Domesticate NHIA now to end sufferings of Nigerians, NMA tells Govt
As Nigerians cross over to a new year, the Lagos State Branch of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has urged the Nigerian government to immediately domesticate the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, lamenting that the economic downturn reached a pyrexic…
Refinery Rehab: ‘Don’t expect immediate petrol price crash’
Some oil and gas experts have said that the coming upstream of both Port Harcourt and Dangote refineries may lead to some marginal reduction in the cost of petroleum products and not a significant price crash. The experts made this…
Nollywood actor, Zack Orji is critically ill
Veteran Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, is currently struggling for his life at a hospital in Abuja. Reports have it that the actor is unable to talk or walk after he slumped in the toilet. Orji is being attended to at…
Tinubu to address Nigerians 7 a.m. on New Year day
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, January 1, 2024 deliver a New Year’s Day broadcast to the nation. This was revealed in a statement signed Sunday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. It revealed that…
NDLEA seizes 1,458kgs illicit substances, arrests 103 suspects in Kaduna
Commandant of the agency in Kano State, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kano that suspects arrested were 40 females and 976 males. He said the agency secured 102 convictions in the out-going…
CDA News updates you need to know Sunday morning.
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Senate has approved President Tinubu’s request to borrow $7.8billion and €100 million as part of the 2022 – 2024 borrowing plan of the Federal Government. The request was approved…
Fresh crisis rocks LP as 2 members loyal to Apapa beaten in Edo
The crisis rocking the national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) surfaced in Benin City, Edo State on Friday as two officials of the party one identified as Anslem Eragbe and another whose identity could not be confirmed at the…
Ben Kalu Exemplifies Collaborative Leadership— Rep. Onuigbo
Member representing the South-East on the Governing Board of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), Rep. Sam Onuigbo has hailed the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu is a true example of how governance impacts the…
Forest Rangers harass, exploit us’ – Cross River communities decry neglect
Residents and natives of some enclaves and surrounding communities in the Cross River National Park, CRNP, have alleged that forest guards, also known as Park Rangers, are harassing, extorting and collecting rates from them. The communities say such treatment against…
CDA News updates you need to know this Saturday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Friday visited Plateau State following attacks on 25 communities by gunmen on Christmas Eve, which left over 150 persons dead. The IG, who…