Again, EFCC Recovers N900m for NHIS As Abebe Bags 7-Year Jail Term
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered an additional sum of N900,000,000 (Nine Hundred Million Naira) for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. This is even as John Warimeme Abebe to seven years imprisonment for forgery before Justice…
Forced Abortion Saga: US Lawmakers Ask Biden To Revoke Helicopter Sale To Nigeria
On the heels of allegations of a forced abortions against Nigerian authorities, two lawmakers have called on the United States to rescind a nearly $1 billion helicopter sale to Nigeria over renewed concerns on human rights. Congress had delayed the…
Court Okays Kanu’s Request to Apply for Access to Doctors, medical Records
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has granted an application by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to apply for an order of mandamus compelling the Department of State Service (DSS) to…
Okowa Mourns Abia PDP Governorship Candidate, Prof. Ikonne
Governor of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has commiserated with the government and people of Abia, Ikonne family and the PDP on the passing of the party’s Governorship Candidate, Prof. Uchenna Ikonne….
Lagos Assembly Adopts Recommendations On Proposed Tertiary Hospitals
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday adopted recommendations of its Committee on Health Services for the proposed upgrade of some general hospitals to tertiary health institutions. Five general hospitals may benefit from the planned upgrade with…
Daughter of Late Dora Akunyili Named Chief Medical Officer in US
Ijeoma Akunyili, daughter of the late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and ex-Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, has been named the Chief Medical Officer at Jersey City Medical Centre, an RWJBarnabas…
UN Appeal for Funds To Save 30m Malnourished Children
The United Nations on Thursday launched an appeal for funds to come to the aid “before it is too late” of 30 million children suffering from acute malnutrition in countries affected by the food crisis. “More than 30 million children…
Delta Now Medical Tourism Destination – Okowa
Governor of Delta State and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, said his administration had transformed health facilities in the state to topnotch level and were attracting patients from across the country. Okowa stated this…
Pope Benedict XVI Dies At 95
Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned from the Papacy in 2013, has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries. “With sorrow I inform you…
Demola Seriki: Lagos Speaker Grieves, Says A True Nigerian Gone
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the sudden demise of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Ademola Razaq Seriki, as shocking beyond description. Seriki, a former Minister of Defence in Nigeria, died at…
Netherlands To Support Nigeria’s Healthcare Systems
The Government of the Netherlands seeks to support Nigeria in strengthening its healthcare systems, to foster investments in Nigeria’s health sector and transfer capacity, expertise and best practices in line with its trade and aid policies. The News Agency of…
