One Lost SIM, One Frozen Life: The Hidden Cost of Nigeria’s Digital Banking Push
ABUJA, Nigeria – For millions of Nigerians, a mobile phone number is no longer just a tool for calls and text messages—it is a…
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Ogun Prepares for Expanded Healthcare Fund
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – Ogun State has intensified preparations for the rollout of BHCPF 2.0, an expanded healthcare financing programme aimed at improving access to…
Insecurity: Katsina Bans Fuel Sales, Motorcycles, POS
KATSINA, Nigeria – Katsina State has banned the sales of fuel in jerrycans, the use of motorcycles and the operation of Point of Sale…
FG Denies Cyberattack on Education Platform
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed reports of a cyberattack on the Nigeria Education Management Information System (NEMIS), insisting that…
Lagos Youths Receive N200m SME Lifeline
LAGOS, Nigeria – More than 5,000 young entrepreneurs and innovators gathered in Lagos on Monday as community platform OmoeKOH disbursed over SME grants worth…
Anambra Varsity Fires Five Over Misconduct
AWKA, Nigeria – The management of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) has dismissed five staff members, including two professors, over allegations ranging from sexual…
Experts Push to Sustain Child Survival Gains
ABUJA, Nigeria – Health experts and policymakers have called for the institutionalisation of the SARMAAN project, warning that Nigeria risks losing critical gains in…
Nigeria Moves to End Diagnostic Dependence
LAGOS, Nigeria – With nearly 99 per cent of medical devices imported, Nigeria is moving to localise diagnostic manufacturing in a bid to strengthen…
Nigeria Bets on Power to Save Lives
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria is targeting uninterrupted electricity in at least 30 per cent of its health facilities by 2027 under a new reform…
Army Rescues General’s Wife from Bandits
KATSINA, Nigeria – Troops of the Nigerian Army’s Operation FANSAN YANMA have rescued the wife of a retired military officer after a fierce confrontation…