Day: August 3, 2025

Justice for Slain Businessman: Anambra State Pledges Action

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The death of businessman Ifesinachi Onyekere, popularly known as “fish magnet,” has been denounced by the Anambra State Government, which called the crime “dastardly and heart-wrenching.” In a late-night attack on Saturday, July 26, Onyekere, the son of the Woman Leader of the Anambra State All Progressives Grand Alliance, was kidnapped and killed by gunmen at his home in the Ezinifite village, Okpuno, Awka South LGA of Anambra State. Law Mefor, the state commissioner for information, expressed sympathy for the family of the deceased in a press release issued on…

Ribadu delivers relief to 500 Adamawa flood victims

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The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has distributed relief materials to 500 households affected by the flood that struck Adamawa State last Sunday. Alhaji Mustapha Ribadu, the organizing secretary of the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, stated during the distribution on Saturday that the goal of the intervention was to lessen the pain of the flood victims. The water severely damaged homes, livelihoods, and vital infrastructure in several areas of Yola South Local Government Area, according to Atiku, the younger brother of the NSA. A gallon of…

Nurses call off strike after four days

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The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has suspended its nationwide warning strike. On Saturday, Chidi Aligwe, the Assistant Secretary-General of NANNM, informed our correspondent of this. In order to emphasize their long-standing demands—which include, among other things, a separate salary structure for nurses, an increase in core duty allowance, a review of shift allowance, a change to uniform allowance, mass recruitment of nurses, and the creation of a nursing department within the Federal Ministry of Health—nurses and midwives nationwide began a seven-day warning strike on Wednesday. After a…

NHIA, Roche FMC Introduce Innovative Cost-Sharing for Cancer Patients

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A cost-sharing program has been introduced by the Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Abuja, Roche Pharmaceuticals, and the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to assist cancer patients in lowering the financial barriers to receiving oncology care. Additionally, the partnership aims to improve treatment outcomes, increase access to cancer care, and protect Nigerians from the high costs of cancer treatment. Speaking at a presentation on the initiative on Friday in Abuja, Ms. Linda Makwe of the NHIA Department of Standards and Quality Assurance stated that the program’s goal was to increase…