Africa Health Report
By John Nwokocha, Abuja Preparations to electing the next Pope- Francis’ successor are on top gear as Cardinals from around the world will meet this week. The Cardinals must hold a series of congregazioni – special meetings, known as ‘a conclave’ during which they will discuss what sort of leader they are looking for, and…
Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday convicted and sentenced the duo of Folake Adeoti and Modupe Adewuyi to one year imprisonment, each for hawking Naira notes. They were arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported a significant success with the pilot deployment of the Electronic Currency Declaration Form (e-CDF) at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Customs said it’s part of its ongoing digital transformation and modernisation initiatives aimed at strengthening border controls and enhancing transparency in financial disclosures. We recall that the…
The Kwara State Police Command has agreed to strengthen ties with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in the interest of the anti-corruption fight in the state. Also, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and the Department of State Services, DSS in the state have deepened collaboration with the EFCC. The agreement…
The National Health Insurance Authority has commenced on-the-spot assessment of the level of compliance with the new directives on the one-hour deadline for the issuance of pre-authorisation code by Health Maintenance Organisations. This comes into effect following the new guidelines introduced by the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Dr. Kelechi Ohiri….
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has reduced the price of petrol in its retail stations. A PREMIUM TIMES correspondent observed Monday evening that NNPC Ltd outlets in the Central area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, adjusted the pump price of petrol to N880 from N965. NNPC reduction comes days after Dangote…
… Knocks Attempts to Destabilise Zamfara A Non-Governmental pro-democracy organisation, under the aegis of The Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD) has dismissed the calls for a state of emergency in Zamfara State as politically motivated, ill-conceived, unwarranted, unpatriotic and unconstitutional. PAPSD while condemning the calls describes it as a calculated…
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Ibrahim Lafiya, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, I.U Lafiya Maize Processing Ventures and I.U Maize Processing Ventures alongside his companies before Justice Fadimatu Aminu of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State. The defendant was arraigned on a one- count…
The federal government has increased the charges for services rendered by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) NIMC is the agency responsible for issuing the National Identity Number, NIN, and related services. This was disclosed on Thursday evening by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). In a statement issued by NIMC’s Head, Corporate Communications Unit,…
