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2 weeks after presentation: Lagos N1.168 Trn budget proposal passes second reading

2 weeks after presentation: Lagos N1.168 Trn budget proposal passes second reading

By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Ebun Sessou The Lagos State House of Assembly, Monday, commenced work on the Year 2020 budget estimate presented before it two weeks ago by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Governor had presented and laid the Y2020 budget before the Assembly members, for their consideration and approval. The budget estimates […]
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Pharmacists Council seals 577 patent medicine shops in Anambra

Pharmacists Council seals 577 patent medicine shops in Anambra

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka The Director of Inspection and Monitoring in PCN, Mrs. Anthonia Aruya said in Awka that a total of 779 outlets were visited during the inspection exercise, comprising 191 pharmacies and 500 patent medicine shops, adding that the exercise was geared towards streamlining the drug distribution value chain to promote the […]

CRC@30: Nigerian children lament state of education, health

CRC@30: Nigerian children lament state of education, health

Urge govts to improve access to education, health By Chioma Obinna Thirty years after Nigeria has ratified and pledged to uphold the Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC,  a group of Nigerian children has decried the state of education and healthcare in Nigeria, calling on government at all levels to urgently improve access […]

Lucky infertile couple to win free, full IVF cycle

Lucky infertile couple to win free, full IVF cycle

Have you been married for five years or more and still hoping for the fruit of the womb? If you are, you could become the lucky Nigerian couple that is battling infertility and you stand to win a fully sponsored IVF treatment cycle. This rare opportunity is being made possible by FertilityHub Nigeria as it […]

Senate Moves to strip Ministries, Agencies, powers to determine  funding of Constituency Projects

Senate Moves to strip Ministries, Agencies, powers to determine  funding of Constituency Projects

Introduces New Bill to create Special fund for constituency projects By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Senate has begun moves to strip federal ministries and agencies, powers to determine the funding,  implementation, and management of constituency projects that were initiated by Federal lawmakers and accommodated in the nation’s yearly budget. Against this backdrop, the Senate […]

Ogoni Clean-Up: HYPREP Lacks Capacity to Spend — ERA

Ogoni Clean-Up: HYPREP Lacks Capacity to Spend — ERA

Calls for NASS Intervention Tells FG to remove tax on Renewable Energy Products By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, has raised the alarm that the clean-up exercise in Ogoni land on oil pollution may take longer time, alleging that the body saddled with the responsibility lacks the capacity to […]