ATANI, his hometown, is the headquarters of Ogbaru Local Government in Anambra State. Atani is also the hometown of my favourite musician, Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe(March 17, 1936- May 11, 2007). In 2004, I was in Atani when my friend, Chief Chris Nwabueze Ngige (71) from Alor in Idemili South Local Government, was the Governor of…
ON Thursday, February 15, 2024 at its 109th legislative sitting, the House passed into Law, the Rivers State House of Assembly Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The Bill repealed the Rivers State House of Assembly Service Commission (Amendment) Law, No. 3 of 2006 and further amended the Rivers State House of Assembly Service Commission Law of 1999. The…
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…
Zegtel is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licenced by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) with a focus on providing the underserved market a whole new experience beyond data and voice capabilities. What most subscribers know and have enjoyed primarily is voice and data operations. Zegtel is a future-thinking company driven by advanced technologies.As such,…
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…
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…
Zegtel is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licenced by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) with a focus on providing the underserved market a whole new experience beyond data and voice capabilities. What most subscribers know and have enjoyed primarily is voice and data operations. Zegtel is a future-thinking company driven by advanced technologies.As such,…
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…
SOME leaders of the Niger Delta, yesterday, pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to allow the people of Okuama in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, who fled their homes about 12 days ago, following the siege to the community by the Nigerian Army over the killing of 17 soldiers, to return home and pick the…
AS the process of selecting the next Olubadan of Ibadanland that will succeed late Oba Olalekan Balogun Alli Okunmade II begins, heightened anxiety is growing over the health status of the next in hierarchy to the throne, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. The 89-year-old Olubadan-designate has been out of social scene in recent times. Vanguard observed that…
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…
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…