PreDiagnosis International, Nigeria’s leading grassroots telehealth service provider, has announced a partnership agreement with lifestyle-cum- Health Management Organisation, Medicard Nigeria. This is to further drive the spread of adoption of its innovative telehealth platform among the poor and vulnerable in the country. Medicard Health Management is a Global Lifestyle HMO Company with presence in Philippines,…
Following extensive deliberations between the Federal Government and Organised Labour (NLC, TUC and others), the following decisions were been reached between the two parties which paved way for the suspended strike. “The parties agreed to set up a Technical Committee on Electricity Tariff policy that is being chaired by the Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of…
Questions are already being asked over the spate of attacks on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum. On Sunday morning, the Governor’s entourage was again attacked by Boko Haram. It was the second attack on the Governor in three days and the third in some weeks. Last Friday, Zulum and his…
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have suspended the strike scheduled to commence today (Monday) following an agreement reached with the Federal Government at a meeting which started at 8.30pm on Sunday and ended at 2:50am this morning. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, read the five-page communiqué signed by…
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to refund to the national treasury the cost of using Presidential jet to ferry his representatives to his Personal Assistant, Bashir Ahmed’s wedding in Katsina on Friday. In a statement by Reno Omokri, he stated that: “A Presidential jet is not the…
The Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government will soon reopen the country’s land borders. The President had in October 2019 ordered the closure of land borders to check smuggling goods and arms into the country after a partial closure of the Seme border in August 2019. The closure had received mixed reactions…
The Federal Government has warned workers under its agencies not to join the planned strike by labour unions across the country scheduled to start on Monday, 28th September, 2020. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other organized bodies had called on all workers across the country to embark on an indefinite…
The Nigeria Police Force has announced that a total of 12 suspects were arrested for their involvement in various examination malpractices in the just concluded West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in some States across the country. This was disclosed by the Force spokesperson, Frank Mba on Friday, 25th September, 2020. Mba stated that…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the re-elected governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Phillip Shaibu in Abuja. The Governor is on a courtesy visit to appreciate the president for his stance on a fair and peaceful governorship election in Edo State last Saturday. The president in his remark appreciated the Governor…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) yesterday announced that it has created a situation room to enable it address all complaints associated with its recent Service-Based Tariff. In a statement shared by the regulator, it stated: “The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has established ‘Service-Based Electricity Tariff Situation Room’ to attend to enquiries on electricity…