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By Dipo Olowookere African governments have been charged to adopt “a more innovative model of primary health delivery with grassroots-focused universal health coverage structure that is customised to suit the peculiarities” of the continent. This advice was given by the Chairman and chief executive of Elkris Group, Dr Elliott Scott Omose, during a media chat with newsmen over the weekend. The healthcare practitioner, who described primary healthcare in Africa as non-existent, said the continent has the capacity to deliver quality service to its citizens. Mr Omose is also the founder of PreDiagnosis International, an innovative public healthcare management non-profit organisation

By Adedapo Adesanya  The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Wednesday directed doctors working in three hospitals, General Hospital Lagos, Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, and Massey Street Children Hospital, to commence an indefinite strike action. This followed the tragic death of their colleague, Dr Diaso Vwaere, a medical house officer, from injuries sustained when a faulty elevator crashed at the hospital. The occurrence which is generating buzz and conversation around the handling of medical practitioners, happened at the Lagos General Hospital on Tuesday night. The deceased was reportedly trapped for more than 40 minutes. The medical

By Aduragbemi Omiyale About five hospitals and healthcare facilities have been sealed in Oyo State by government officials for employing unlicensed doctors and engaging in acts that could put the lives of patients at risk. The private health facilities were shut down in Ibadan, the state capital, on Wednesday, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Rotimi Babalola. He said the affected facilities were sealed by the Director for Secondary Healthcare and Training in the state, Dr Wale Falana, during an inspection at

By Dipo Olowookere Oyo State government has explained why it used state funds for the ongoing reconstruction of the façade of the Music House, owned by the gospel musician, Mr Yinka Ayefele, which was partially demolished in August 2018. Part of the building, which houses the popular Fresh FM in Ibadan, was brought down for allegedly breaching state laws. The development generated mixed reactions across the country, leading to a truce between the state government led by the Governor, Mr Abiola Ajimobi, and owner of the property in question, Mr Ayefele. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Special

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Some vulnerable residents of Oyo State have started to receive N5,000 from the federal government through the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme aimed to reduce poverty. The disbursement of the cash in the state commenced on Tuesday across the 33 local government areas, with the funds expected to prevent beneficiaries from failing further down the poverty line and build their resilience to withstand shocks, the government said. On Tuesday, the distribution of the money kicked off at Ibadan Southwest headquarters, Aleshinloye and Ona Ara council secretariat, Akanran. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Culture

By Ahmed Rahma An additional €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) is to be donated by Germany to boost the rollout of vaccines in the world’s poorest countries, increasing an earlier contribution of €600 million. The country’s Finance Minister, Mr Olaf Scholz, revealed in a statement that, “Today, we want to make clear: we stand with the poorest countries. Germany is providing a further €1.5 billion for Covax, WHO, and others.” The donation was announced following a virtual G7 meeting at which leaders pledged to move as one in ensuring coronavirus vaccines reach everyone in the world. Financially secured countries have come

By Dipo Olowookere Frontline celebrity journal in Nigeria, City People Magazine and its City People Entertainment team led by renowned veteran journalist, Dr  Seye Kehinde, are in top gear, preparing and putting all things together to make Saturday, June 30, 2018, a memorable and unforgettable day for the lovers and fans of prolific and famous Islamic singer, Alhaja Rakayat Gawat-Oyefeso. Enterprising Gawat, daughter of renowned NTA broadcaster, Alhaji Rasaq Aremu Gawat, would be celebrated by the celebrity journal on her birthday and welcome dance of Lesser Haaj, which will take place at the City People Event Centre, Gbagada, Lagos. Publisher

By Investors Hub European stocks have turned mixed on the day as investors look ahead to comments by a slew of central bankers this week for directional cues. While the UK’s FTSE 100 Index has risen by 0.2 percent, the German DAX Index is down by 0.2 percent and the French CAC 40 Index is down by 0.4 percent. Manz has rallied after the high-tech equipment manufacturer affirmed its FY revenue outlook after narrowing its nine-month loss. Bilfinger shares have also jumped after the engineering services firm posted its first organic rise in output volume after three years of declines.

By Adedapo Adesanya  President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the ongoing re-organisation at the presidency was aimed at enhancing service delivery to Nigerians. Mr Buhari said this via a statement issued by one of his spokespersons, Mr Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday. The statement noted that the President, while fielding questions from State House Correspondents, shortly after his arrival at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from London on Friday night, said, ”It is unfortunate that the recent disengagement of some political appointees from the presidency had been given ‘ethnic and political interpretations.” “They said

By Dipo Olowookere Last week, on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited, Sterling Bank, Access Holdings, and GTCO recorded the highest weekly sales, trading 394.878 million shares worth N2.847 billion in 2,274 deals, accounting for 48.51 per cent and 23.33 per cent of the 814.089 million shares worth N12.204 billion transacted in 15,488 deals in the week. A week earlier, the stock exchange recorded the sale of 1.225 billion equities worth N15.243 billion in 15,317 deals, indicating a decline in the market turnover. Like in the preceding week, the financial services industry led the activity chart with 663.799

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell, Total and Eni have signed the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract of Train 7 of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd (NLNG) on Wednesday in London. The event also witnessed the commemoration of the successful repayment of $5.45 billion shareholders loan for Trains 1-6 by the NLNG Shareholders. The NLNG T7 expansion project aims to increase NLNG production capacity from 22 MPTA to over 30 MTPA by the debottlenecking of T1-6 and the addition of train -T7 and associated infrastructure at an estimated cost of $4.3 billion. The target