Commission to engage HMOs, others as Edo health insurance scheme kicks off

Commission to engage HMOs, others as Edo health insurance scheme kicks off

As the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration kicks off the Edo State Health Insurance Scheme, the state’s health insurance commission has opened an application for qualified Health Management Organizations (HMOs) and Health Care Providers to partner with the Commission in providing quality and affordable health care services for residents in the state. In a statement, Director […]
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Sanwo-Olu to empower widows of fallen military personnel

Sanwo-Olu to empower widows of fallen military personnel

The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it will come up with a programme aimed at empowering widows of the members of the Armed Force who laid down their lives to defend and protect their fatherland. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this on Wednesday during the parade and laying of wreath to commemorate 2020 […]

DPR seals 12 illegal gas plants in Enugu, Ebonyi

DPR seals 12 illegal gas plants in Enugu, Ebonyi

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Enugu said it detected and sealed 13 illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants in Ebonyi and Enugu states during its recent routine monitoring exercise. The Controller, Mr. Okechukwu Okoro, made the disclosure on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Okoro said […]

Drama as student cries in court on sighting alleged defiler

Drama as student cries in court on sighting alleged defiler

A student with special needs (name withheld) on Wednesday cried in court on sighting a school proprietor who allegedly defiled her six years ago. The mild drama occurred at an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, when the defendant, Timothy Onyiriuka, stood at the dock. The student who has speech impairment and learning difficulty […]

We are not fighting Kaduna governor — Anglican primate

We are not fighting Kaduna governor — Anglican primate

The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh has said that the Church of Nigeria was not at war with the governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El Rufai nor the government of the state.

[Video] We need better welfare package — Doctors

[Video] We need better welfare package — Doctors

As Nigeria battles with brain drain in the health sector with a ratio of one doctor to 6,000 patients, medical doctors have urged the government to look beyond the minimum wage and come up with a proper welfare package to end migration of health professionals abroad.

Zulum lays foundation for construction of 500 houses in Maiduguri

Zulum lays foundation for construction of 500 houses in Maiduguri

The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday laid the foundation for the construction of 500 houses in Maiduguri. Gov. Zulum , at the foundation laying ceremony of the houses, said the government would spend N5 billion on the project. “It gives me a great pleasure to officially lay the foundation for the construction […]

Imo residents divided over Supreme Court verdict

Imo residents divided over Supreme Court verdict

As Imo Governor-elect, APC’s Hope Uzodinma receives his Certificate of Return from INEC, residents of the South-Eastern state have expressed mixed reactions over the Tuesday Supreme Court judgment that sacked Gov Emeka Ihedioha. The apex court, in a unanimous judgment, declared Uzodinma the winner of the March 9, 2019 governorship election after it ruled that […]

Mother of four murdered in Lagos apartment

Mother of four murdered in Lagos apartment

By Evelyn Usman A mother of four was on Tuesday, stabbed to death by unknown armed men in her apartment in Ijaniki area of Lagos. Her lifeless body as gathered was discovered by one of her children, hours after her assailants struck. The deceased, a charcoal dealer, who lost her husband last year, was popularly […]