Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for practice abroad,” The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has announced that nurses and midwives will now require two years post-qualification work experience from the date of issuance of permanent practising license before their certificates can be verified by foreign nursing boards/councils. This announcement was…
The federal government has said some of the agreements it reached with the members of the organised labour during the October 2023 negotiation meeting are not implementable immediately. The government specifically explained that one of the agreements, which is setting up of conversion centres for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) would take some time before it…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has discontinued granting loans through its Ways and Means advances to the federal government. The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, said the decision was because the government failed to settle its outstanding debt. Cardoso said this on Friday at an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Banking,…
Kano State Governor Abbah Yusuf has solicited the support of Africa’s richest man and oil magnate, Aliko Dangote for the establishment of an independent power plant in the state. “Kano desperately needs the establishment of a sickle cell hospital to provide free medication for the patients”, the Governor said. Yusuf pleaded with the business tycoon…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje Medical workers in Ondo State on Friday, took to the streets to demonstrate against the state government’s failure to pay their salaries and other benefits since 2019. These workers were originally employed by the Ondo State Hospital Management Board but were later transferred to the Ondo State University of Medical Sciences Teaching…
Gom Mirian Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon, in the sexual harassment and gratification case instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The bail was set…
The President, Bola Tinubu yesterday ordered the immediate release of food items from the strategic reserve to cushion the effect of hardship in the country. African Health Report (AHR) recalls that Nigerians have been lamenting the rising cost of living, mounting pressure on the Federal Government to reverse the trend. Minister of Information and National…
Gom Mirian The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have taken a decisive stand against the Bola Tinubu-led government, issuing a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government. This action comes in response to the government’s failure to implement the agreements reached on October 2, 2023, following the…
Gom Mirian In a shocking turn of events, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Adamawa State and a former member of the House of Representatives, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, tragically passed away during the penalty shootouts of the AFCON2023 semi-finals match between Nigeria and South Africa. The corps member, identified as…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje Nigerian refugees who have been living in Cameroon for over a decade have urged President Tinubu to take swift action that would allow them to return to their home country. The Nigerian Refugee Council (NRC), representing the refugees, Luka Isaac, issued a letter on Thursday, highlighting the increasing difficulties they are facing,…
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