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INVESTIGATION: Poor Registration, Communication, Abuse, Others Bedevil Kwara Health Insurance Scheme

INVESTIGATION: Poor Registration, Communication, Abuse, Others Bedevil Kwara Health Insurance Scheme   In 2020, the Kwara State Government, launched the Kwara Health Insurance Scheme (KHIS) to make access to basic healthcare by Kwara indigents seamless. The program however hasn’t been entirely flawless. In this report, Omolola...

TMG Decries Vote-buying At Ekiti Guber Election, Commends INEC Performance

TMG Decries Vote-buying At Ekiti Guber Election, Commends INEC Performance   Following the just concluded Ekiti gubernatorial election on Saturday, the Transition Monitoring Group, TMG, has decried the act of vote buying politicians and political parties in the country. The group in a statement signed by it's...

NITDA’s ‘Code of Practice’ ‘ll Tackle Merchants of Fake News, Hate Speech – NADIR

NITDA's 'Code of Practice' 'll Tackle Merchants of Fake News, Hate Speech - NADIR …. Cites Similar Codes in Europe and USA   The Network of Advocates for Digital Reporting (NADIR) has lauded the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for drafting a 'Code of Practice for...

17,647 Drug Offenders, 10 Barons Arrested, 2,369 Jailed in 17 months – Marwa

17,647 Drug Offenders, 10 Barons Arrested, 2,369 Jailed in 17 months – Marwa   The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) on Monday revealed that a total of 17, 647 drug offenders and 10 barons have...

TETFUND Okays N15bn For National Library Project

TETFUND Okays N15bn For National Library Project   The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has set aside the first tranche of N15 billion to fast-track the commencement of construction of the National Library of Nigeria building project. The executive secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this when...

NDLEA Arrests Drug Baron in Adamawa, Intercepts Consignments in Lagos

NDLEA Arrests Drug Baron in Adamawa, Intercepts Consignments in Lagos Attempts by drug traffickers to export parcels of Methamphetamine popularly called Mkpuru Mmiri locally concealed in Cornflakes packs and body cream containers to Malaysia and Australia have been foiled by operatives of the National Drug...