The proposal by the federal government to integrate cancer care into health insurance schemes is a positive development that points to an official willingness to take the lead in the fight against deadly cancer.

“There is no evidence that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding Boko Haram or any terrorist group,” the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has said.  

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), yesterday, said the country would not allow price fixing in the petroleum industry, stressing that local refineries and operators must trade based on willing sellers and willing buyers.

Nigeria, with 20 ongoing and planned Special Economic Zones (SEZ) projects, has yet to fully realise its potential due to policy inconsistencies, infrastructure deficits, bureaucratic hurdles and tax implications for businesses within designated zones.

Brethren, our Khutbah (sermon) today is a continuation of the decolonisation of the Muslim Minds. In this Khutbah, we continued the conversation on the Qur’anic attitude to knowledge with focus on the goal of knowledge and its acquisition.