The Federal Government, on Thursday, approved the disbursement of N12,911bn through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund. The amount represents the 2023 fund for one quarter, to be utilised in the third quarter of 2024. This is according to the 2020 BHCPF guideline, pending the review of the new guideline. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this at the 7th meeting of the […]
Iranians are voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader at a time of growing public frustration. Polls opened at 8am (04:30 GMT) on Friday and are scheduled to close at 6pm (14:30 GMT), but the time can be extended until midnight. The snap election coincides with escalating regional tensions due […]
Seven people have been killed and five injured after an international express train collided with a bus on a level crossing in southern Slovakia, officials say. The Slovak ambulance service said all those who died had been travelling on the bus. They had been badly burnt in the subsequent fire and it was proving difficult to identify their remains, said Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok. Thursday's accident happened near the […]
At least one person has died after the roof of a terminal building in the Indian capital’s main airport partially collapsed due to heavy rains, with several domestic flights cancelled. The collapse occurred in New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport early on Friday, with authorities evacuating Terminal 1 and cancelling flights until 2pm (08:30 GMT), civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu told reporters at the facility, confirming the death. […]
The Federal Ministry of Justice has restated commitment to improving the criminal justice system in the Federal Capital Territory to work better for victims and survivors to communicate and address needs in the aftermath of a crime. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice who made the call at a forum in Abuja, said the necessary legal framework has been put in place to review, develop […]
To avert industrial action in the nation's university system, the Federal Government has promised to give the sector a new face lift. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman made the promise in Abuja during a stakeholder meeting with leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Prof. Mamman expressed optimism that all issues raised would be amicably resolved. "A lot of consultations will still continue on some information […]
The Federal Ministry of Health in Collaboration with the African Field Epidemiology Network, AFENET has implemented the Strengthening Data Quality to Improve Primary Health Care Program Performance and enhance decision making. At the close of the program in Abuja, Dr. Patrick Nguku of the African Field Epidemiology Network said the project piloted in Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, and Yobe States was to ensure stakeholders handling data lived up […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has dedicated his "This Nigeria Newspaper infrastructure and leadership Award" to President Tinubu, with a call on Nigerians to be patient and hopeful that the country will get better under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. Wike who stated this while receiving the award in Abuja, said President Tinubu is aware of the hardship Nigerians are facing, and he is committed to […]
To protect and empower the most vulnerable women and children in mining communities, Women in Mining Africa, WiM-Africa has launched the 'Voices of Children from the Pits' programme. At the launch in Abuja, the Executive Director of Women in Mining Africa, Dr. Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji, stressed that the program marks a significant milestone in its mission to protect and empower women and children in mining communities across the country. Dr. Asokoro-Ogaji […]
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