[ad_1] …as expert laments lack of regulatory framework On November 28, 2022, the National Assembly passed the National Mental Health Bill 2021 and forwarded it to President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration and assent. The proposed legislation will help replace the Lunacy Act of 1958, which practitioners condemn as outdated and inhumane. This report highlights benefits…
[ad_1] From Paul Osuyi, Asaba Three suspected internet scammers have told police investigators how they kidnapped, drugged and raped female victims before blackmailing them to milk ransom from their relatives. The suspects including a lady and two men, were recently arrested by operatives of Delta State Police Command in Ughelli area of the state. Delta…
[ad_1] From Fred Itua, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it secured a total of 3, 785 convictions across all its commands in the year 2022. According to a report by the Commission, the figure, which emerged from a review of the Commission’s performance in the outgone year, shows a 70.5% improvement…
[ad_1] Travel Man proves naysayers wrong by conquering peak of Mt Kenya on 77th birthday Wednesday January 04 2023 Elijah Kimani, a retired civil servant and his daughter Njambi atop Mt Kenya’s highest peak- Lenana during their Mt Kenya hike in December 2022 to celebrate his 77th birthday. PHOTO | NMG Two days shy of…
[ad_1] Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has disclosed his biggest joy is that his preferred successor, Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, who is the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will perform better than him in office if elected. He said the recent actualisation of his administration’s struggle for Enugu State to join the league of states enjoying…
[ad_1] Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has signed two bills into law to boost healthcare service delivery in the state. They are a law for the establishment of the Yobe State Emergency Medical Ambulance Service and another for the establishment of the Yobe State Healthcare and Health-Related Facilities Inspection and Monitoring Agency. This…
[ad_1] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to permit the sale of abortion pills in retail pharmacies across the country, as part of efforts to circumvent a Supreme Court judgement banning abortion procedures in health facilities. Mifepristone, the first of two-drugs medication to terminate a pregnancy will now be sold at retail pharmacies,…
[ad_1] A new Canadian law has banned foreigners from buying homes in the country for two years. The law, which took effect on January 1, was passed because of a spike in home prices in Canada since the start of the COVID pandemic. There are also beliefs that foreign buyers were snapping up a supply of…
[ad_1] Economy Kenya’s public debt growth pace slowest in four years Thursday January 05 2023 The National Treasury building in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG Kenya’s public debt grew at the slowest pace in four years in the 12 months to September 2022, pointing to a declining borrowing appetite by the government amid growing concerns…
[ad_1] Economy Junior police officers to take 57pc refunds cut in new cover Thursday January 05 2023 Recruits in a parade during the 146th pass-out ceremony of 3969 recruits at Kenya Police College Kiganjo in Nyeri County. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG Junior police officers risk being locked out of key health services, including…
