Yobe begins health insurance enrolment for retired civil servants
The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) has commenced the enrolment of retired civil servants into the state's health insurance scheme as part of efforts to expand access to affordable healthcare and strengthen social protection.
Nigeria losing jobs, forex to inconsistent fish import policy — Expert
By EfeOnodjae Nigeria is undermining its drive for food security, job creation and foreign exchange conservation through inconsistent fish import policies that continue to favour imported fish over locally farmed varieties, a fisheries expert, Dr. OlukayodeOlubiyi, has warned. The policy inconsistency, he said, is discouraging investment in aquaculture, weakening domestic fish production and forcing the country […]
Ondo lawmaker alleges N44m OSOPADEC fund mismanagement, claims threats to life
—- Speaker denies, says no scandal, impeachment plan By Dayo Johnson Akure A member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Olawumi Fayemi-Obayelu, has alleged mismanagement of N44 million released by the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, OSOPADEC, and claimed she is facing threats over her investigation into the matter. Fayemi-Obayelu, who […]
Afreximbank approves $200m facility for Nigeria’s Shoreline Power
By UdemeAkpan, Energy Editor The African Export-import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a $200 million financing facility for Nigeria’s Shoreline Power Company Limited to support the execution of a major oil and gas infrastructure project in Algeria, marking a significant boost for Nigerian engineering expertise and cross-border investment in Africa. The financing, approved in June 2026, […]
Bishop to Aiyedatiwa: Finish Akeredolu’s projects to honour his memory
— As family marks Aketi’s 70th posthumous birthday By Dayo Johnson Akure The Bishop of Owo Diocese, Rt. Rev. Stephen Fagbemi, has called on the Ondo State Government to complete all uncompleted projects started by the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as a lasting tribute to him. Speaking during a memorial service to mark what would […]
Gas supply rises 24.4% to 5. 1 metric tonnes daily — NMDPRA
•As retail price reduces to N1,400/Kg By Mariam Eko The supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas increased on a month-on-month, MoM basis by 24 percent to 5.1 metric tonnes per day in June 2026 from 4.1 metric tonnes per day in May 2026. This was disclosed in the data supplied by […]
