West Africa’s healthcare investment momentum builds as WHX returns to Nigeria
Nigeria’s healthcare sector is undergoing rapid transformation, with forecasts predicting a 7.1% expansion and an anticipated market value of US$161.7 million by 2027. This growth is fuelled by a US$1.2 billion Federal Ministry investment in infrastructure and workforce, major oncology and diagnostic expansions by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, and increased imports under the African Continental Free Trade Area […]
2011: INEC dilemma and Constitutional roadmap?
NIGERIA’S 1999 Constitution (as amended) is alive. The Electoral Act 2010 takes its bearing from it. That notwithstanding some lawyers plead that the Constitution is inchoate in their prayers before the Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Yes, together, we can deliver
As President Jonathan took the about 40yard walk from the VIP Box, to the blaring sound of music rendered by DBanj,he attempted yahooze dance steps to the rhythm as provided.
IT’S PDP’S SEASON OF DECLARATIONS: A Party On The March Again
As the self-professed largest party on the continent of Africa, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is on the march again to another presidential contest. There are intrigues at play and each time the party sets about choosing a presidential candidate, there is always tension.
As Jonathan declares today
Officials of the IBB Campaign Organisation appeared embattled the night before the rally. When the Director of Research of the Organisation, Professor ABC Nwosu, was contacted on phone shortly before 12 midnight on Tuesday on the issue, he said the campaign officials were still going round, “collecting documents”, which he promised to show the media.
Jonathan declares on Facebook
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, declared his intention to run for the office of the President in the 2011 election via his Facebook profile page.
As IBB declares: An uphill task to reconnect history
TODAY’S formal declaration for the presidency by General Ibrahim Babangida is a bold attempt by one man to reconnect history.
Ore-Benin road in tatters again!
“Do something, Oga, do something. I’ve been stranded on this Ore-Benin road for over five hours now. Please tell government to do something”, an angry traveller in an SOS phone call to Sunday Vanguard on Thursday evening.
Onovo on the day he was removed, a reporter’s account
On getting to the Villa, he was shocked with the President’s gift of a retirement message even though he had not completed 35 years in service and he still had until 2013 to be in the force.
New Inspector-General of Police, Service Chiefs
Assistant Inspector-General of Police Zone 9, Umuahia, Afiz Ringim, the new Inspector-General of Police, who was posted to the zone on August, 28, 2009, was at one time Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State.
Petrol tanker fire kills man, burns 22 vehicles in Lagos
A 33,000 litre truck loaded with product suspected to be petrol, yesterday went up in flames in Badagry area of Lagos, burning an unidentified man to death while others sustained varying degrees of burns. A total of 22 vehicles were also affected.
