…Reaffirms commitment to revamping Zamfara health sector Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal on Tuesday, commissioned the newly rehabilitated and re-equipped General Hospital in Kauran Namoda Local Government Area. The hospital which serves Kauran Namoda and its neighbouring communities has been equipped to effectively deliver quality healthcare services.A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, noted that the hospital has been equipped with medical diagnostic sets, delivery beds, ECG machines, centrifuge machines, blood mixing machines, an automatic haematology analyzer, an electronic weighing system and an LED theatre operating lamp, among other equipment.The statement emphasized that general hospitals in the state…
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The police in FCT disclosed on Wednesday that it has finally identified the male cross-dresser found dead along the Kstampe-Mabushi expressway on August 8, 2024, and gave his name as Ifeanyi-Chukwu Ajah Benedict. Spokesperson of the Command, SP Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement. She said, “Sequel to a case of culpable homicide and discovery of an unidentified male corpse earlier mistaken for a female on August 8, 2024, the operatives of the FCT Command have begun a discreet investigation as ordered by the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth Igweh. “Preliminary investigations revealed the deceased to be…
The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) has partnered the Field of Skills and Dreams VTE Academy and the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) to provide entrepreneurial training to 400 youths. The grant award was signed at a ceremony on Tuesday by USADF CEO Travis Adkins, Oyindamola Egbeyemi, the LSETF director of programmes and coordination and the founder of the institute, Omowale Ogunrinde, at the FSD office in Oko-Oba, Agege. The programme is targeted at training the selected youths aged 18 and 35 for 12 weeks to acquire skills such as catering and hospitality, green fashion design, and natural…
The federal government has inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), inaugurated the committee on Tuesday in Abuja. The SGF said the committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local government councils are granted full autonomy. Mr Akume added that the committee will ensure that the local government councils function effectively without interference from state governments. The committee chaired by the SGF has the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Attorney General of the Federation and…
NYSC coordinator in Rivers, George Mfongang, has raised concern over the alarming migration rate of young Nigerian graduates searching for greener pastures abroad. He spoke on Tuesday when he received the Rivers commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Nwamaka Ikediashi, in his office in Port Harcourt. Mr Mfongang, who described Nigeria as “a great country with great potential” for her graduate youths, called on leaders and citizens to be patriotic, disciplined, honest and selfless in all they do to improve Nigeria. He spoke against the backdrop of a request by the NAPTIP boss…
The world’s largest assembly of entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, creatives, policymakers, and industry leaders would from 22 to 24 November, 2024, converge on the Entrepreneurship Village in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. The assembly, otherwise known as the Global Entrepreneurship Festival (GEF) promises to be a formidable force against some of the planet’s most pressing issues; climate change, hunger, poverty, and inequality. Addressing reporters at the Global Press Conference held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, a member of the GEF Board and Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Village, Dan Walkovitz, said that the festival will build upon the outcomes of the…
Responding to Nigerian authorities’ fresh allegations related to terrorism against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its leaders, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said, “Amnesty International is deeply concerned by the Nigerian authorities’ fresh attempts to further intimidate and harass the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) through threats of arrests of its president, Joe Ajaero. “We urge the authorities to end this pattern of brazen impunity and respect the right of labour unions to agree or disagree with the government and its policies. “Under international human rights law and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, freedom of…
An early morning fire on Tuesday completely razed down a furniture workshop in the Felele area of Ibadan, Oyo State, and destroyed property worth millions of naira. A witness, who asked for anonymity, told journalists that he noticed the fire raging at the furniture workshop around 5:00 a.m. when he was about to go to the mosque for the morning prayers. The witness said the cause of the fire incident was unknown to him, and firefighters were immediately alerted. The general manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, later confirmed the incident, saying the agency received a call…
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has called for the support and cooperation of residents, security agencies, and other stakeholders as the construction and channelization of water supply projects begin across the State. The Governor made this appeal during a stakeholders meeting in Akure on Tuesday, where he addressed the urban water reform and Akure water supply and sanitation project. Governor Aiyedatiwa emphasized that in addition to providing clean water, the project aims to create job opportunities for skilled workers and enhance sanitation. The Governor said: “This project is not just about providing clean water but also about transforming…
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has called for the support and cooperation of residents, security agencies, and other stakeholders as the construction and channelization of water supply projects begin across the State. The Governor made this appeal during a stakeholders meeting in Akure on Tuesday, where he addressed the urban water reform and Akure water supply and sanitation project. Governor Aiyedatiwa emphasized that in addition to providing clean water, the project aims to create job opportunities for skilled workers and enhance sanitation. The Governor said: “This project is not just about providing clean water but also about transforming…