Some members of the minority shareholders community have called for a probe of the management and directors of the failed Heritage Bank. The call was made in chats with press men following the revocation of the licence of the bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria. In announcing the licence revocation, CBN said that it…
A marketing expert, Adia Sowho, has quit her position as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for telecommunications giants – MTN Nigeria, in what sources believe was a controversial circumstance, sources said on Thursday. Sowho became the first female CMO of MTN Nigeria in August 2021. Her professional path began in 2001 after obtaining an engineering…
The Presidency has denied reports making the rounds that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Federal Government negotiating team have proposed N105,000 as the new minimum wage. After organised labour declared nationwide strike, the Federal Government met with the union leaders and struck a deal. The negotiating…
Nigeria’s judicial officers are poised for a significant salary boost, with a proposed 300% increase annually. Statisense, the official data provider, disclosed this information to Africa Health Report (AHR) on it’s official X on Thursday. According to the report, the updated salary system in the judiciary will lead to substantial increases for various positions. Chief…
The Nigerian Army (NA) has slamed the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, over a purported social media video linked to him in which he reported mass killing in the South East region of Nigeria by the Nigerian military troops. The NA on Wednesday in a statement dismissed the claims describing it…
Korede Abdullah The Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders has revealed that it treated 208,644 outpatients and 52,278 inpatients suffering malnutrition in Nigeria in 2023 alone. The MSF’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Simba Tirima, disclosed this during the presentation of the organisation’s 2023 activity report in Nigeria at a press…
The world’s first tooth regrowing drugs has now been approved for human trials which will help those with absence or loss of a tooth or teeth. The drugs first human trial is set to commence in August to September 2025 and will treat 30 males aged from 30 to 64 years at Kitano hospital in…
In Nigeria, the high cost of healthcare is a stark reality for many citizens who now have deviced ingenious ways for survival, including crowdfunding. Against the background the multifaceted approaches to survive the high living (Medication) cost in Nigeria, Juliet Jacob takes a critical look at crowdfunding, an aspect that is growing wide. Systemic Failure…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday after his cabinet recommended the dissolution of the lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha. Mr Murmu accepted the resignation of Modi and the council of ministers, requesting Modi to act as the prime minister till the new government is formed,…
The immediate-past governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai, is in fresh trouble as the Kaduna State Assembly on Wednesday recommended that he be prosecuted for alleged abuse of office and money laundering in his administration. This was following the investigation of the ad-hoc committee set up by the House, led by Henry Zacharia. According to…
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