Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, before Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, over an alleged N8.3 billion fraud involving public funds. Jaja was docked alongside a bureau de change operator, Aliyu Abubakar,…
A Federal High Court in Kano under Justice S.M Shuaibu has convicted and sentenced a Make-up Artist, Abdullahi Musa Huseini (a.k.a Amuscap) to six months imprisonment for Naira abuse. He was jailed after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on abuse and mutilation of the Naira. A statement by the EFCC said. In the statement…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has firmly denied reports circulating on social media that its Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has been dismissed by President Bola Tinubu. A viral WhatsApp message falsely claimed that Yakubu had been replaced by one Professor Bashiru Olamilekan, stating: “INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmud Yakubu has been…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected fraudster who specialised in buying bank accounts’ details from individuals with which he defrauds unsuspecting members of the public. Sunday’s modus operandi involved encouraging young people to open multiple bank accounts, pay them either…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Starting April 1, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is implementing strict measures aimed at reducing delays in accessing healthcare services for enrollees. In a statement by NHIA’s Acting Director of Media on Monday, in Abuja, Mr Emmanuel Ononokpono, said the initiative comes in response to “significant delays in treatment authorisation…
The African region has recorded a significant decline in maternal and newborn mortality since 2000, but a 12-fold increase in the current pace of reduction is needed to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets. According to a statement published on the WHO’s official website on Monday, new estimates from the United Nations Maternal…
The United Nations has sounded the alarm over a potential surge in maternal deaths following significant cuts to global health funding, cautioning that decades of progress could be undone if urgent investments are not made. A new UN report released in commemoration of the 2025 World Health Day revealed that 260,000 women died in 2023…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano In a sweeping move to tackle maternal and infant mortality, the Kaduna State Government has upgraded 255 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) to Level 2 status, ensuring essential maternal and neonatal emergency care is more accessible. Health Commissioner Umma Ahmad, speaking at a press conference on Monday, praised Governor Uba Sani’s commitment…
… WFP Raises Alarm Korede Abdullah in Lagos The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a grave warning that 58 million people across 28 critical crisis response operations—including Nigeria—may lose access to life-saving food assistance if new funding is not urgently received. The 28 nations facing critical shortfalls include Nigeria, Lebanon, Somalia, Yemen,…
To curb the influx of fake and substandard medicines from Asia, Nigeria’s drug regulator, NAFDAC has intensified its pre-shipment checks by appointing Cotecna Inspection Services as a Clean Report of Inspection and Analysis (CRIA) agent in India. This addition strengthens the agency’s regulatory oversight on imports from India and China countries identified as key sources…
