A medical Practitioner has called for an improvement in the country’s health sector. Speaking at an event Wednesday, Olayemi Dawodu said as healthcare transcends boundaries and communities, the onus lies on healthcare practitioners to incorporate best practices in keeping with current global standards. She added that while quality of health may be impacted by social…
The appointment of Michael Emeka Nwangwu, the Special Adviser on Transport to the Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State, Walter Ozioko, has been terminated. Nwangwu’s sack was confirmed in a press statement released by the media aide to the Chairman, Ejike Okpe. A statement announcing his suspension reads, “In total abhorrence, rejection and…
At least one person has been reportedly killed and properties with millions destroyed at Iyiowa Odoekpe Layout, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to reports , some youths of the community angered by the outcome of a local election, went on rampage leaving massive destruction in their wake. Apart from the one person…
The People’s Democratic Party has called for the removal of the Imo state Resident Electoral Commissioner Professor Sylvia Agu . This is coming just three days to the governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states. In a statement the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba said PDP is uncomfortable when it comes to the…
Ahead of this weekend’s governorship election in Kogi state, eighteen political parties have signed a peace accord. Some of the parties include the All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Labour Party (LP), and the Action Alliance (AA). Others include the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), the…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the 2023 Supplementary Budget N2.17trn into law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This comes after the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the N2.17trn 2023 supplementary appropriation bill on Thursday. Before the passage of the bill, the Senate adopted the report of the harmonised sittings of both…
Nigeria’s Apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again assured Nigerians that there is enough currency is circulation and warned against panic withdrawals. The Bank in a statement on Wednesday, reiterated that old and new naira notes remained legal tender. “For the avoidance of doubt, while reiterating that there are sufficient banknotes across…
Aviation unions in Nigeria have directed their workers to withdraw their services to all public and private Owerri flights (both inwards and outwards) with effect from midnight. The unions said the strike is indefinite until otherwise directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). The unions are the…
Enugu state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has demanded an open and unreserved apology from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for what it tagged conspiracy, deceit and willful misrepresentation of facts to destroy the image of Governor Peter Mbah and dislodge the party from the state. The party also accused NYSC of dabbling…
Anambra State has been ranked highest on the list of states with the highest number of universities in South-East. This is according to data obtained from the National Universities Commission. According to the data, Nigeria currently has a total of 219 universities -49 federal universities, 59 owned by state governments and 111 private universities. According…
