Healthcare delivery received a boost on Tuesday in Kwara with the inauguration of a Medication and Intravenous (IV) Fluid Manufacturing complex worth $15 million. An indigenous firm, HMA Medical Ltd, established the factory at Ogbondoroko in Asa local government area of the state. Mr Damilola Shittu, the Executive Director of the company, said at the occasion that it has the capacity to produce over 500 million syringes and over 1 billion needles per annum. He stated that the first phase of the project has the capacity to produce 60,000 litres per day of different formulations of IV fluids and medication,…
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The Commissioner of Police in Enugu state, Mr Lawal Abubakar on Tuesday, ordered police operatives to fully enforcement the dusk-to-dawn curfew placed on two local government areas (LGAs) in the state. The commissioner gave the order as he embarked on a Security Confidence-Building Tour of the both LGAs – Igbo-Eze North and Igbo-Eze South. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe after the tour in Enugu. It would be recalled that the state government, after a joint security meeting on Friday, placed a dusk-to-dawn (6pm to 6am) curfew on the LGAs to…
The World Forum for Africa (WOFA), a newly established think-tank, says it has unveiled plans to galvanise stakeholders around the world to bridge the infrastructure gaps in Africa by raising $10 billion in the first tranche. WOFA co-convener, Mr Abi Haruna, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Haruna, the fundraising would be achieved through its innovative annual private sector led global summit alongside a transnational initiative: Infrastructure As An Asset (IAAA) proprietary programme. Haruna said the IAAA would be used to conceptualise and implement transformational infrastructural projects, which were economically viable, fiscally and commercially…
Zamfara state governor, Bello Muhammad has approved the appointment of new Emir of Kwatarkwashi. He is Garba Ahmad Bunu. Bunu’s appointment followed the death of the longest serving emir in the state, Ahmad Umar (Mai-Kwatarshi), who. died on Thursday, June 10 at the age of 93, having been on the throne for 61 years. Kwatarkwashi is in Bungudu local government area of the state. The announcement, which is contained in a terse statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Kabiru Balarabe Sardauna on Tuesday, said the appointment takes effect from today (Tuesday). “This is to inform the general public…
The CBN said it had developed a comprehensive non-oil export optimisation framework, which would be launched at its maiden summit on non-oil exports on June 16. The Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Mr Osita Nwanisobi, said this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the forum being organised by the apex bank, in collaboration with the Bankers’ Committee, under the Race to $200 Billion in Foreign Exchange (FX) Repatriation (RT200) programme, would focus on the current situation in the economy. He said it would also focus on the commitment to address the challenges as well as the development and improvement…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has told Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms operating in Nigeria to get registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as new regulations for Internet operations. A statement by its spokesperson, Hadiza Umar on Monday, said the new code was designed to protect the “fundamental human rights of Nigerians and non-Nigerians living in the country as well as define guidelines for interacting on the digital ecosystem.” The code requires Internet platforms to “register with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and appoint a designated country representative to interface with Nigerian authorities.” It also…
By Tina George, Minna The Niger state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Bulus Dauwa Yohanna has tasked Christians to register with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) in order to avoid regrets in the future. Yohanna in his June 12 message to Christians in the state, said it is necessary for active participation as members of political parties or as electorates. The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora noted that Christians are among the determinants of who governs the state and country in the next dispensation. “The INEC said it recorded a…
The Naval Officers’ Wives Association (NOWA) has inaugurated the construction of N15 billion, 200-bed capacity hospital for women and children in Abuja. The National President of the association, Mrs Nana-Aisha Gambo, said the project was the biggest the association had ever embarked upon since its inception and one of its kind in Nigeria. Gambo said the project was a direct intervention in support of Navy operations. “Indeed, the uncomfortable state of health of a reasonable population of Nigerian women and children are known to all of us. “In fact, the recent UNICEF statistics showed that Nigeria contributes 10 per cent…
African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disbursed $150 million to First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, under its Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA). The Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications of FirstBank, Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. According to the statement, the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, said the disbursement was a further proof of the relevance of the programme in helping African economies to recover from the crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Since April 2020, when PATIMFA was launched, we are more than…
The National Agricultural Mechanisation Cooperative of Nigeria (NAMCON), says it will empower over 15 million Nigerians on Mechanised Agro-Extension Service Scheme in 528 local government areas (LGAs) across the country. This is contained in a statement issued by the National President of NAMCON, Dr Aliyu Waziri, on Saturday in Abuja. Waziri said that the body has prioritised five key intervention areas including the Nigeria Mechanised Agro-Extension Service Scheme and Women Nurturing Birds for Wealth Empowerment Programme. “Others are Nigeria Agro Market Space, Strategic Skill Acquisition Programme and Farmers House, a mass housing project for farmers in rural dwellings. “This is…