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Somewhere in Jigawa, a community health worker is waiting for the blood pressure cuffs that never arrived. In Mushin, a patient has rationed her last tablet of Amlodipine for the third consecutive month. These are not edge cases; they are the lived reality behind Nigeria’s headline health numbers. When the Presidency released the 2026 federal budget for health – a record N2.48tn, signed into law by the President—it was easy to feel a cautious optimism. But for the estimated 38 per cent of Nigerian adults living with hypertension (four in 10, per the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two officers of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, popularly known as So-Safe Corps, over the death of a man identified simply as Success, who reportedly died from injuries sustained after the officers allegedly tortured him. The command’s public relations officer, Babaseyi Oluseyi, confirmed the development in a terse response to an enquiry by our correspondent on Tuesday. Oluseyi disclosed that the officers had been taken into custody following the incident. “I can confirm that we have the officers involved in custody,” he said. PUNCH Metro had…
Last weekend, from Thursday, May 28 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, I was in Abia State on an official assignment. I flew from Abuja to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri and did the 1 hour 30 minutes trip from Owerri to Umuahia by road. It wasn’t my first time in the state whose moniker is” God’s Own State”, but I haven’t been there in about 15 years. Meanwhile, I have heard so much about Governor Alex Otti’s magic in the state and looked forward to seeing things for myself; after all, it is said that seeing is believing!…
The International Monetary Fund has warned governments against resorting to broad subsidies, price controls, and tax cuts in response to rising energy and food prices, arguing that poorly designed interventions can worsen inflation, strain public finances, and deepen global shortages. In a May report titled “Responding to the Energy and Food Price Shock: Getting the Policy Details Right,” the IMF said policymakers confronting surging prices face a difficult balancing act between protecting households and businesses and preserving already limited fiscal resources. “When global energy prices spike, governments face an unenviable dilemma: shield people and businesses while straining already reduced room…
Super Eagles forward Terem Moffi has set his sights on nailing down a permanent place in Nigeria’s starting lineup, insisting that only relentless consistency can earn a striker a regular berth in one of Africa’s most competitive attacking units, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Moffi made the declaration fresh from a glittering May in which he won back-to-back titles, first lifting the Portuguese Primeira Liga with FC Porto and then helping the Super Eagles retain the Unity Cup with a 3-0 victory over Jamaica in the final at The Valley in London. “It feels great winning a title again,” Moffi said…
Much like Google, Microsoft is launching its own version of OpenClaw. Microsoft Scout is an always-on assistant that integrates into Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams, allowing businesses to assign a virtual assistant to employees to help with organizing calendars, expense reporting, email drafts, and much more.Unlike Copilot that lives inside Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft Scout can see and do a lot more. “This is a personal assistant, it’s the first real personal assistant we’ve offered customers,” explains Omar Shahine, corporate vice president of Microsoft Scout, in an interview with The Verge. “I think it’s important for…
The United Kingdom should press ahead with stablecoin regulation but avoid rules that make a pound sterling stablecoin market commercially unworkable, a House of Lords committee warned in a report released Wednesday. The cross-party Financial Services Regulation Committee said the UK was “lagging behind” the United States and the European Union and that the absence of a clear regime has “suppressed stablecoin development and investment in the UK,” despite the growth of global US dollar-pegged tokens such as USDt (USDT) and USDC (USDC).While backing much of the Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority’s proposed framework, the committee warned…
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The police have confirmed that five people were killed and several others injured in an attack in Gwan-Ajang, a village in the Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The police public relations officer of the state command, Alfred Alabo, said the incident occurred on Sunday night when gunmen opened fire on residents who had gathered for a social event. In a statement obtained by PREMIUM TIMES Mr Alabo said officers from the Gindiri Division received a distress call at about 9:22 p.m. and immediately mobilised to the community. “On arrival, our officers met a grim…
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says Nigeria’s revenue is not enough to match the large population of the country. Bwala made this remark on Tuesday during a live appearance in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’. He was speaking on why so many Nigerian citizens are still struggling to see in their daily lives the economy president Tinubu said is doing well. It will be recalled that President Tinubu, in a speech to mark his third anniversary, said the economy is booming. According to Bwala, “The population is over 230 million, but the resources we…
