UNIVERSAL Health Coverage, UHC, as defined by the World Health Organisation, WHO, is the presentation of healthcare systems in a way that provides a specific benefit package to all members of a defined population, through provision of financial risk protection in the course of accessing necessary health care services. The core concept of UHC was […]

ON March 12, 2021, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, scored another personal goal and brought glory to Nigeria and Africa, when he was elected into the 37-member FIFA Executive Council. The FIFA Council is the highest decision-making organ of the football governing body. He defeated the Malawian Football Association President, Walter Nyamilandu, […]

IT has gone down history that Nigeria’s popular musician, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, best known as Burna Boy, became the first Nigerian to win the Grammy, the world’s biggest music award though some Nigerians had earlier been mentioned in connection with minor Grammy achievements. He was crowned under the World Music Album category for his album, Twice […]

FOR the second time in quick succession, President Muhammadu Buhari mandated the armed forces and security agencies to implement his shoot-on-sight order against anyone found “illegally” with AK-47. He restated this on March 11, 2021 at a meeting attended by the National Security Adviser, retired Major General Babagana Monguno; Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; […]

THE recent outrageous conduct of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, while entertaining a petition from a constituent group within the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, NIDO, is a blatant example of how low the conduct of public and governmental affairs has sunk in Nigeria in recent years. The member of the […]