[ad_1] A survey conducted by NOI Polls has revealed that only 17 per cent of the country’s population has health insurance coverage in Nigeria. The chief executive officer, NOI Polls Legal Department, Dr Chike Nwangwu, made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja during the health financing policy dialogue themed, ‘Accelerating the Implementation of the NHIA Act…
[ad_1] How Governor Ifeanyi Okowa was christened as the road master was easy to decipher for the visiting journalists within hours of arrival at Asaba. Taking a team of visiting journalists on a tour of education, health and other projects commissioned by the Okowa administration, the governor’s Chief Strategist, Dr Festus Okubor threw the media…
[ad_1] The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has disclosed that more than 75,000 nurses and midwives relocated abroad in the last five years. The relocation happened under President Muhammadu Buhari, who will round off his two terms, two weeks from now. The association lamented the exodus of its members to the developed…
By Gom Mirian The World Bank has said that the revenue from natural resources such as minerals, oil, and gas may double in Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African nations that are rich in metals and minerals. It observed that by adopting a stronger set of policies, putting reforms into place, investing in improved…
[ad_1] Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, says there is a high chance that President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the Public Health Emergency Bill before his tenure ends on May 29. He stated this yesterday in Abuja during a media roundtable with legislators, organised by the Nigeria Health Watch, in collaboration with the…
[ad_1] Worried by the increasing gender-based violence (GBV) and other harmful practices targeting women, the United Nations Women and the Ford Foundation have rallied traditional rulers in the country to end the menace and advance the course of women. The organisations believe the traditional institution is pivotal in ending GBV and other forms of violence…
[ad_1] The Supreme Court yesterday fixed September 14 for hearing the bail appeal by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The presiding justice, Justice John Inyang Okoro, while adjourning the matter, said it was the next available date. The apex court had, on April 27, granted leave to the federal…
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the Afenifere cultural group, friends and family in celebrating with Pa Reuben Fasoranti on his 97th birthday. The president, in a statement yesterday by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, expressed his admiration for the courage, wisdom, resilience and visionary leadership that the nonagenarian had continued to provide. He said Fasoranti’s…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Director-General, Budget Office, Mr. Ben Akabueze has said Nigeria currently has a “limited borrowing space” due to its poor debt-to-revenue ratio, stressing that trouble awaits the nation if it surpasses its limits. Akabueze, who raised the alarm in Abuja, while speaking to newly members-elect of the 10th National Assembly…
By Gom Mirian Monkeypox is at this point not a worldwide general wellbeing crisis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, nearly 12 months after the danger was raised. The UN agency also added that the highest level of caution has ended, but the virus is still present and there may be more waves and…
