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The development Research and Project Centre (dRPC) in collaboration with the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) is holding a symposium to discuss recent brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector and its implications on health service delivery. The high-level symposium themed “Nigeria’s health sector brain drain and its implications for sustainable child and family health service delivery and financing in the context of new national priorities” is taking place in Abuja. The event will bring together policymakers and implementers alongside health professional associations and council executives, who are critical stakeholders in the health systems strengthening process. The high-level…
If we want to live, we first must die. Are you saved from life or death? Would you like to be saved from happiness? Would you like to be saved from riches? Would you like to be saved from the pride of life? Have you ever seen a man who was saved from happiness before? Men are usually saved from adversity. But in his case they said please save him because happiness is going to kill him. What exactly does he need? He needs a little bit of suffering. He needs a little bit of affliction. And so, many are…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday urged telecommunication companies to adopt a modern and more energy-efficient network to reduce carbon emissions emanating from the sector. NCC disclosed this during its 2023 World Consumer Right event tagged “Empowering consumers through clean energy transition”, held at the NCC’s Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Abuja. Speaking at the event, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Umar Danbatta, said with the recent licensing of the fifth generation (5G) spectrum, the country will witness an improvement in the deployment of telecom infrastructure to satisfy the wireless service coverage requirement for 5G services.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it would review and address cases of voter inducement, harassment and manipulation of results. Barrister Festus Okoye, the Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this when he addressed the press in Abuja on Sunday. The commission noted that there were “difficult and unforeseen circumstances outside its control,” which it, however, “did its best to respond, especially where processes were disrupted by actors over whom we have little or no control.” “Such diabolical behaviour did not only affect citizens but also impacted on the Commission’s officials and processes. INEC…
Omoyele Sowore Speaks On Chude’s Arrest by LAXconfidential(m): 7:28pm On Mar 19 60 Likes 9 Shares Re: Omoyele Sowore Speaks On Chude’s Arrest by ggood: 8:19pm On Mar 19Mc Oluthief have to be arrested.Mc Touts were ringing bell yesterday morning in my area, that if ur not voting for apc don’t come out. They were in their numbers chasing non Yoruba away in my area. Since I was born I have never seen such intimidation before. 106 Likes 11 SharesRe: Omoyele Sowore Speaks On Chude’s Arrest by thebosstrevor1: 8:21pm On Mar 19Aren’t they supposed to arrest sowore for inciting violence…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP has returned to the top in the Saturday’s governorship election in Kano State. The opposition party, which was in the early lead when collation began on Sunday, lost marginally to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as of the time the exercise was suspended for an hour break. But by the time collation resumed with the 23rd local government area, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP was leading the gubernatorial candidate of the APC, Nasir Gawuna, with 3,037 votes. While Yusuf polled 388,678 votes, Gawuna trailed with 385,098 votes, leaving a margin of 3,580…
Paul Okoye, better known as Rudeboy of the defunct Psquare music group, has called out the Nigeria Police Force over its response to a threat by the Lagos State Parks Management Committee Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. Oluomo had, in a trending video, threatened Igbos residing in Lagos State to either come out and vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the ongoing governorship elections or remain indoor. Responding to the threat, the Force spokesman, Adejobi Olumuyiwa said the threat by MC Oluomo against Igbos which trended on social media platforms was a mere joke. According…
Chelsea boss, Graham Potter, has identified midfielder Conor Gallagher as the Blues player who is ‘unlucky’ in his team. Potter said that Gallagher would be rightly frustrated over his lack of starts for Chelsea. He stated this following Chelsea’s Premier League 2-2 draw with Everton on Saturday. Gallagher, who came off the bench against Everton, has not started in Chelsea’s last eight games and his last six appearances have all been as a second-half substitute. “If he doesn’t start then there’s the chance he can be the first change,” Potter said at his post-match press conference. “We used Kova and…
Rwandan authorities greeted the arrival on Saturday of British Home Secretary Suella Braverman on a two-day trip to the country in a bid to accelerate the implementation of a controversial deal to send migrants arriving by boat in the UK to the East African country. The deportation agreement announced last year allows UK authorities to send to Rwanda asylum seekers while their claims are processed. Illegal migrants are yet to be sent to the East African country, though Britain has already paid Rwanda US$170 million dollars under the deal. This week the UK government has also unveiled the Illegal Migration…
The Biden administration is under mounting pressure to call for an expansion of the federal guarantee on bank deposits to shore up confidence in the financial system and prevent further distress among US regional banks. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which is funded by banks, guarantees deposits up to $250,000. But a growing chorus of influential bipartisan lawmakers and banking industry lobbyists have been pushing for that limit to be increased or suspended. “I think that lifting the . . . cap is a good move,” Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, told CBS on Sunday. “Is it $2mn? Is it $5mn? Is…
