By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Head, Nigeria Health Management Information System (NHMIS), Dr. Emmanuel Abatta, has said health data from the private sector will be captured in the new NHMIS database being updated by the Federal Ministry of Health with support from USAID. He made this known at a sensitizationContinue Reading
By Mazi OhuabunwaTHE drab Nigerian political environment has lightened up. The expected ‘unexpected’ happened. Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria was elected at the PDP primaries held in Port Harcourt recently. It looked like this was never going to happen. Not just that this was the fifth and to myContinue Reading
By Vincent UjumaduAWKA—THERE has been jubilation in most parts of Igboland following the nomination of former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, as the vice presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2019 general election, despite opposition by a group led by the governor of Ebonyi State,Continue Reading
By Godwin Oritse THE Managing Director of APM Terminals Apapa, Martin Jacob, has made a case for the proper disposal and recycling of plastics in order to reduce harmful effect on the ocean, wildlife and humans. Disclosing this during a cleanup, organised by APM Terminals Apapa in partnership with WecyclersContinue Reading
By Afe Babalola Last week I introduced a discussion of how lie telling can be categorised and how given some circumstances, lie telling may or may not be criminal. This week I intend to relate the background already made to recent events in the world and particularly Nigeria’s political climate.Continue Reading
The Nigerian digital economy appears to be growing from strength to strength despite problem of infrastructure deficit. In fact, it is expected to generate up to $88 billion and three billion jobs for Nigerians before the end of 2021, if the statistics given by the Chairman of the Association ofContinue Reading
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Sam Eyoboka, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Gabriel Ewepu & Luminous JannamikeABUJA —Outrage, yesterday, trailed Monday’s execution of United Nations voluntary health worker, Hauwa Liman by Boko Haram as the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, Amnesty International, AI and International Christian Concern, ICC, urged the Federal Government toContinue Reading
By Nwabueze OkonkwoONITSHA— Following the consistent ravaging of various communities in Anambra state by flood, men of Nigerian Navy attached to Odekpe Naval Outpost, Ogbaru near Onitsha, weekend, deployed three of its Epenal gun-boats for tour of the affected communities that were devastated by the current flooding in some partsContinue Reading
By Ugochukwu Alaribe ABA— For residents of Umuimo and Umuaduru communities in Osisioma Ngwa council area of Abia State, Friday, October 12, was a day they may never forget in their lives. It was a day over 200 persons were burnt to death while scooping fuel in an abandoned pipelineContinue Reading
By Umar Yusuf YOLA—NO fewer than five traders travelling to the Iware International Cattle Market in Taraba State were confirmed killed along the dreaded Numan-Jalingo Federal Highway by suspected militias, even as seven others are still not accounted for. Sources revealed that the traders, who were mostly cattle merchants, wereContinue Reading
