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NHIA Sanctions 49 Healthcare Facilities, 47 Hmos For Operational Breaches

30.06.2025

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) sanctioned 49 healthcare facilities (HCFs) and 47 health maintenance organisations (HMOs) in 2024 for infractions bordering on poor quality of service to enrollees, in accordance with its operational guidelines. In a statement yesterday, the body said the action followed investigations into complaints received from patients enrolled into the state...

…He Was One Of Arewa’s Finest Elders –ACF

30.06.2025

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has mourned the demise of Alhaji Aminu Dantata, describing him as “easily one of Arewa’s finest elders and accomplished statesmen with a long history of achievements of national and international reputation.” ACF in a statement by Prof Tukur MuhammadBaba, National Publicity Secretary of the Forum said ACF was shocked with...

Emergency Rule: Eradiri Lauds Fubara Over Wike

30.06.2025

Udengs Eradiri yesterday applauded Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara for submitting to genuine reconciliation to restore peace in the state. He hailed Fubara’s decision to return to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike’s political family. The former Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide President said in a statement Fubara’s boldness and determination...

Court Orders Firm To Pay Foreigner $42,000, N4.6m Entitlement Claims Within 30 Days

30.06.2025

The National Industrial Court in Port Harcourt has ordered a firm, Alcon Nigeria Limited, to pay one, Keeney, a foreign former employee, over $42,000 in unpaid salaries, along with N1.4 million in allowances and N3.26 million for retirement expenses, within 30 days. In a judgement, Justice Faustina KolaOlalere, held that the company failed to prove...

LPDC Suspends Lawyer For 5 Years Over N30m Fraud, Ethics Violations

30.06.2025

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has suspended a lawyer, Marcel Chukwuma Udebuani, popularly known as “Agams,” for five years following his conviction for professional misconduct, corruption, and gross ethical violations. The decision, delivered under Suit No. BB/LPDC/530/2021 and led by Justice Ishaq Bello, found Udebuani guilty of betraying client trust, misappropriating funds and unauthorized...

OFID Initiative: TGI Strengthens Financial Inclusion In Cocoa Communities

30.06.2025

Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering inclusive rural economies through the successful launch of the Osun Financial Inclusion Drive (OFID). Implemented under its sustainable cocoa program and executed via WACOT Limited, a member of TGI Group, OFID empowers underserved farming communities with access to formal banking services, financial literacy tools,...

Court Reserves Judgement In CHURAC’s Suit Over PIA’s Penalty For Oil Facility Vandalism

30.06.2025

A Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, has reserved judgement in a constitutional case that could reshape the legal framework governing Nigeria’s oil-producing communities. The case filed by the Centre for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusade (CHURAC) targets two controversial provisions, Sections 257(2) and (3) of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) of 2021. These...

Everyday Packaging Sheds Plastics Into Food – Study

30.06.2025

A new study led by researchers in Switzerland has suggested that opening a bottle or unwrapping a piece of deli meat could be adding tiny plastic particles to your food. Results of the study are published in ‘NPJ Science of Food’. Microplastics and nanoplastics can enter food during packaging, processing and even normal use, like...

Minister To Step Down Proposed $50 Baggage Handling Fee

30.06.2025

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), has shot down a proposal by some syndicates to introduce a new $50 baggage infrastructure tax for passengers travelling out of the country through the nation’s international airports. Keyamo, who spoke to New Telegraph briefly on the phone over the weekend, said the government...

Kwankwaso’s Free To Join APC, He Betrayed Our Trust –NNPP

30.06.2025

Amid speculation that its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, may be joining the All Progressives Congress (APC), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said it will be a huge relief for its members if he does move to the ruling party. This was contained in a statement released yesterday by the National Secretary, Mr...