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17 Mar
Ogun State Government has unveiled a new initiative aimed at reducing maternal and newborn mortality rates in the state, as well as addressing critical gaps in maternal healthcare through evidence-based interventions.
19 Jan
The Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) has highlighted the transformative achievements recorded under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Swap emphasised the pivotal role of the N1.17 trillion, 2024 health budget, the highest in Nigeria’s history, in achieving these results. Dr Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, National Coordinator, SWAp, said this in an interview with the News Agency…
15 Aug 2024
The National Coordinator of the federal government Sector-Wide Approach (SWAP) Dr Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq has said that one of the criteria for accessing the Basic Health Care Provision Fund is that states must provide 35 percent counterpart funding and also show evidence of progress in revitalization of primary health centres in their areas. He observed that…
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The Edo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm that some major opposition political parties are planning to instigate a crisis in the state and make it ungovernable. The state APC chairman, Mr Jarret Tenebe, raised the alarm during a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. “It has come to our…
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German economists called Tuesday for a recruitment drive to target US-based researchers dissatisfied with the policies of President Donald Trump, saying Europe's top economy could benefit from a "brain gain". Writing in news outlet Der Spiegel, eight economists called on the German government to fund up to 100 professorships in the country for exceptional academics…
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The Cross River chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out automatic tickets for serving members of the National Assembly and state lawmakers for the 2027 general elections. The party, however, granted automatic tickets to Gov. Bassey Otu and his deputy, Dr Peter Odey. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this…
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The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has announced the revocation of the offer of provisional allocation of houses under the National Housing Programme (NHP) of defaulting subscribers. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, made this known in a statement signed by Mr. Salisu Haiba, Director, Press and Public Relations, on…
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Zimbabwean authorities remanded in custody Tuesday 98 people arrested for taking part in demonstrations called to demand that President Emmerson Mnangagwa leave power. The men and women were rounded up in the capital Harare during small-scale demonstrations on Monday and a ruling on their bail is due on April 10, the courts said. A one-time…
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A fishing village in southwest Iceland was evacuated Tuesday after lava began spewing from a volcanic eruption, the eighth to hit the region since the end of 2023. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said "an eruption has started on the Sundhnuksgigar Crater Row" north of the fishing village Grindavik. Live video feeds showed…
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Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has called on government officials to join him in building the State and to shun the get rich quick syndrome. Sule made the call on Tuesday when he hosted the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, who led a delegation of government officials to him on a Sallah homage…
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A 60-year-old farmer has been killed by her labourer at Laoso community, Laje Camp axis of Ondo West Local Council Area, Ondo State. The deceased, identified as Mrs Adelugba, according to sources, was macheted to death by the labourer after she accused him of stealing kola nuts from her farm. One of the sources disclosed…
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Polish prosecutors said Tuesday that they had charged a Russian-born Ukrainian with spying on behalf of Russia's intelligence services. Poland has been a staunch ally of Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and has frequently accused Moscow of espionage and sabotage attempts. The NATO member is also a key transit point for Western…
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Promoters and operators of entities engaged in a prohibited scheme are liable to a penalty of not less than N20 million or imprisonment for a term of 10 years or both. The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Emomotimi Agama, said it is one of the provisions of the newly signed Investments…