Author: Akintayo Adams

The United Kingdom and Nigeria have launched a joint initiative to modernize the health workforce’s professional capabilities. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Muhammad Pate stated that the program was a part of the endeavor to realign the nation’s healthcare system and to close manpower shortages during the official launch of the health workforce training program in Abuja. Additionally, he stated that the program will expedite the achievement of universal health coverage. The minister said: “In addressing these identified gaps, the ministry has devised strategic priorities aimed at fortifying the health workforce and overall health system. These priorities include…

Stanley Nwabali, the goalie for the Super Eagles and Chippa United, has stated he is not in a rush to join a European team. One of the surprises from the recently concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, in which the Eagles placed second, was Nwabali. A few weeks prior to the competition starting, he was the lone player selected for the squad and given the first pick spot. The 27-year-old continued to shine, with four straight clean sheets. He also made two stops in the victory over South Africa in the penalty shootout. His outstanding play for the Eagles reportedly…

Ajuzieogu MacElvis Ugochukwu, an airport employee, was found guilty by Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos of trying to smuggle tramadol into a bottle of dietary supplements that was meant to be carried by a traveler headed for Ghana. The owner of the illegal drug, Okosun Paul Punnit, and Ugochukwu, an employee of Pathfinder International Ltd., an airport security service provider, were both given one-year prison sentences. Following their guilty pleas to charges of conspiracy and illegal drug exportation presented by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Justice Lewis-Allagoa rendered the verdict. Recall that on…

Six geopolitical zones in the nation would get an immediate improvement of sixteen health facilities, as agreed by President Bola Tinubu. The president issued an order for the institutions’ equipment and infrastructure to be improved right now. The Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital in Zaria and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Surulere are two of the institutes. Six teaching hospitals have been designated to receive oncology and nuclear medicine centers during the next 12 to 18 months, with each center to be established separately. The modernisations are “in line with his administration’s vision of overhauling the health and social…

The African Union has designated President Bola Tinubu as the Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership. This was said in a statement headed “President Tinubu appointed as AU Champion for health” that was signed on Friday by the president’s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. According to the presidency, this was done in “recognition of President Tinubu’s commitment to train 120,000 frontline health workers nationwide within 16 months and to double the number of primary health facilities in communities across all local government areas of the federation from 8,800 to over 17,000 over…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said that he will prolong the wage award payments to employees and retirees in the state by an additional six months. He also addressed allegations made against state governors running on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform that they are failing to provide salaries and pensions to state employees. Recall that on October 6, 2023, the governor authorized the payment of N25,000 to workers and N15,000 to pensioners, respectively, as wage awards. The first six months were scheduled to end in March 2024. Aside from paying the 13th month’s wage each year, Makinde said…

The Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice have been directed by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja to reopen the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the 1986 murder of Newswatch Magazine founder Dele Giwa. In his ruling, Justice Ekwo stated that the AGF has a duty to bring charges against and punish those who murder journalists in the nation. On October 19, 1986, a letter bomb killed Mister Dele Giwa in his Lagos office. In addition to Dele Giwa, the court mandated that the deaths of other journalists while they were…

On Thursday, the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners issued a warning to go on a statewide strike over what they claimed were excessive operational costs brought on by the nation’s growing inflation rates. NARTO is the governing body for all Nigerian commercial transport owners and operators who are involved in the transportation of cargo, people, and petroleum products throughout the nation and the sub-region of West Africa. The Association’s president, Yusuf Othman, stated in a speech on Friday that his members could no longer supply petroleum products since operating expenses now exceed revenue. He clarified that, although actual costs…

Three people were killed and numerous others were abducted on Thursday when gunmen who appeared to be bandits broke into a mosque in Katsina State’s Kankara local government area. During the Isha’i evening prayer session, three people were killed, four others were injured, and an unknown number of worshippers were taken hostage by the bandits, according to a reliable source in the area. He went on to say that the thugs had also entered the town, where they had slain a man who had refused to accompany them and kidnapped two men and a man. The source stated, “Unfortunately, the…

The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has been urged to abide with the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act, 2005, by the House of Representatives, which has decided to outlaw sports betting nationwide. At Thursday’s plenary in Abuja, Rep. Kelechi Nwogu (PDP-Rivers) adopted a motion, which was followed by the resolution. It was previously reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that 60 million Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 40 bet on sports. He claims that inadequate or disregarded sports betting laws have contributed to the increase of mental health issues like addiction, depression, and anxiety. Nwogu said, saying…