By Justina Auta The Ultimate Health Management Services, an Health Management Organisation (HMO), on Tuesday engaged healthcare providers, enrollees and other stakeholders on improving healthcare insurance services in the country. The Managing Director, Ultimate Health, Mr Lekan Ewenla, during an interactive session in Abuja, reiterated his commitment towards improving healthcare insurance services for every Nigerian to access. “This is to create a formidable platform for the fertilisation and exchange of ideas and for critical stakeholders to meet to review operational issues that will enhance operations of health insurance in the country. “The HMOs by law are licensed to drive health…
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The Executive Director, FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), Dr Mohammed Dan-Hassan, has said that clean and safe toilets will ensure human dignity for millions of Nigerians. The director stated this on Tuesday at the ground-breaking ceremony for mass construction of public toilets across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), aimed at ending Open Defecation (ODF) in the city. He described ODF as a matter currently receiving not just national, but global attention, adding that the FCT administration through RUWASSA was determined to end the menace and promote proper hygiene. According to him, 2.4 billion people lack access to…
The Senate has amended the Electoral Act 2022, to allow ‘statutory delegates’ to participate and vote in political parties’ conventions, congresses and meetings. This followed the passage of the amendment bill on the act at the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday in Abuja. The bill was sponsored by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege. Presenting the bill, Omo-Agege said that it sought to amend the provision of Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act. According to him, the provisions of the section does not provide for the participation of what is generally known as ‘statutory delegates’ in the conventions, congresses or…
Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero on Monday, distributed tractors with complete implements for free services to farmers in Kebbi Central Senatorial District. The development is coming as farmers start land clearing in preparation for this year’s wet season farming The first batch of four tractors given to Gwandu, Bunza, Jega and Aliero local governments at Labana Farms Aliero, to be managed by a committee of trustees. According to the Senator, “the tractors are to provide free service to all interested farmers in the local government regardless of their political affiliation.” He further explained that the objective of the farmers support scheme…
The Ambassador to the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi has put the trade volume between the bloc and Nigeria in 2021, at €28.7 billion. The envoy said this at the Europe Day celebration, which was held at the EU Residence in Abuja. The Europe Day is a day set aside for celebrating peace and unity among the European countries that form the EU since 1950. The theme of the 2022 Europe Day celebration is; ‘Peace, Cooperation and Unity.’ The celebration holds every May 9 after Robert Schuman Declaration which launched the European projects. Isopi said…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has debunked reports that the Fulani bought the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan. The denial is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the group, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman made available to ASHENEWS on Monday. According to the statement, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has never since inception, been involved in partisanship not to mention picking a particular candidate and purchasing forms for him. It added that the CNG is still committed to the search for a competent, credible Nigerian leader with the capacity to justly and…
Sokoto state governor and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Tambuwal has expressed confident of emerging as the party’s candidate during the forthcoming primaries. He gave the assurance shortly after casting his vote at the PDP’s Northwest States Zonal Congress in Kaduna on Monday. PDP’s North West Zonal Congress, which held at Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna, was organized to elect Zonal Executive Officers and National Ex-Officio members of the party in the zone as part of activities leading to the party’s primaries elections. According to Tambuwal, the successful conduct of the party’s zonal congress was a clear…
Zamfara state government has suspended the delegates conference of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) scheduled to hold on Thursday this week. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Barrister Sani Nasarawa and made available to newsmen on Monday cited insecurity as reason for the suspension. The council election, which had earlier been scheduled to hold on 14th April, 2022, was postponed to 12th May, 2022 by the National headquarters of the NUJ. According to the state government, which was copied to the National President of the Union, the Zamfara Commissioner of Police, the…
Nigerian constitutional lawyer, human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele is not qualified to run for presidency in 2023. According to a statement by Falana, the governor is supposed to resign since he has the constitutional right to participate in politics and contest elections, which he said is according to Section 11 of the CBN Act. “Since he has the constitutional right to participate in politics and contest elections he is required by law to resign his appointment forthwith. “If he does not call it…
National Directorate of Employment (NDE), on Monday in Rivers, commenced training for 130 women on different skills to generate employment, create wealth and alleviate poverty in the state. Speaking at the flag-off of Women Employment Branch (WEB) in Port Harcourt, Director-General of NDE, Abubakar Fikpo, said that the training was designed to reduce the rate of unemployment in the country. The Fikpo was represented by the acting NDE Coordinator in the state, Mrs Maureen Okeji. He stated that the training, with three different skills, cut across all the 23 local government areas in the state and involved all the women…