The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has put forward a proposal for the establishment of a Health Development Bank in a move towards strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare system. The announcement was made by the Lead Director of CSJ, Eze Onyekpere, during a workshop on “Innovative and Alternative Funding of the Health Sector” held in Abuja on Wednesday. The current state of healthcare financing in Nigeria has been a cause for concern, with allocations to the health sector averaging a mere 5% of the federal budget over the last five years (2018-2022). These allocations encompass capital, recurrent, statutory transfers, and other vital…
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. A 34-year-old South American man from Suriname has been sentenced to 13 years prison term for smuggling drug into Nigeria. The man, whose name was given as Dadda Lorenzo Harvy Albert, was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers state for bringing into Nigeria 117 parcels of cocaine concealed in extra-large latex condoms factory packed inside bottles of 100ml body spray, taken to court subsequently found guilty and sentenced to 13 years in prison. According to a statement on Wednesday by the spokesman of the NDLEA, the accused…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike International Police has declared a Nigerian businesswoman, Ese Cynthia Daniel, who hails from Delta State, over an alleged N750 million fraud. In an INTERPOL bulletin numbered CR: 3000X/ICPO/ADM/LD/VCP/Vol. 4/93, the declaration followed a warrant of arrest issued by a Magistrates Court in Lagos State to the Nigeria Police Force. The bulletin noted that Ese, who hails from Delta State, conspired with accomplices to fraudulently convert the sum in Lagos, between 24 January, and 26, 2023. The suspect allegedly obtained the said amount under the pretence of paying the United States of America dollars but declined and absconded…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that contrary to what some people might think, it had nothing to hide regarding the conduct of the 2023 general elections. Yakubu stated this at the Post Election Review of the 2023 General Election with media stakeholders on Wednesday, 2 August , 2024 in Lagos. The INEC boss, who said there were many positive things that came out of the 2023 elections despite the many challenges, admitted that despite the challenges during the last elections, there would be continuous improvement by the commission…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The United Nations International Emergency Fund (UNICEF) assessment report has revealed that Three-quarter of pupils in Nigerian primary schools lack adequate literacy and numeracy The agency’s Chief of Education in Nigeria, Saadhna Panday-Soobrayan, made this disclosure on Wednesday, 2 August, 2023, at the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy seminar in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. “Nigeria has a severe learning crisis with three out of four children being unable to read or to solve a simple math problem,” she said at the opening of the seminar, which drew participants from stakeholders in the Education Sector from Borno, Yobe, and…
The sudden resignation of Olu Akanmu as the Chief Executive Officer of OPay has generated concerns in several quarters. Olu Akanmu, a financial industrial veteran announced his resignation on Monday morning, 31 July, 2023 via his official Twitter handle calling for a need to do more to get more Nigerians financially included. While Akanmu failed to state the reasons behind his sudden resignation, it came across as a shock given to many especially given that the fintech just celebrated five years of existence. In November 2021, he assumed the role of President at OPay-Nigeria. During his tenure, Opay experienced remarkable…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 arrested 52 suspected internet fraudsters at their hideout in Abraka, a university town in Delta State.The suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence linking them to internet-related activities fraud. Those arrested are: Okpoikibo Blessing, Seth Chukwumah, Success Oghenekuwe, Ugboko Constance, Michael Amen, Ebiren Emmanuel, Emuerhime Louis Victory, Wisdom Uwaoluetan, Odiri Ejiro, Ejenavi Maro, Oyinkepreye Eric, Prosper Enahoro, Ogbebor Princewill, Ogbebor Clinton, Enabor Peter Odianosen, Apoi Ufuoma., Apo Purity, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Andrew Ogwu, Joshua Osiobe, Christian Skinn, Opiete Godbless and Ugbok Justin. Others are: Johnson Chinechere, Okpidi…
The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, B-Zone, expresses its profound displeasure, disappointment, and concern over the marginalization of Southern Muslims especially the South West in recent political appointments by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR and Governors of Lagos, Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Edo, Delta and other southern States. The Society deems these appointments as clear instances of injustice, unfairness, and a blatant disregard for equity. During his inaugural speech and at his public interaction with Muslim Ummah of South Western Nigeria (MUSWEN), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised to lead an inclusive government without fear or favour. However, it is disheartening…
THE list of prospective Commissioners released by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu last week has given another indication that the Lagos State Government has slipped into a deep-dye prejudice and discriminations against the Muslims in the State. On Friday the 28th of July 2023, the Lagos State Government reeled out the list of prospective Commissioners of the State for the House of Assembly’s approval. The list, if anything, exhibited callous insensitivity to diversity, equity and fairness. Is the government saying there are no competent Muslims to fill these positions? This action leaves a sour taste in…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says that the Commission needs sustainable partnerships that will enhance the lives of the people and contribute to the development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking when he hosted a delegation from the Stanbic IBTC Bank at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, Ogbuku stated that the Commission will collaborate with partners that bring feasible and long-term solutions to the development challenges in the region. Ogbuku said: “Right now, our core policy focus is partnerships that will bring positive changes to the Niger Delta region. We are…