[ad_1] The Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof Mohammed Sambo, says the new NHIA Act has expanded coverage for cancer management. He said with the new act and partnership with Roche and other pharmaceutical companies, 80 per cent of the cost of cancer treatment had been taken away from patients. He…
[ad_1] Serah Kwapo has had a nightmare for the 30 years she has been growing potatoes—that an infestation of late blight disease could wipe out her entire crop and livelihood. Not anymore. A crop of potatoes bioengineered to resist late blight makes her harvest. And she’s getting hope: the sleepless nights that have made growing…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to expose perpetrators of the alleged widespread and systemic corruption in the management of funds budgeted for fuel subsidy, and to ensure recovery of any proceeds of the crime. This was contained in a letter dated 3 June, 2023…
By Gom Mirian The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Africa needs $178 million US dollars to address its rising challenges of hunger and health crisis. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who disclosed this on Saturday on his Twitter handle, said 53 million people, one in six, were facing crisis levels of hunger in…
[ad_1] An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Engineer Kailani Muhammad, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to appoint any former governor into his cabinet. According to him, all those former Governors roving around President Tinubu should be discarded, particularly those who worked against local government autonomy. He also urged the president to also discard ex-Senators…
[ad_1] The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bayelsa state, has advised Nigerians to readopt the use of bicycle as means of transportation amid the hike in the pump price of petrol. Sector Commander of FRSC in Bayelsa, Mr Usman Ibrahim, who gave the advice during the awareness ride to commemorate this year’s World Bicycle…
[ad_1] Some members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) on Saturday renewed their demand for the release of the traveling documents of their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, and that of his wife, Malama Zeenatuddin Ibrahim. The group also called for the unconditional release of its brothers in “various detention facilities illegally without trial.” Prof….
By Gom Mirian Nigerians have expressed divided views on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to security chiefs to ”crush oil thieves”. While some believe that there are issues that must be addressed before such a command is given by the President, others have applauded the decision as a sure way to stop siphoning…
[ad_1] The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) is set to launch its state-of-the-art campus that will provide health service implementation and globally recognised research for Nigeria and Africa. The chief executive officer of the IHVN, Dr Patrick Dakum, who stated this Friday while briefing newsmen in Abuja, noted that the IHVN board, comprising eminent…
By Kazeem Akolawole Reactions have continued to trail the removal of fuel subsidy by the new administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with Nigerians saying it has brought economic hardship upon them. The immediate past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari had slated June 30, 2023, to end subsidy regime for PMS in Nigeria. However,…
