FG seeks WHO’s recognition of noma disease

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate The Federal Government through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in collaboration with Medecins Sans Frontieres and 31 other member states, has proposed Noma’s inclusion as a Neglected Tropical Disease in the World Health Organisation’s official disease listing. The …

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FG unveils centre to monitor mini-grids operations

Minister for Power, Adebayo Adelabu The Federal Government has inaugurated an energy management and control centre established in Abuja to monitor electricity mini-grids operating across the country. It said the centre, known as the Energy Management System, would serve as the off-grid electricity supervisory control and data acquisition system for …

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Zamfara State Governor, Lawal In Three Months Spent Over N400million On Trips, N150million On Foodstuffs, Welfare, N6million On Private Security

Governor Lawal spent in the same period over N400million in the state on local and foreign trips, according to pages 30 to 33 of the state budget performance report. The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has spent a total N150million comprising N80,578,860 on Foodstuffs and catering materials as well as …

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Fresh Naira scarcity hits Kano, Sokoto, Edo, others

Despite recent assurances by the Central Bank of Nigeria that there is enough naira in circulation, reports of scarcity have emerged across the country. A survey by The PUNCH, on Wednesday, confirmed scarcity in some parts of Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Kwara, Gombe, Edo, Sokoto, and Ekiti States. Many bank customers …

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PalmPay Concludes Promotion, Announces Winners

  PalmPay has concluded its N300 million Giveaway Promotion, which ran from November 1 to November 21, and offered Nigerians using the payment platform, the opportunity to win cash rewards. The campaign, which was grouped into three winning phases of N70 million, N100 million and N130 million, had users partake …

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Adebayo: I’m Out for Constructive Criticism of Tinubu Govt

Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, in this interview with Folalumi Alaran, vows to keep President Bola Tinubu government on its toes with constructive criticisms for it to deliver on its promises. He also berates the Independent National Electoral Commission  for the …

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