The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has expressed its determination to enforce quality delivery in hospitals across the country.Mrs Nonye Unaegbu, Senior Manager, Head Formal Sector of the scheme stated this during a sensitisation and awareness programme organised for staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Unaegbu said the new Executive Secretary […]
Continue ReadingAs Nigeria sets to mark its 56th Independence Day Anniversary, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita said that Government is fully committed to the restoration of dignity, integrity and confidence in the Public Service through the promotion and provision of staff welfare and motivation; forging a cast-iron relationship between […]
Continue ReadingThe United States Secretary of State, John Kerry has congratulated Nigeria on its 56th Independence Anniversary which comes up today, October 1.Kerry expressed confidence that Nigerians are working hard to address current national challenges. He sent the message on behalf of President Barack Obama and the American people. Below is the full text of Kerry’s […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government plans to reduce the income tax being payed by Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) in the country to encourage more start-ups in the sector. A statement by the Federal Ministry of Finance on Thursday said the gesture was also to boost profitability of existing ones, generate new jobs and make higher […]
Continue ReadingFamine-like conditions in the former stronghold of Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria could kill 75,000 children over the next year if they do not receive aid, the United Nations children’s agency said on Thursday.Some 15,000 people have been killed and more than two million displaced during a seven-year insurgency by the Islamist militant group […]
Continue ReadingA Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday advised Nigeria to borrow, spend less and earn more in order to get out of the current economic recession.Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta at the opening ceremony of the National Council On Finance and Economic Development Conference (NACOFED). The theme of the conference is “Enhancing Revenue […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s foreign reserves have dropped from $26.51 billion from the second quarter of 2016 to $24.74 billion in September.The minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, made this known at the 57th annual conference of Nigeria Economic Society (NES) in Abuja on Tuesday, where he said Nigeria had revenue and foreign currency concentration […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the ECOWAS Parliament have advised Nigeria to avoid using “panic measures” to address the country’s current economic situation.The call was made at the presentation of Nigeria’s Report at the ongoing second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja on Monday. Members of parliament raised concerns over Nigeria’s current economic situation and advised […]
Continue ReadingThe President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on Monday in Abuja announced billions of dollars packages to address Nigeria’s economic crisis.In a statement in Abuja, Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, said the AfDB president announced the packages during a meeting with President […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, the president on Friday assured Nigerian professionals abroad that the economic recession in the country would soon be history as his administration would address the relevant challenges diligently. According to the statement, President Buhari said this at a […]
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