President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a landmark policy set to transform healthcare human resource management in Nigeria. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate on Monday announced that the President and the Federal Executive Council has approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration, a landmark policy which aims to address the critical challenges facing Nigeria’s health human resources. In a statement shortly after the FEC meeting, the Minister said that as the AU Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership, the President’s commitment to a resilient and robust healthcare system…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
Following months of skyrocketing prices of fresh tomatoes and fresh pepper across the country, a sigh of relief is sweeping across the country as prices of the two commodities experience dramatic reductions. This crash in prices is as a result of successful fresh harvests of both tomatoes and pepper hitting the markets from various tomato belts. The drastic rise in prices was principally due to the outbreak of the pest, Tuta absoluta that hit many tomato farms in the major tomato producing states of Kano, Kaduna, Katsina and Jigawa states. The outbreak of the Tomato ebola destroyed many farms and…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, preceded by the swearing-in of the newly appointed Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Esther Didi Walson-Jack. Addressing Mrs. Walson-Jack, after she took her oath of office, President Tinubu asked the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to serve the nation with integrity and transparency. The President also paid tribute to the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, describing her tenure as exceptional. ”We must learn from her commitment to duty,…
Popular Arise TV journalist, Rufai Oseni has attacked people who loot public funds, use proceeds of such looting to set up their private business and then begin to search for honest people to manage these businesses for them. The Arise TV Morning Show co-anchor wrote on his X handle: “People will steal public funds, set up private businesses and start looking for honest people to manage the business for them. Reality of Nigeria today.” Following Rufai’s statement, some Nigerians on X immediately drew some conclusions and insinuated that Mr. Rufai Oseni is indirectly attacking his boss and Founder of Arise…
The nationwide protests spearheaded by former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Mr. Omoyele Sowore through his Take It Back movement has come to an anti-climax end yesterday being the 10th day of protests. The protests, christened 10 Days of Rage, were billed to hold from 1st August to 10th August, 2024 across the country. Part of the aims of the various organisers was to protest against hunger and bad governance in Nigeria. The protests recorded eventful starts on Day 1 in some parts of the country especially Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Jos, Bauchi, Damaturu, Maiduguri,…
As part of efforts to boost productivity and create more jobs in the economy, the federal government says there will be tax breaks for companies that employ more staff. This is one of the promises that President Bola Tinubu made during a townhall engagement organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) during the 2023 presidential election campaign season. During an interview on AIT, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun said the tax breaks will be included in the Inflation Reduction and Price Stability Order approved by the president. “The Inflation Reduction Act will…
The Dangote refinery has revealed that since it commenced full operations, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has supplied it with 30 million barrels of crude oil, which constitutes 60% of the 50 million barrels of crude oil feedstock the refinery has so far processed. This revelation was made by the Group Chief Strategy Officer of Dangote Refinery, Aliyu Suleiman when he appeared before a Senate adhoc committee investigating the alleged importation of substandard petroleum products into the country. The Committee is chaired by Opeyemi Bamidele, the senate majority leader. The Dangote refinery chief strategist said that while the…
President Bola Tinubu says his administration will ensure that companies engaged in mineral exploration prioritize the health and safety of Nigerians and the host communities. The President stated this while receiving a presentation titled, ‘Harnessing the Mining Industry for Enhanced National Security and Development: Strategic Options for Nigeria by 2035,’ by Course 32 participants of the National Defence College (NDC) on Thursday in Abuja. The President also directed security agencies to intensify efforts to crack down on illegal miners across the country. The Course 32 Participants were tasked with researching topical national issues, and their findings during their 11-month study…
Nigeria’s track queen Tobi Amusan is through to the semifinals of women’s 100m Hurdles at ongoing Paris Olympics. She won her heat in a time of 12.49s. The World Record Holder in the women’s 100m hurdles didn’t break much sweat as she easily won the race, beating USA’s Alaysha Johnson who finished 2nd in 12.61s and Janeek Brown came 3rd in 12.84s. With this win, Tobi Amusan has now qualified for the semi finals of the women 100m hurdles in three successive Olympics, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympics.
A fierce supporter of the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Mr. James Damilola Taiwo and an Obidient propaganda handle on X (formerly Twitter) @PIDOMNIGERIA are currently in the eyes of the storm following allegations embezzlement of money donated by some Nigerians to support the #EndBackGovernanceProtest across the country. It started on August 3, which was the third day of the protests, the Obidient propaganda handle @PIDOMNIGERIA tweeted: “Some protesters reached out to me, complaining of their inability to afford food after protesting for the day, even if it is just a meal. Others complain of their…