UNICEF director makes case for health sector
Ms Ann Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director, said on Sunday said the Federal, states and local governments need to pay more attention to the health sector, especially as it affects children. Veneman stated this when she visited the Dispensary Centre in Bini Village in the Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto as part of her official […]
Jigawa shuts illegal hospitals
By Aliyu Dangida DUTSE – THE Jigawa State government has closed down private hospitals and other health institutions operating illegitimately across the state. Speaking to newsmen in Dutse, Director, Procurement and Regulation in the state Ministry of Health, Alhaji Lawan Bala, said the state government had set up a committee headed by him, following a […]
Group rejects Ohakim’s proposed Ugwuaka State
By Chris Ochayi ABUJA – The movement for the creation of Njaba State has rejected the recommendation of the State Creation Coordination Committee constituted by the Imo State Government, which put forward the proposed Ugwuaku state as the only potentially viable state to be supported. The movement in a statement at the weekend, said the […]
Boko Haram: Monarchs condemn killings
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI – THE joint Council of South East and Northern Traditional Rulers rose from a meeting in Owerri, Imo State capital, weekend, condemning the looting and destruction of lives and properties of innocent Nigerians in some Norther states. In a communique issued at the end of the meeting and signed by the […]
SAT3 cable cut: 70% internet Capacity threatened, MTN, Suburban count losses
LAST week Monday,Nigeria’s SAT3 submarine cable system, had a default on one of its landing cables linking the Benin Republic and up till now, about 70 percent of Nigeria’s internet capacity is said to be still hanging on the balance .
Police uncover Boko Haram arms depot in Bauchi
This is in the wake of wide condemnation of the killing of the sect’s leader, Mohammed Yusuf, by groups including the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Action Congress (AC), and the Yoruba Pan-social organisation, Afenifere.
