Nigeria alone contributes 27 per cent of the global malaria cases and 23 per cent of global malaria deaths, Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said, quoting the World Malaria Report 2020. Hence, he said the Federal Government will need N1.89 trillion to reduce the prevalence of malaria to less than 10 per cent as well as cut mortality to less than 50 deaths per 1,000 live births by 2025. Ehanire noted that the government may not have the N352 billion required for the implementation of the strategic plan for malaria programme this year, soliciting the support of the private…
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The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo has explained that his choice of serving in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was an honour for him to serve his country. Keyamo stated this at the weekend when he took a swipe at popular singer and activist, Eedris Abdulkareem. Abdulkareem, in his new song, ‘jagajaga reloaded’ had disparaged Keyamo, saying “where Festus Keyamo sef? He don dey chop with cabal o.” Keyamo took to his twitter handle and released different private conversations he had with Abdulkareem and how he allegedly begged for money. He described the singer’s action as…
The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria has expressed disappointment over the alleged sexual abuse of a teenager by actor, Olarenwaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. TAMPPAN, in a statement sent to Sunday Scoop on Saturday and signed by its Director of Research and Documentation, Yemi Amodu, said it would never support any hideous act but would support the Lagos State Government in ensuring that justice is served. The statement read in part, “We find it obligatory to condemn in totality the odious occurrence of paedophilia confessed to by Mr Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, as confirmed by…
Security forces on Saturday morning killed an alleged Southeast Commander of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), six-armed militias and arrested several others during a deadly encounter in Imo State. The alleged commander identified as Ikonso, The Nation gathered, was coordinator of the daredevil attacks on Imo State Police Command as well as the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) facility in Owerri that led to the escape of over 1,800 inmates. Operatives comprising the police, Department of State Services (DSS) and soldiers of the Nigerian Army were said to have stormed Ikonso’s Umuokwe country home late on Friday and engaged…
Nigerian Army troops of Operation Tura Takaibango have killed 20 Boko Haram fighters in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State on Friday, April 23, 2021. Also, scores of the insurgents have escaped with fatal gunshot injuries. The troops also captured from the terror elements items that include eight AK 47 rifles, one AA gun and one gun truck. Moreso, two gun trucks belonging to the insurgents were destroyed by fighter jets of the troops. Meanwhile, it has been gathered that ground and air troops of Operation Tura Takaibango are still engaging the insurgents that have mobilized in large…
Polytechnic lecturers have vowed to continue their ongoing strike despite the offer of N15bn by the Federal Government. The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) said the Federal Government promised to release N15bn to the union for infrastructural revitalisation. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the National President of ASUP, Comrade Anderson Ezeibe, said the strike will be sustained “until the unresolved details in the offer are sorted out in the meetings expected in the coming days.” The union had commenced an indefinite strike on April 6, demanding implementation of a new salary scheme for polytechnic lecturers, revitalisation of…
Nigeria’s president restored four oilfield licences to Addax, a company controlled by China’s Sinopec, his office said in a statement, overruling a previous revocation from the country’s petroleum regulator. The restoration of the fields roughly three weeks after the Department of Petroleum Resources rescinded them was aimed to ensure “commitment to the rule of law, fairness and enabling a stable business climate for investment,” President Muhammadu Buhari’s office said in a statement. “This development reaffirms the commitment of President Buhari to the rule of law and sanctity of contracts,” the statement said. The statement also said it would boost Nigeria’s…
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris says the players must take responsibility for the sacking of Jose Mourinho. Mourinho was axed on Monday just days before their Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. Lloris said, “Should we take responsibility as players for Jose’s dismissal? Yes, of course. The situation doesn’t change my respect for José. He’s a great football man. “He has demonstrated it in the past and for sure he will prove it in the future. I’m just sorry that it didn’t work as we would have liked at Spurs. “Obviously we have to share the responsibilities among everyone. Especially us…
For Doctor Ugwueze Okwudilichi, his dream of becoming a medical doctor would have ended in a dreamland if not for the timely intervention of the Leader of Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ikechukwu Ezugwu, who took it upon himself to train the young medical doctor in the university where he read medicine. Speaking during a lunch organised by Gburus Care Initiative (An initiative by young persons made up health practitioners that have been providing medical assistance to the elderly in the rural communities with assistance from the Enugu State Government), the Medical Doctor who’s also one of the…
Gunmen in the early hours of Saturday attacked the country home of the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma. The gunmen, who invaded the governor’s house in Omuma in the Oru East Local Government Area of the state, also killed two security men on duty before torching the house. It was gathered that one of the security men killed was an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. According to a source, who pleaded anonymity, cars parked inside the compound and part of the building were torched. The source said security men on duty repelled the gunmen, leading…