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Hospitals To Drop HMOs Jan 31 Over Poor Tariffs, Debts
Private health care providers say they plan to jettison all contracts with private health insurance companies across Nigeria from January 31 owing to poor tariffs and the huge backlog of…
Thank You For Associating Me With Your Success – Buhari Tells El-Rufai
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commended Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El- Rufai, for committing himself to changing state, noting that the governor had been successful in that quest. President Buhari, who disclosed…
JUST IN: Billionaire Businessman, Dahiru Mangal, Loses Mother
Hajiya Murja Bara’u, the mother of Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, the owner of Max Air, has passed away. Member representing Katsina Local Government Area in the State House of…
Alaafin Of Oyo’s Daughter Emerges As Best Graduating Student In Master’s Programme (Photos)
Adedoja, one of the children of Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has bagged a master’s degree from the University of Lagos. The first-class monarch and his other family members were present at the 52nd convocation of the…
2023: I visited IBB for prayers, blessings –Tinubu
As part of his consultation to fortify his chances of becoming the president in 2023, Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has disclosed that his visit to…
Yuletide: 327 people die in 600 road crashes – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said a total of 327 people died in 600 road traffic crashes during the Christmas Patrol, which started from December 15, 2021, through January 15, 2022. While presenting the interim report of the…
129 terrorists killed, 64 arrested, 27 victims rescued in two weeks – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said its troops in different operations in the northern part of the country eliminated 129 terrorists in the last two weeks. The acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Major -General…
Workers are suffering… planned petrol price hike will send many to early graves – NLC
Ayuba Wabba, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the planned increase in the price of petrol will send many Nigerians to “early graves”. TheCable had reported that…
24-year-old undergraduate jailed over N74m Internet fraud in Kwara
A 24-year-old undergraduate of Kwara state University, Malete, Alonge Toyyib, was on Thursday sentenced to one-year imprisonment by Kwara State High Court over offences bordering on cybercrime and possession of fraudulent…
Electoral Act: Gbajabiamila Introduced Direct Primary To Favour Someone – Na’Allah
The Chairman of Senate Committee on Air force, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, of introducing mandatory direct…
Bola Tinubu donates N50 million to Niger government to help tackle insecurity
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has donated N50 million to the Niger State government to help tackle the security challenges in the state. This was during a visit to the Government House in…
House moves to set up NYSC Trust Fund as bill scales second reading
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund. The bill, sponsored by Mayowa Akinfolarin (APC, Ondo), seeks to compel all organised private…
No one will be allowed to raise army of thugs – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Kafanchan, Kaduna State warned that nobody will be allowed to raise an army of thugs to force himself on the people. The President stated this in his address at the palace of Alhaji…
Nigeria’s bond issuance oversubscribed by N139 billion – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the country’s January bond issuance valued at N214.05 billion ended with an oversubscription of N139 billion. The debt office disclosed in the FGN bond result released on Wednesday. It…
APC Crisis: Cracks In Abiodun’s Camp Over Suspension Of Ogun Lawmaker’s Mother
The suspension of Mrs Adetola Kadiri, mother of the impeached Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House Assembly has split the camp of Governor Dapo Abiodun within the state chapter of the All…
BREAKING: Expect Decision On Petrol Subsidy In June – NEC Tells Nigerians
The National Economic Council (NEC) has said any decision on the removal of petrol subsidy will be taken in June when the provision for its payment in the 2022 budget expires. The NEC…
PHOTOS: Tinubu meets with Babangida in Niger
Bola Tinubu, presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), visited Ibrahim Babangida, former military head of state, in Niger state on Thursday. The visit was part of his consultation on his 2023 presidential…
3 out of 10 Nigerians are mentally sick — Reps
House of Representatives has said that 3 out of every 10 Nigerians have one form of mental illness or another. Quoting the World Health Organization statistics, the House added that over 20,000,000 Nigerians were currently…
90% of governors have no business being in power, says Baba-Ahmed
Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Thursday said things have gone so bad that “90 per cent of our governors have no business being in power today.” Baba-Ahmed stated this in Abuja at the 19th edition of…
We will engage NLC on Fuel Subsidy – Governors
…Deny role in removal of Fuel Subsidy THE thirty- six State Governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, Thursday resolved to engage the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC on the proposed removal of fuel subsidy.…
Increase in petrol price will push more Nigerians into poverty – Abdulsalam warns
Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state, says an increase in the price of petrol will push more Nigerians into poverty. Abubakar spoke at the 19th Daily Trust Dialogue in Abuja, on…
Reps pass electoral bill without compulsory direct primary clause
The House of Representatives passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill on Thursday. However, the lawmakers revised the compulsory direct primary clause. The bill was passed after the removal of clause (84) requiring…
I was almost bombed near Kawo bridge in 2014 – Buhari
Amidst tight security, President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated projects executed by Governor Nasir el-Rufai during his two-day official visit to Kaduna State on Thursday. The President who flew in from Kafanchan, Jema’a Local…
Vehicle Registration Portal Fails As Importers Decry Delays At Ports
Vehicle importers are concerned that the National Vehicle Registration (VREG) portal to clear their vehicles before they approach the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to pay duty for the…