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ACPN Urges FG To Recognize Community Pharmacies As PHC Centers

25.09.2025

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on the Federal Government to formally designate community pharmacies as Primary Health Care (PHC) centers across the country. The appeal was made by the National Chairman of ACPN, Pharm. Ambrose Ezeh, during a press briefing at the association’s national secretariat to mark the 2025 World...

SERVICOM Ranks NSITF High In Annual Assessment

25.09.2025

The Service Compact with All Nigerians (SERVICOM) has rated the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) highly in its latest assessment of service delivery across the country. The report, released in Abuja, revealed that ten regional and state branch offices of the Fund performed exceptionally well in customer service over the past year. According to...

Katsina Govt Sacks 3,488 Staff Over Fraud

25.09.2025

The Katsina State Government has sacked 3,488 workers from 34 Local Government Councils (LGC) and Local Education Authorities (LEA) after a biometric screening exercise exposed widespread fraud. New Telegraph reports that the development followed a committee’s report on Wednesday during the State Executive Council meeting, where top government officials and members of the Biometric Screening Committee were...

United Capital Group Holds Memorial Service For Six Colleagues Lost In Lagos Fire

25.09.2025

United Capital Group on Wednesday hosted a solemn memorial service in honour of six colleagues who tragically lost their lives in the September 16, 2025, fire incident at Afriland Towers, the company’s Lagos headquarters. The ceremony, held at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos, brought the Nigerian capital market community to a standstill. Regulators, industry leaders,...

UNILAG Targets 124 Metric Tons Reduction In Carbon Emissions By December

25.09.2025

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 124 metric tons by December 2025, through its Electric Vehicle (EV) shuttle initiative. In a statement by the Head of the Communication Unit, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, the university said the milestone reflects its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly...

Nigeria Reasserts Maritime Leadership At World Maritime Day Celebration

25.09.2025

Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to global maritime leadership, with the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, outlining strategies to modernise the sector at the 2025 World Maritime Day celebration held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. In his keynote address, Oyetola highlighted a multi-pronged reform agenda, which includes modernising port...

MEMAN Decries Price Volatility In Oil, Gas Sector

25.09.2025

The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has raised concerns over persistent price volatility and compressed margins in the downstream sector, noting that such fluctuations complicate planning for operators and impose hardship on consumers. Speaking at the 2025 Annual Strategic Public Lecture/Symposium organised by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, Ogechi Nkwoji,...

Edo Secures $250m EuroAfrica CCI Investment Deal

25.09.2025

The Edo State Government has sealed a landmark $250 million investment agreement with the European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries (EuroAfrica CCI) during the 2025 Edo State Global Investment Summit in Glasgow, Scotland. The coalition, representing chambers of commerce from 98 countries across Europe and Africa, will channel strategic foreign investments into Edo State...

Lagos, FG Inaugurate ART Impact Survey To Strengthen HIV Control

25.09.2025

The Lagos State Government yesterday launched the Nigeria State-Level Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Impact Survey (AIS). It is a household-based initiative designed to measure HIV treatment coverage and viral load suppression, as part of efforts to curb the epidemic and improve outcomes for people living with HIV. The Federal Ministry of Health through the National AIDS...

Nigeria, US Celebrate 20 Years Of Military Health Partnership

25.09.2025

Nigeria and the United States yesterday commemorated the collaboration between the Nigerian Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme (NMODHIP) and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). Among the personalities at the ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the WRAIR–NMODHIP partnership in Abuja was the Minister of State for Defence Bello Mattawale; the US...