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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ultimate Health, a Health Maintenance Organisation, Lekan Ewenla, in this interview with OLASUNKANMI AKINLOTAN, explains the benefits inherent in health insurance, the challenges affecting the accelerated enrolment in the programme, and solutions for how the sub-sector can change the narrative of the country’s poor health indices How will health insurance improve access to health care in Nigeria? Across the globe, particularly in the developed world where health insurance was made mandatory several years ago, everyone has unhindered access to defined, quality healthcare services. Once you are enrolled in a health insurance programme,…

Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi and Super Falcons forward Esther Okoronkwo have spread Christmas cheer across Nigeria through separate acts of generosity aimed at supporting vulnerable communities during the festive period, The PUNCH reports. Awoniyi, who is currently in England with Nottingham Forest due to club commitments, reached thousands of households through the Taiwo Awoniyi Foundation as its annual Christmas outreach targeted Ilorin, Kwara State, and neighbouring communities. The initiative focused on easing the burden on families struggling with economic hardship, ensuring they had access to basic food items during the celebrations. Volunteers of the foundation distributed thousands of relief…

Stani Kulechov, the founder and CEO of Aave Labs, the main development company behind the Aave decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol, denied claims that he recently purchased $15 million of Aave (AAVE) tokens to influence a controversial community vote that failed to pass. “These tokens were not used to vote on the recent proposal, and that was never my intention. This is my life’s work, and I am putting my own capital behind my conviction,” Kulechov said.He also said that Aave Labs has not clearly communicated the economic alignment between it and Aave token holders. “In the future, we’ll be more…

Kim Kardashian expanded her brood on Christmas Day by adding four puppies into the mix. “Each kid got a puppy,” Kardashian, 45, captioned an Instagram Story post on Thursday, December 25, showing off the four pups sitting next to each other. She subsequently shared videos of the dogs as they played on Christmas morning. One video showed two of the pups sharing a sweet kiss. Her other Instagram Stories showed the dogs looking stunning in great photo lighting — just as fans would expect. Kardashian shares her four kids — North, 12, Saint, 10, Chicago, 7 and Psalm, 6 —…

The House of Representatives has explained that its decision to repeal and re-enact the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts was taken to align Nigeria’s budgeting process with global best practices, enhance transparency, and resolve implementation challenges associated with running multiple budgets. The Deputy Spokesperson of the House, Philip Agbese (APC, Benue), who stated this in a statement on Friday, noted that the move was aimed at strengthening accountability across government and easing the oversight burden that often trails budget execution His explanation followed the House’s passage, on Tuesday, of the revised 2024 Appropriation Act, which increased the total budget size…

Actress Doris Ogala has levelled a fresh allegation against the lead pastor and founder of Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry, Chris Okafor, warning him to retract the statement where he tagged her a “blackmailer”. The actress alleged she was kept in an isolated room after her arrest in Abuja, and when transported to Lagos, she said she was denied access to her relatives, lawyer, and phones for days. This is coming after Ms Ogala was freed from detention. She was arrested after alleging that the pastor ruined her life after an abrupt end to their nine-year relationship. The actress…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that, in close coordination with the Government of the United States of America, it successfully conducted precision strike operations against two major Islamic State ISIS terrorist enclaves located within the Bauni Forest axis of Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State. A statement signed by Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, said intelligence confirmed that these locations were being used as assembly and staging grounds by foreign ISIS elements infiltrating Nigeria from the Sahel region, in collaboration with local affiliates, to plan and execute large-scale terrorist attacks within Nigerian territory. The…

Former Arsenal player Paul Merson has predicted the Premier League match-day 18 games taking place on Christmas, Boxing Day and this weekend. Manchester United will take on Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Boxing Day. On Saturday afternoon, Nottingham Forest will clash with Manchester City, followed by Liverpool facing Wolves at Anfield in the evening. Later that evening, Arsenal will host Brighton, while Chelsea will tackle Aston Villa. On Sunday, Crystal Palace will clash with Tottenham Hotspur, and Sunderland will take on Leeds United. Here are Merson’s predictions via Sportskeeda: Man United 2-2 Newcastle Nottingham Forest 1-1 Manchester City West…

The Federal Government on Friday insisted it would proceed with the January 1, 2026, implementation of the Nigeria Tax Act and Tax Administration Act despite ongoing controversy over alleged alterations in the gazetted versions of the laws. Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, made the position known after briefing President Bola Tinubu in Lagos, declaring that the reforms are designed to provide relief to Nigerians rather than generate immediate revenue. “The plan to commence the new law, the two remaining new laws on the first of January 2026, will go ahead as planned, on…

Abuja Continental Hotel has received the Outstanding Hospitality Excellence Award at the National Tourism Transportation Summit & Expo 2025 for its performance in the hospitality industry. The hotel secured the recognition at the Gala Night of the 8th edition of the summit held in Abuja. The organisers, the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria, in partnership with industry stakeholders, presented the award to the Group General Manager, Karl Hala, and the Cluster Director of Marketing, Richard Mutanda, on behalf of the hotel. The organisers noted that the recognition reflected “exceptional service standards, innovative hospitality offerings and sustained excellence throughout 2025.”…