NPAN Mourns Chief Iwuanyanwu

NewsNigeriaNPAN Mourns Chief Iwuanyanwu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 29, 2024

The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has mourned the death of President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and publisher of Champions newspaper, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who died at the age of 82 last week. NPAN in a statement by its chairman, Malam Kabir Yusuf, said the death of Uwuanyanwu who is also a member of the association has created a deep void in the nation’s socio-development landscape. The statement read in part: “An engineer by...

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500 Private Hospitals Shut Down In Nigeria Over Economic Hardship –ANPMP

HealthNewsNigeria500 Private Hospitals Shut Down In Nigeria Over Economic Hardship –ANPMP

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 29, 2024

No fewer than 500 private hospitals across the country have been forced to shut down due to current economic hardship within the last six months. Dr. Kay Adesola, National President Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) at a press conference in Makurdi, Benue State, during the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. According to Adesola, the affected hospitals ceased operations due to the inability of patients to pay for treatment, inadequate capitalization of the National...

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Insurgents, Bandits Plans To Hijack Nationwide Protest In Yobe, Zamfara States

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsurgents, Bandits Plans To Hijack Nationwide Protest In Yobe, Zamfara States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 29, 2024

Intelligence reports received by the Yobe State Police Command revealed that indicates that insurgents are planning to exploit the planned protest to execute heinous acts in the state. The command, through its, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Command’s Public Relations Officer made the revelation in a statement issued on Sunday. The statement, while admitting that citizens have constitutional rights to peaceful assembly, affirmed that Yobe State may face additional security challenges following the activities of insurgents...

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Peter Obi, Governor Otti Backs Nationwide Protests

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPeter Obi, Governor Otti Backs Nationwide Protests

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 29, 2024

The 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party Peter Obi and the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti have backed the planned nationwide protest on bad governance by Nigerians beginning on August 1st. The two leaders who addressed the press after a breakfast meeting held at Otti’s country home in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South LGA on Sunday, however said such protests must be done within the ambit of the law. Mr Peter Obi stated that the planned...

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Nigeria Losses $46 Billion in 10 Years To Crude Oil Theft – SGF

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Losses $46 Billion in 10 Years To Crude Oil Theft – SGF

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 26, 2024

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume said the statistics regarding losses to oil thieves were shocking as the country lost 619 million barrels of crude valued at $46 billion in 10 years. Akume, disclosed this while speaking at a two-day public/investigative hearing organized by the House of Representatives on crude oil theft and losses in Nigeria. Represented by the Permanent Secretary, of General Services, Maurice Nnamdi,  the SGF said...

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Trade Volumes Between Nigeria-Indonesia Hits $1.19b In 5 Years

BusinessNewsNigeriaTrade Volumes Between Nigeria-Indonesia Hits $1.19b In 5 Years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 26, 2024

The Indonesian Embassy in Nigeria says trade and export of goods from Nigeria to Indonesia have increased annually by 51.8%, rising from $148 million in 2017 to $1.19 billion in 2022 over the past five years. The Indonesian Embassy in Nigeria in a statement attributed the success to diplomatic policies and programmes of the outgoing Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Usra Hendra Harahap. According to the statement, during the tenure of Ambassador Harahap, the envoy has...

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Global Forums: Tinubu Acknowledges China For Backing Nigeria

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGlobal Forums: Tinubu Acknowledges China For Backing Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 26, 2024

The Federal Government has appreciated the role played by China in a more prominent position for Nigeria in the G20, UN Security Council, and the Intergovernmental Organization of Developing Economies (IODE). IODE comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS). President Bola Tinubu showed appreciation in Abuja while receiving the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Chen Xiaodong. “We believe in ourselves. We are determined to enhance the...

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President Tinubu Commissions National Cyber-crime Centre

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu Commissions National Cyber-crime Centre

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2024

To strengthen the efficiency of law enforcement agencies in the country in the fight against crimes and criminality, President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the ultramodern and digitalized National Cybercrime Centre. In a message to the ceremony, President Tinubu stated that the government is committed to investing in Nigeria’s police force through the procurement of sufficient arms, weapons, and other equipment, as well as recruitment and continuous training to boost the number, quality, and preparedness of...

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Zamfara State Government Blocks Channels Of Hard Drugs Supplies

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaZamfara State Government Blocks Channels Of Hard Drugs Supplies

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2024

Due to the alarming rate of drug abuse users in Zamfara State, the government has commenced blocking all channels of hard drug supplies across the State. Pharmacist Ishaq Ibrahim Anka, Zamfara State Executive Secretary of Substance Abuse Control and Human Trafficking Agency disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen in Gusau, the State Capital. Anka explained that the agency’s work was more of arrest, counseling, and prosecution of the defaulters, and appeal for the maximum...

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Diabetes Patients Spend Over N100,000 Monthly On Insulin – NASR

HealthNewsNigeriaDiabetes Patients Spend Over N100,000 Monthly On Insulin – NASR

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2024

The National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR), in partnership with Persons Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in Nigeria, has raised concerns over t The escalating costs of diabetes treatment in the country have become a great concern to the National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) and Persons Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in Nigeria. Addressing Journalists in Abuja, the coalition lamented that some diabetes patients are spending over N100,000 monthly on essential supplies like insulin, syringes, and...

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