Despite a staggering 85% poverty rate in Enugu State, the government has announced plans to construct a luxurious 380-room five-star hotel in just 12 months. This decision has sparked outrage and disbelief among residents who are struggling to make ends meet. According to a recent Chorus research report on urban health, the poverty rate in…
In a recent development at the Federal High Court in Maitama Abuja, Barrister Ferdinand Baba Isa faces the prospect of a bench warrant following his absence in court for a N550 million fraud case brought against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). A press statement from the Director of…
The Honorable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, H.E. Adeboyega Oyetola has charged all stakeholders to forge partnerships that will propel the blue Economy to achieve the Federal Government’s sustainability ideals in the maritime sector. This was confirmed in a press statement by Gift Osime and signed by the director of the sector Zakari Tahir…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that the country experienced a decline in direct foreign exchange remittances during the first quarter of the year. According to data sourced from the CBN website, and obtained by Africa health report ( AHR) On Wednesday, the total remittances amounted to $282.61 million, indicating a 6.28% decrease…
Against the backdrop of the call for accountability on the part of state executives for loans they collected onbehalf of the people, Juliet Jacob writes this special feature In the Beginning Since the advent of the new Republic in the new democratic dispensation (199-Date), Nigeria’s governors in the 36 states that make up the…
African Development Bank Group (ADBG) is set to Commit $2million USD to clean cooking in Africa This is confirmed by the official X platform of the African Development Bank Group (ADBG) President, Mr.Akinwumi Adeshina on Tuesday. “I’m pleased to announce to you today that @AfDB_Group will commit $2 billion to #CleanCooking over the next 10…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has called for the need to involve all stakeholders in the fight against insecurity. This was confirmed in a press statement on Tuesday by the House Public Speaker, Musa Abdullahi Krishi at the Nigeria Defence Governance Forum Organized by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies in Abuja. Tajudeen…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released an additional 36,540 UTME results, bringing the total released to 1,879,437. This comes after the Board had earlier withheld some results for further investigation. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, a spokesperson for JAMB, in a statement sent to Africa Health Report on Tuesday stated in response to a…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has revealed that most public tertiary institutions in the country are being run illegally due to the absence of governing councils. ASUU President, Osodeke, expressed this concern during a workshop organized by TETFund in Abuja on Tuesday. Osodeke criticised the decision to dissolve the governing councils of all…
The award of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway contract to Hitech Construction Ltd, owned by Gilbert Chagoury, a business partner of Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president has raised serious questions about transparency and due process in the award of the contract. In this report, Gom Mirian attempt to unveil the highest height of nepotism and incompetency surrounding…
