Month: April 2024

Nurse accuses Lagos hospital of negligence over wife, son’s death

A registered nurse anaesthetist, Prince Ovwiomodiowho, has accused a private hospital in Lagos State, R Jolad Hospital, Agege, of alleged negligence and failure to provide adequate care, which reportedly led to the death of his wife, Loveth and unborn son, already named Jason. The distraught man told PUNCH Healthwise, that his late wife started ante-natal at […]

FG To Nigerians: Accept Tariff Hike Or Face Total Blackout

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu Monday warned that there would be total blackout in the country in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is not implemented. The minister disclosed this yesterday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Power at an investigative hearing over the recent electricity […]

Electricity tariff hike imposed by IMF, World Bank – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, said the Federal Government is working in the interest of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank following a hike in electricity tariff.  Falana stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. He said, “The Honourable Minister of Power is acting the script of the IMF […]

Fuel queues will be cleared by Wednesday, says NNPCL

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out by Wednesday, April 31. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Soneye, the company currently has availability of products exceeding 1.5 billion […]

Kegs back as scarcity spreads, petrol nears N1000/litre

Petrol queues, crowded bus stops, traffic and hikes in transport fares have returned to most states in Nigeria with residents resorting to buying petrol in jerrycans, fondly referred to as ‘kegs’ as black market prices soar towards N1000 per litre. Findings by BusinessDay showed long lines of motorists snaking around petrol stations, some waiting for hours only to […]

Removing fuel subsidy saved Nigeria from bankruptcy — Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu said, on Sunday, that Nigeria would have gone bankrupt if his administration had not discontinued fuel subsidy payments. He said though the policy came with economic pains, it was in the best interest of Nigerians. Tinubu spoke at the Special World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Upon assuming office last May, […]

FG dumps N16 trillion railway projects for N2.6trn Lagos-Calabar coastal road —Investigation

Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune have revealed that the N2.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal road may lead to the abandonment of about N16 trillion railway projects which were incorporated in the 25-year railway roadmap unveiled during the administration of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, and which will expire next year, 2025. The projects include the Ibadan-Kano Standard […]

Harsh economy: Nigerian women now shun maternity leave

There is no time the popular cliche: ‘no food for lazy man’, comes closer to the fore than in the daily life of every Nigerian, in these times. The economy is so telling on Nigerians that survival is more miraculous than strategic. However, Nigerians, known for resilience, are also strategically plotting to survive by any […]

Always test for malaria before treatment —Experts

On this year’s World Malaria Day, health experts have raised the alarm that despite awareness of the disease, it is overdiagnosed and treated. They therefore called on Nigerians not to assume that every fever is malaria without proper diagnosis. The Executive Director, of Westfield Development Initiative, (WDI) Mrs. Omobola Lana and the Medical Officer of […]

Fuel scarcity’ll last for 2 more weeks — IPMAN

LAGOS — The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, said yesterday that the petrol scarcity currently spreading to more states across the country will take at least two weeks to normalise. This is even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NPCL insisted yesterday that it has adequate stock of the product. However, the Public Relations Officer […]

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