The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) says the Northeast Development Commission’s (NEDC) extensive support to pastoralists will help address security challenges in the region. The association’s National President, Mr Khalid Muhammad, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Damaturu. Muhammad commended the commission for installing solar-powered boreholes in Dangel Lantaiwa and Siddikiyo Jauro Gambo Ribadu wards in Yobe and Gombe states, respectively. “These projects provide a vital lifeline to thousands of pastoralists and their livestock by addressing the critical challenge of water scarcity in grazing and concentration centres,” he said. Muhammad described the NEDC as…
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An Abuja-based cleric and legal scholar, Rev. Fr. Anthony Azuwike, has described Nigeria’s Mental Health Act, signed into law in 2023, as progressive but inadequate, noting that it has not fully decriminalized attempted suicide across the country. Azuwike, Head of the Department of Private and Property Law at Veritas University, Abuja, made the observation during an interview with reporters on Sunday while speaking on mental health issues. He explained that although the Act replaced the outdated Lunacy Act of 1958 and recognizes attempted suicide as a psychiatric emergency, criminal provisions under Nigeria’s Penal and Criminal Codes remain in force. “The…
Nigeria recorded a modest improvement in health financial risk protection in 2024, as out-of-pocket (OOP) spending declined to 58.3 per cent of total health expenditure, according to the National Health Accounts (NHA) 2023–2024 report. The report was made available to reporters on Sunday in Abuja at the Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) meeting of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The NHA is produced by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics, the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Budget Office, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the World Health…
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, says ongoing reforms are restoring confidence in Nigeria’s health system while addressing longstanding grievances of health workers. Pate made this known on Sunday in a broadcast posted on his verified X handle, @muhammadpate, where he reflected on decades of challenges faced by health professionals and highlighted progress recorded in the last two and a half years. He acknowledged that for years, health workers served Nigerians under difficult conditions with limited recognition, noting that successive governments failed to provide an enabling environment for the sector’s best talents to thrive. “Under…
It was the turn of Owaza, Ukwa West local government area, Abia State and some others communities in Rivers State on Sunday to enjoy Christmas palliatives from Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL). PINL, the private security company in charge of securing the Eastern Corridor of the Trans Niger Pipelines (TNP), in continuation of its annual Christmas outreach took food materials and medical outreach to the communities to appreciate them for cooperation through 2025.Making the presentation to the communities at a primary school in Owaza, PINL called for more collaboration from the host communities. Making the presentation on behalf of the…
The Federal Government/International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), says 1,420 persons have benefited from the project from September 2024 to date. LIFE-ND funded by the Federal Government/IFAD is being implemented by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with counterpart funding from nine participating states in the Niger Delta region. Mr Solomon Joe, State Project Coordinator, said this on the sidelines of a media tour of the project facilities on Sunday at Ibetu community in Mbo Local Government Area of the state. Joe was represented by Mfon Umoeka, Knowledge Management and Communication Officer…
An Abuja-based cleric and legal scholar, Rev. Fr. Anthony Azuwike, says Nigeria’s Mental Health Act signed in 2023 is progressive but has not fully decriminalised attempted suicide nationwide under existing laws. Azuwike, Head of Department, Private and Property Law at Veritas University Abuja, made the observation during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday concerning mental health. According to him, the Act replaced the outdated 1958 Lunacy Act and recognises attempted suicide as a psychiatric emergency, but criminal provisions within Nigeria’s Penal and Criminal Codes remain enforceable today. “The Mental Health Act was signed into…
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 36-year-old businessman, Nwanwene Robinson Destiny, with 1,020 pills of tramadol 225mg and tapentadol 200mg concealed in his luggage while attempting to board a Royal Air Maroc flight to Milan, Italy, where he’s based. The businessman was arrested at the terminal II departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State, on December 18, 2025. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect claimed the successful trafficking of the opioids to Italy would have fetched him €200 from the person…
The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) says it is intensifying efforts to secure legislative backing for the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP). The Director-General of NADDC, Mr Joseph Osanipin, during an interactive session with journalist in Abuja, said to guarantee policy stability and attract long-term investment into Nigeria’s automotive sector. Osanipin said that while the NAIDP currently exists as a policy framework, it must be strengthened through an Act of Parliament to give investors confidence. He said automotive manufacturing required huge capital outlay as establishing a functional auto manufacturing plant could cost between three and four billion…
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, says ongoing reforms are restoring confidence in Nigeria’s health system while addressing longstanding grievances of health workers. Pate stated this on Sunday in a broadcast posted on his verified X handle, @muhammadpate, where he reflected on decades of challenges faced by health professionals. The broadcast also reflected the progress recorded in the last two and a half years of his administration as a minister. He acknowledged that for years, health workers served Nigerians under difficult conditions with limited recognition, noting that successive governments failed to provide an enabling environment…