…as health training enrolment soars By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has unveiled plans to establish world-class medical simulation centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, in a major push to improve practical training for the country’s rapidly expanding healthcare workforce. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this while receiving the report of…
The Federal Government is set to establish 270 vocational training centres across the country as part of its intervention programme aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and skill acquisition in Nigeria. Deputy Executive Secretary (Technical), Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Mr. Rasaq Akinyemi disclosed this in Abuja during the public hearing on nine bills including a bill…
The Oyo State government, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N63.4 billion for the “overhaul of the state’s government house”. The approval was granted during the State Executive Council meeting, where the council sanctioned the sum of ₦63,479,858,000 for the renovation and upgrade of the facilities. According to a statement by the state’s…
The federal government has announced the completion of three new cancer centres as part of efforts to expand cancer care access nationwide.The facilities, located at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina; University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Nsukka; and University of Benin Teaching Hospital, are set to be commissioned on 29 May. The Coordinating Minister of Health…
A review of the Anambra State 2025 approved budget by SaharaReporters has revealed that Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration has allocated the sum of N15 billion for the development of a 4-star hotel in Awka, the state capital. This is contained in the Anambra State 2025 Citizens Budget document signed by the state’s Commissioner of Budget…
Burkina Faso has launched the construction of 55 municipal medical centres and five intensive care units as part of the Presidential Health Initiative (IPS), Maliweb reported. The launching ceremony occurred on Friday in Bérégadougou, a commune in the Cascades region. The IPS initiative was officially adopted last July during the president’s Council of Ministers meeting…
The stampedes that characterised the distribution of free food in Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory, Ibadan in Oyo State and Okija in Anambra State leading to the death of many people were avoidable if the events were properly handled and the prospective beneficiaries had conducted themselves in an orderly manner. It is unfortunate that…
Parks, Gardens and other recreational centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) hosted large numbers of fun seekers in celebration of yuletide despite the perceived economic downturn. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that fun seekers from different parts of the FCT on Boxing Day trooped to the popular Millennium Park, Central Park and…
SaharaReporters recently reported how the state recently budgeted the sum of N420 million for Christmas decorations and praise night. A SaharaReporters’ review of the Bayelsa State budget performance document has shown that the state budgeted to spend the sum of N5.4 billion on anniversaries and celebrations for the 2024 fiscal year. According to the…
