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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has constituted a 12-member specialist Aircraft Accident Investigation Board to research its plane crash at Ogbokoda in Ondo state. This is...
About 55 members of the House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities have handed a vote of confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria...
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has condemned the stabbing of a Medical Laboratory Scientist at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun dtate, demanding instant arrest and prosecution of the alleged assailant. The sufferer, Mr. Lawal Toheeb Olasunkanmi, was reportedly attacked at the facility, an incident the ministry described as “barbaric and unacceptable.” In a assertion issued on Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, stated no grief, frustration or dissatisfaction with care can justify violence towards a well being employee performing his lawful duties. Salako referred to as on the Nigeria Police Force to guarantee swift arrest of the suspect and affirmed that the ministry would observe the case to guarantee justice is served. He stated the incident reinforces the urgency of implementing measures directed by the ministry on August 5, 2026 to strengthen safety of well being staff in federal tertiary well being establishments. According to him, the measures embrace strengthened safety preparations, violence-prevention groups, incident reporting, collaboration with law-enforcement businesses and improved complaint-handling procedures. “These safeguards must translate into effective protection for health personnel across health facilities,” the minister pressured. The minister appealed to well being staff who have embarked on industrial motion at FMC Abeokuta over the incident to return to work instantly in the curiosity of sufferers and the wider public, urging them to enable safety businesses to carry out investigation. He additionally urged the hospital administration to guarantee that the injured workers receives acceptable medical care and assist, and to strengthen safety preparations in line with Federal Government directives. Salako prolonged the Federal Government’s condolences to the household of the deceased affected person whose demise allegedly triggered the assault, stressing that the loss of a liked one deserves compassion and acceptable consideration. He urged anybody with issues about care acquired to use the hospital’s formal complaints mechanism the place such points can be examined pretty with out recourse to violence. “The Ministry reiterates that protecting health workers is essential to safe and uninterrupted healthcare delivery. Health facilities must remain safe environments where personnel can discharge their duties without fear of violence, and where patients and their families can seek care with confidence,” the assertion added.
The Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Nigeria, Tuesday, opened the primary...
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, is billed to keynote the seventh annual summit of the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN) with the theme: “Schools...
Former Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday arrived on the Kaduna State High Court for the continuation of his corruption trial, accompanied by the African...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Federal Government to introduce focused money transfers and short-term revenue assist for susceptible households to cushion the impression...
Nigeria’s curiosity funds on public debt rose to N7.7 trillion within the first half of 2026, exceeding the Federal Government’s income of N6.2 trillion for the...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria dealt with 2,456 issues throughout the 2025/2026 authorized yr, up from 2,280 recorded within the previous authorized yr, the Chief Justice...