Day: February 16, 2018

Lassa fever kills two pregnant women, one other in Benue

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Lassa fever has claimed two pregnant women and a man in Makurdi, Benue State. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Cecilia Ojabo disclosed this to newsmen in Makurdi on Thurdsay. She said one of the pregnant women was confirmed positive when her blood sample was sent to a specialist hospital in Irua in Edo State, while the other died on her way to the hospital after testing positive for Lassa fever at Federal medical center Makurdi. “The first pregnant patient commenced treatment for Lassa fever at the designated…

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Nigerian govt moves to review fuel price

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The National Economic Council has charged its committee to interface with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation with a view to determining the correct price of premium motor spirit. The governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed this to State House reporters after the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday. The governor stated that the committee would consider the fuel prices in neighbouring countries. He said: “The issue is, of course, caused by an interplay of the change rate of the Naira and the Dollar and…

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Reps want FG to suspend contributions to Lake Chad Basin

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…to probe NEMA DG The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Government to immediately suspend Nigeria’s contribution to the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LBCB) pending when the resolution of allegation of corruption and misappropriation of funds against the executive secretary, Engr. Sanusi Abdullahi are investigated and satisfactorily resolved. The decision was consequent upon the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance on the need to address the flagrant abuse of the authority and resolution of the House by the executive secretary of LCBC, sponsored by Hon. Abubakar Chika…

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Sanches could return in March – Carvalhal

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Swansea City’s on-loan midfielder Renato Sanches is expected to return from a hamstring injury in March, the Premier League club’s manager Carlos Carvalhal has said. Sanches, who joined Swansea on a season-long loan from Germany’s Bayern Munich, sustained the injury in January’s FA Cup draw with Notts County and Carvalhal has alleviated concerns of a long-term absence for the 27-year-old. “He is progressing,” Carvalhal told the club’s website. (www.swanseacity.com) “In the beginning they said it could be long-term, but I believe he will come back next month. “That’s my feeling.…

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Aisha Buhari, Dabiri-Erewa task Nigerians on tolerance, peace

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Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja urged Nigerians to live in peace, learn to tolerate and appreciate one another, irrespective of religion or tribe. Buhari made the call at the Fourth International Conference on Love and Tolerance: “Countering Violent Extremism” organised by Ufuk Dialogue in partnership with the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Buhari who was represented by her Senior Special Assistant on Administration, Dr. Hajo Sani, said that tolerance and peace were some of the pillars that sustain the structures of a nation. The…

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Ethiopia PM Desalegn announces resignation

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says he will continue in role until transition to successor is complete Ethiopia’s prime minister announced Thursday he has submitted a resignation letter after the worst anti-government protests in a quarter-century, saying he hoped the surprise decision would help planned reforms succeed and create a “lasting peace.” “I want to be part of the solution,” Hailemariam Desalegn said in remarks carried by the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation. “I believe that the public’s demands and questions should be met and answered.” It was not immediately clear whether lawmakers had accepted the resignation.…

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President Buhari inaugurates locally made drone

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Kaduna inaugurated a new drone developed by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for intelligence gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance. The Unmarked Areal Vehicle, named Tsaigumi, was to boost the capacity of the military. “From the military perspective, the added capacity for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance provided by the TSAIGUMI will boost ongoing and future security operations. “As this project moves into the next stage, which is mass production, it would create employment and possibly generate revenue as Nigeria’s first military export product,’’ the President said.…

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Over 90% of Nigerians not captured by NHIS

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Prof. Yusuf Usman, the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has said that over 90 per cent of Nigerians eligible for the scheme have not been covered. Usman said this on Thursday in Sokoto at a public hearing on a bill to provide for Contributory Health Care Management scheme organised by the state House of Assembly. He noted that a lot need to be done to realise health for all Nigerians under the Universal Health Coverage. The executive secretary urged the public not to be distracted by…

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