Health care workers
16 Aug
President Bola Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. He said the aim is to improve the health and social well-being of Nigerians, drive economic development, and position Nigeria as a healthcare hub within Africa The first initiative - the Healthcare Expansion Programme…
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The Chairman, of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime, Sen. Salisu Shuaibu Afolabi, on Thursday underscored the importance of rigorous testing to prevent flaws in locally developed software, thereby protecting national data. READ ALSO:Tinubu stops NASS officers’ tenure elongation Afolabi said this during TestNigeria 3.0, Nigeria’s Premier Conference on Software Testing,…
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Oando Plc has reiterated the need for firms to leverage meaningful data to make quality decisions regarding strategy and the direction organisations need to go.
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The Federal Government said it does not want to flood the market with imported food but is working out strategies that will ensure the country can feed itself from its local production.
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The Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) said that over nine million Nigerians have benefitted from the initiative. READ ALSO:Abia leads Southeast states in NG-Cares implementation The National Coordinator of NG-CARES, Dr Abdulkarim Obaje, stated this during the fifth Zonal Peer Learning and Experience Sharing Event of the programme on Friday…
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Australia has seen a rapid rise in mpox cases in the past three months, with one health expert concerned that low vaccination rates could be driving a spike outside cities. So far this year, 737 cases have been recorded, with the vast majority of cases occurring in the last few months. In comparison, there were…
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The Federal Government has revealed that ExxonMobil planned a $10 billion investment in Nigeria’s deep-water oil operations, which is expected to boost the nation’s output.
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About 84.98 per cent of the depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank have been settled, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said.The Managing Director of the Corporation, Bello Hassan, disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at the 2024 NDIC
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that just about 26.3 per cent of Nigerian workers have a pension plan and health insurance policy across the country in 2023.
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Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has lost his wife, Patience to the cold hands of death. Her death was announced in a statement released by the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Comrade Ini Ememobong, According to Ememobong, she died peacefully at the hospital on Thursday, September 26, 2024, in the presence of…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) FCT command has set an ambitious target of reducing road traffic crashes in the six area councils in the territory by 50 percent by 2030. READ ALSO:FRSC boss rallies stakeholders to reduce road fatalities Speaking at a town hall meeting on Thursday in Abuja, the…