Milicent Muyoma has been turned away twice from the clinic where she collects her HIV medication in Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. On her last visit a week ago, she was told the medicines hadn’t arrived. When she returned three days later as advised, the clinic was closed. Now, she fears the consequences of missing her doses. “I was warned by my doctor never to miss a single dose because it could lead to resistance,” Muyoma told SciDev.Net. “I don’t know what will happen if I don’t secure my medicines soon enough.” The stockout follows a U.S. State…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review has proposed the creation of 31 new states in Nigeria, a move that, if approved, would increase the number of sub-national governments from 36 to 67. The proposal was announced during Thursday’s plenary session by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who presided in the absence of Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. According to Kalu, the committee’s recommendations were based on constitutional guidelines and the aspirations of various communities advocating for state creation. Breakdown of proposed new states by region: North Central: Okun, Okura, Confluence (Kogi); Benue Ala, Apa (Benue); FCT State North East: Amana (Adamawa);…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has raised serious concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s proposal to increase the 2025 budget from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.2 trillion. While acknowledging the reported additional revenues from key government agencies, the organization argues that the move is not only unprecedented but could also be unconstitutional. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), CISLAC cited Section 81(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which mandates that any extra spending beyond what was initially approved must go through a supplementary budget process. The organization insists that the president’s approach—informing the…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reached a significant milestone by successfully exporting two jet fuel cargoes to Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer and a leading global energy company. Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, announced this on Tuesday during a visit by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) to Dangote Fertiliser Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos. “We are achieving the ambitious goals we set for ourselves, and I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just sold two cargoes of jet fuel to Saudi Aramco,” Dangote said. Since beginning production in 2024, the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Ltd. (First E&P) Joint Venture (JV) have achieved a 96% reduction in routine flaring of Associated Gas (AG). On Thursday, Mr. Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., attributed this milestone to operations in the Anyala (OML 83) and Madu (OML 85) fields. The statement by Olufemi Soneye, NNPC Ltd.’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, highlighted the JV’s commitment to environmental sustainability and emissions reduction. Kyari noted that the achievement aligns with Nigeria’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% unconditionally and 47%…
“This decision does not mean a loss of funds for Argentina, nor does it impact the quality of our health services,” the president assured.
Nigeria is sitting on a goldmine of natural gas, with the largest reserves in Africa and ranking among the top 10 globally. Yet, much of this potential remains untapped due to inadequate investment in infrastructure. According to Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI), the country needs a consistent investment of $20 billion annually for the next 10 years to develop the necessary gas infrastructure. He made this known while presenting NEITI’s latest oil and gas industry report to the Senate Committee on Public Accounts. “We need to invest in gas infrastructure to evacuate…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has inaugurated an ICT center at Community Secondary School, Sangana, in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Ogbe, represented by the General Manager of Corporate Communications, Esueme Kikile Esq., expressed gratitude for the warm reception from the community. He urged students, school authorities, and residents to safeguard and maintain the facility, which is equipped with 31 desktop computers, a Wowbii Interactive Board, a printing system, a solar-powered inverter, and a backup power generator. Ogbe further assured that the Board would…
President Bola Tinubu has increased ₦4.5 trillion to the ₦49.7 trillion 2025 budget estimates, which he presented on December 18, 2024, now amounting to N54.2 trillion. Tinubu announced the increase via a letter forwarded to both chambers of the National Assembly, which was read at plenary on Wednesday by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Tinubu, in the letter, said that the increase arose from the N1.4 trillion additional revenues made by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), N1.2 trillion generated by Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and N1.8 trillion made by some other government-owned agencies. Tinubu said that the N54.2 trillion was…
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