on June 23 fixed Monday, July 3 for respondents to open their case in defence of the petition filed by aggrieved parties challenging the outcome of the February 25 election

President of Ijaw National Congress (INC), the umbrella body of the Ijaw worldwide, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, and National Publicity Secretary of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Dr. Ken Robinson, are skeptical about the impact of the recent abolition of the crude oil swap policy, saying it is the same players that will be recycled. When

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that leaders who ask followers to sacrifice for a better Nigeria must also lead by example. Doing so constitutes living by example, he said. Obi spoke at St Faith Cathedral, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Awka, during the burial Mass