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The Kaduna State Chapter of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, yesterday said no fewer than 10,000 doctors left Nigeria for the United Kingdom, UK, for greener pastures in the last seven years, saying Doctors in Kaduna State are the least remunerated. The NMA while celebrating its ‘2022 Physicians’ Week’ lamented continued brain drain in the medical […]

The presidential candidate of Labout Party, LP, Peter Obi, said yesterday he would curb the flooding issue ravaging the country, if elected in 2023. He also said his followers and proponents of the ‘Obidient’ movement were mostly Nigerians who were enraged over the sorry state of the nation and were, therefore, demanding change. In an […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in an application by the Federal Government seeking a stay of execution of the court’s judgment that ordered the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Haruna Tsanami announced that a date for the delivery of judgment would be communicated to […]

Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. The two properties are located at Plot 1854 Mohammed Mahashir Street and No. 6, Aso Drive […]

Nigeria’s total external debt has risen from $10.32bn on June 30, 2015, to $40.06bn as at June 30, 2022, The Punch has learnt. This shows that there has been an increase of 288.18 per cent in seven years, according to the external debt stock reports by the Debt Management Office. A breakdown shows that in 2015, 36 […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for calm over the alert that the US issued to its citizens in Nigeria. Daily Trust had reported how the United States embassy in Nigeria warned Americans in the country to be cautious of their movement in response to “elevated risk of terror attacks”, specifically in Abuja. […]

With over two million Nigerians displaced and more than 600 killed by floods, more people risk economic hardship as the situation bites harder in the country. Haulage services have been severely affected due to inaccessible roads, leaving millions of business owners at risk. This report captures the plight of Nigerians who depend on goods supply […]

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has maintained that he is fit to occupy the highest office in the land. Addressing his party stakeholders at a meeting with businessmen in Kano on Saturday, Tinubu slammed his critics who claim he is unhealthy. “I am not running for 100 yards or […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for Seoul, South Korea to participate in the First World Bio Summit, 2022. Jointly organized by the Government of the Republic of Korea and the World Health Organisation (WHO), the two-day Summit (October 25-26), has the theme: ‘The Future of Vaccine and Bio-Health.’ Nigeria was invited to the Summit based […]

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has announced road closure and traffic diversion on the Third Mainland Bridge to enable officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency recover a waste disposal truck from the lagoon around the bridge in the state. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, in a […]

President Buhari on Friday declared the future of Nigeria is safer in the hands of the All Progressives Congress. This is as Buhari said the APC-led government has managed to make Nigeria stable, laying a solid foundation for progressive growth. This was made known in a statement signed by the president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina. Buhari […]

Nigeria currently has only 24,000 licensed medical doctors available in the country, less than 10 per cent of the number needed to meet a WHO recommendation. The President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Uche Rowland, disclosed while speaking at a symposium to discuss ‘the brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector and its implications on health service […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was full of apologies at the convocation ceremony in Afe Babalola University Thursday after “bad roads” caused the former president to arrive late to the event. Mr Obasanjo, who was president between 1999 and 2007, expressed displeasure at the deplorable condition of the roads in the country, describing it as an impediment to […]

The United Kingdom Prime Minister, Liz Truss has resigned after spending just 45 days in office. Her resignation comes after a key minister quit and Tory MPs rebelled in chaotic parliamentary votes, BBC reports. Ms Truss was elected by the Tory membership in September, but she lost authority after a series of U-turns. “I recognise […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the completion of the sale of Polaris Bank. Osita Nwanisobi, CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Nwanisobi announced that the new core investor in the bank is Strategic Capital Investment Limited, disclosing that the deal was sealed with SCIL by the CBN and […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has said that due to many expectations Nigerians have of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, she is not sure if the government has met them. Aisha stated this in an interview with the BBC, saying that this is the reason she apologized to Nigerians. Reports quoted Mrs Buhari apologising to Nigerians […]

A shop assistant, Nojeem Ogundele, who lost N350,000 to a fraudster at Wema Bank, Aiyetoro branch, Ogun State, has accused the bank of nonchalance in helping him to retrieve the money. Punch learnt that the incident happened around 1pm on October 12 when Ogundele’s boss, Obi Emmanuel, sent him to deposit the money into a business […]