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The Senate has approved increasing funding for Nigeria’s Basic Health Services Provision Fund (BHCPF), to two percent of consolidated revenues. The move aims to strengthen primary healthcare delivery across the country. This follows the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) on the “National Health Law (amendment) Bill 2026 at Thursday’s plenary …

NCC The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says operators will upgrade 12,000 base stations in 2026 and start compensating subscribers for poor telecommunications service. The Executive Vice President of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, stated this during a media briefing on Thursday in Lagos. Maida said the planned infrastructure expansion marks an important step in addressing persistent challenges in network quality …

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday set June 9 for judgment in the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, over alleged N33.8 billion fraud. The judge set the date after Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), and Mamman’s lawyer, Femi Atteh (SAN), gave their final written addresses on the …

The simmering political competition ahead of the 2027 general elections in Ogun State intensified on Thursday as leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun East senatorial district, under the aegis of the BAT/OGD movement, accused rival forces within the party of intimidation, manipulation of consensus. The 2027 battle rages in Ogun as BAT/OGD violates Abiodun consent, police deployment and …

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A renowned Nigerian hematologist/geneticist, Adeyinka Gladys Falusi, has been awarded the prestigious “Role Model Award” by the Hallmarks of Labor Foundation (HLF). The award, according to a statement by the Executive Secretary of the Hallmarks of Labor Foundation (HLF), Patricia Otuedon-Arawore, was in recognition of his outstanding contributions to medical research and national development. Chief Madam Otuedon-Arawore said the award …

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Senator Ifeanyi Okowa The wonders, as they say, will never end, and in the ever-fluid theater of Nigerian politics, the script is constantly being rewritten. The name now echoing in the corridors of speculation and intrigue is that of Ifeanyi Okowa, a man whose political journey appears far from the final chapter. Rumors growing louder by the day suggest that …

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