President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Health Isaac Adewole at a Primary Health Care facility By Ummul IdrisThe Federal Government inaugurated the Primary Health Care plan (PHC) in the National Health Policy of 1988 to improve equity in access and utilisation of basic health services. Because of its concept as a grassroots
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NEWS ANALYSIS: 8th National Assembly: The challenges, the feats
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Verifying election results via Parallel Vote Tabulation
NEWS ANALYSIS: Verifying election results via Parallel Vote Tabulation A News Analysis by Angela Atabo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Political analysts restate that elections empower citizens by giving them the opportunity to choose leaders. They also observe that as a tool for holding public offices and for making leaders accountable, political processes
Soyinka: Obasanjo unfit to be Nigeria’s moral guardian
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How N5bn Cardiac and Renal Facility was abandoned in Lagos
Cardiac and Renal centre, Lagos, now abandoned By Olanrewaju Akojede, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)March 18, 2015 is a supposed-messianic date to remember as a ray of hope beamed for about 25 million Nigerians (13.9 per cent of the 180 million people) suffering from life debilitating cardiac and renal diseases. It was
Safe Birth: How Health workers attitude affect birthing outcomes
Family Planning: Will Nigeria achieve FP2020 commitment?
A Family Planning Centre By Vivian Ihechu News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)In recent times, the advocacy for family planning has become crucial as demand for reproductive, and population reduction, economic, health care grows. There is no doubt anymore that the benefits of family planning are numerous and if properly executed will go a
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Insight: Odds mount against Ambode’s second coming
Akinwunmi Ambode: Not wanted by the APC chiefs in the state Three major developments within the ruling Lagos All Progressives Congress today may have foreclosed the second term bid of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.First, 36 of the 40 lawmakers of the State House of Assembly endorsed the candidacy of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the sole
Reviving manufacturing sector through strategic intervention funds
The Federal Government in its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan identifies manufacturing as one of its main priorities. In this piece, IFEANYI ONUBA examines the extent to which the Deposit Money Banks have been able to scale up funding for manufacturers To say that Nigeria has the potential to become a major player in the […] …