The rising cost of drugs caused by inflation has further hampered access to health services in the country with many sick Nigerians unable to afford medication, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Amid the soaring costs of food, utilities, and other essentials, many find it difficult to afford the necessary prescriptions, forcing indigent patients to seek alternative herbal treatment. Nigeria’s…
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of being the mastermind of the current charged political atmosphere in Rivers State. The former PDP national chairman made the accusation on the heels of Wike’s incessant feud with the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi…
A middle-aged woman, Abike Olonade, has been arrested for trafficking a 16-year-old student to Libya. It was reliably gathered that the victim, whose name is yet to be disclosed, is a student of Adeoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. Confirming the arrest, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola,…
The Federal Government has described as blackmail, the allegation by the cryptocurrency exchange giant, Binance, that some officials demanded a $150m bribe to settle the criminal charge filed against the firm. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement on Wednesday, dismissed the claims as baseless and part of a wider…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has expressed concerns over the creation of new institutions and its impact on federal resources. He made his position known while contributing to the debate on a bill seeking to establish the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration and additional agencies. The senator representing Edo North, on Tuesday, asserted that the…
A member of the House of Representatives from Borno State, Ahmed Jaha, has called on the Federal Government to recruit military mercenaries to address the security issues in the country. Jaha suggested that the government recall the mercenaries used during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The lawmaker, who represents the Chibok/Domboa/Gwoza Federal constituency, made this…
Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, alongside his daughter, Fatima have arrived at the Federal High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja where they will be arraigned for an alleged N2.7bn fraud in connection with the botched Nigerian Air project. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed six counts on the former minister,…
The 2024 best-graduating student of the University of Lagos, David Akanmu, has been selected as a 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholar. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the announcement, Akanmu is one of five Africans, the only one from an African-based tertiary institution, selected to join the 2024…
The Ministry of Defence, on Wednesday, handed over 20 newly acquired Armored Personnel Carriers to the Defence Headquarters to enhance the professional capabilities of troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces. This is contained in a statement by Dr Ibrahim Kana, Permanent Secretary of the MoD in Abuja on Thursday. The APCs were handed over to…
The former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, is presently being arraigned before Justice Sylvanus Orji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. Sirika, who was docked alongside his in-law and daughter, Fatima, pled not guilty to all the charges preferred against them after it was read to them. The defendants…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted the former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, bail. The court also granted his daughter, Fatimah Hadi Sirika and in-law, Jalal Hamma bail. Sirika, his daughter, son-in-law and Al-Duraq Investment Ltd, were charged to court over alleged N2.7bn fraud in connection with the…
The House of Representatives Thursday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to withdraw the circular directing all banks to commence charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions within the country, The Nation reports. The motion on the urgent need to halt and modify the implementation of the cybersecurity levy was moved…
