[ad_1] A veteran broadcaster, Mallam Abdulkarim Muhammad Abdullahi, has appealed to the Federal Government to put mechanisms in place for the regulation of social media in the interest of national security. In a statement on Tuesday, Abdullahi, who was the Rector of the Nigerian Television College, Jos Plateau State, stressed the need to bring sanity…
[ad_1] The Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Bamidele Makinde, on Tuesday, cleared the air over the reopening of the Idiroko border in Ogun State. Makinde said the border had been reopened since last year, contrary to a viral video which showed some residents of Idiroko jubilating over the border…
By Juliet Jacob Ochenje The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that about 3 million deaths caused by indoor pollution are recorded annually. It added that 2.3 billion people use polluting fuels such as wood, charcoal, crop waste and kerosine for cooking, leading to millions of deaths each year and threatening the environment. WHO made…
By Gom Mirian The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TET Fund) has approved N130 million as its 2023 intervention line for reinvigorating skills acquisition in polytechnics across the country. Director of Infrastructure, TET Fund, Malam Buhari Mika’Ilu, who made this public on Tuesday at the TET Fund/ National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) sensitisation in Abuja,…
By Gom Mirian and Kazeem Akolawole The World Health Organisation (WHO) has welcomed the new funding commitment made by the United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care to support Nigeria in strengthening her health workforce in the vision of achieving Universal Health Coverage. It also said the grant amounting to £2m will run over…
Nigeria’s health sector is in comatose with ill-equipped hospitals, dilapidated structures, poorly and understaffed personnel, making them unable to cater for the health needs of the growing population. In this article, Kazeem Akolawole traces the dismal performance of the sector to poor funding and highlights why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must prioritise funding for health….
[ad_1] The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) yesterday suspended its nationwide strike. The suspension was announced by JOHESU National Vice President, Obinna Ogbonna, few hours after President Bola Tinubu had met with the union’s leadership and pleaded that the health workers return to work. JOHESU had embarked on an indefinite strike on May 25 over…
[ad_1] The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to jerk up the minimum wage of workers in the country in order to cushion the effects of subsidy removal. It said that should be done before the end of June in order to implement Petroleum Industry Act, adding that the consequential adjustment…
By Gom Mirian The Federal Government has disbursed a total of N57.1 billion to twelve states in the last 13 years for teachers’ professional development programmes, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has said. Executive Secretary, UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi disclosed this on Monday at a conference on Teacher Professional Development tagged: ‘Transforming Teacher Professional…
[ad_1] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which has been on strike to return to work. The President made the call on Monday in his office during an audience with leaders of Joint Health Sector Union.Tinubu, who harped on the importance of…
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