Nigeria to benefit from 2M£ investment in mobile power

Nigeria’s quest to achieve regular power supply has received a boost with a 1m pounds investment on mobile power by All-On, a leading impact investment company focused on scaling up renewable energy sector in the country.   This brings All-On’s total investment in MOPO to £2 million. The new investment will support the expansion of MOPO’s…

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Health insurance: Oyo state drives UHC to improve maternal, child health

The introduction of State Health Insurance Schemes to complement the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, and extend coverage to residents, especially the vulnerable groups. However, these state-level schemes vary in scope, coverage, and implementation effectiveness, impacting overall progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) but some Nigerians, particularly women and children under the scheme are reaping…

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Nigeria to benefit from 2M£ investment in mobile power

Nigeria’s quest to achieve regular power supply has received a boost with a 1m pounds investment on mobile power by All-On, a leading impact investment company focused on scaling up renewable energy sector in the country.   This brings All-On’s total investment in MOPO to £2 million. The new investment will support the expansion of MOPO’s…

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NSA launches global manhunt as Binance official flees custody

The Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, has called on the public and the international community to provide information that can assist law enforcement agencies in apprehending the Executive Manager of Binance for the African region, Mr Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from detention. Head of Strategic Communication, ONSA, Mr Zakari Mijinyawa, who made the…

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Plateau gov rages over outbreak, losses to communal clashes

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has expressed outrage over communal clashes leading to the wanton destruction of lives and property in Langtang North and Mikang Local Government Areas of the state. The governor called on security agencies to respond decisively and hold the perpetrators and their sponsors accountable to the full extent of the…

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Mental Illness: Kebbi offers free treatment to 23,542 patients

Kebbi State Government, yesterday, said it has offered free treatment to 23,542 patients with mental illness at the Zauro Psychiatric Medical Outreach from 2023. Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Muhammad Sani-Aliyu, made this known at the weekly ministerial press briefing, organised by the state’s Ministry of Information and Culture. He said “The ministry intervenes in cases…

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Naira up to N1,430/$ in parallel market

The naira yesterday appreciated to N1,430 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,470 per dollar last weekend. Similarly, the naira yesterday appreciated to N1,408. 04 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,408.04 per dollar from N1,431.49 per dollar…

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LP convention to go ahead amid Abure, NLC fight

The Julius Abure-led National Working Committee, NWC, of Labour Party, LP, has vowed to go ahead with its planned national convention scheduled to hold in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday, Match 27, 2024. This is amid ongoing crisis of confidence between Abure and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, under the leadership of Comrade Joe Ajaero…

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