In a significant move to bolster Nigeria’s healthcare system, the Federal Government has authorized the allocation of N12.911 billion to essential health agencies to improve nationwide access to healthcare services. The funds, allocated for the fourth quarter of 2024 from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), is intended to strengthen the National Health Insurance…
Amnesty International Nigeria has reported ongoing human rights abuses, including unlawful detention, extortion, torture, and sexual violence by the Nigeria Police, despite the national outcry during the #EndSARS protests in October 2020. These protests aimed to end police brutality, particularly by the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, but were halted abruptly on October 20, 2020, after…
In a series of high-profile operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disrupted major drug trafficking syndicates operating in Nigeria, making multiple arrests and intercepting narcotics valued at over N7 billion. Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy, disclosed this on the agency’s official X handle on Sunday. The latest drug busts occurred…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh warning about the renewed threat of flash flooding in the state following Thursday’s heavy rainfall, described as the heaviest in many months. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, explained that the release of water from Oyan Dam has caused channels…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos A group of Nigerians living abroad has raised concerns over the alleged diversion of the original route of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway construction project at Okun Ajah, Lagos State. The group claims this change has negatively impacted their investments in WinHomes Estate, located in the same area. They accuse the Federal…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Today, October 20, 2024, marks the fourth anniversary of the infamous Lekki Tollgate shooting that claimed the lives of several #EndSARS protesters in 2020. To commemorate the tragic event, protesters gathered at the Lekki Tollgate, formerly known as the #EndSARS bus stop, in Lagos State. However, the peaceful assembly quickly…
The Principal of Abuja Rehabilitation Center, Bala Tsoho Musa, has been killed by a yet-to-be-identified assailant. Musa, popularly referred as comrade, was reportedly found dead on Friday night inside the center, located in Kuchiko, a community in Bwari Area Council of Abuja. Media reports say that the center was originally set up by the Federal…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos President Bola Tinubu arrived back in Abuja on Saturday, October 19, 2024, after a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom and France. His plane touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 7:20 p.m. During his vacation, President Tinubu spent time reflecting on his administration’s…
There is now therefore no offence for involving in abortion, the Federal government of Nigeria seems to be saying with the planned decriminalization of the act. Abortion law is seemingly abolished with the decision. If proponents argue that high maternal deaths are linked to abortion restriction laws, then, who accounts for uncountable deaths resulting from…
Nigerian Army on Saturday reacted to reports dominating the media space, especially social media, on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen TA Lagbaja absence from duties, claiming it amounted to leadership void. In a rebuttal the army authorities noted that the public space has been awash with stories, rumours, and innuendoes about…
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