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Over 90 providers sanctioned as NHIA cracks down on poor health services

Nigeria, June 30 -- In a continued push to improve the quality of healthcare delivery under its supervision, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has sanctioned 49 healthcare facilities (HCF... Read More


My CFR national honours award, By Abubakar D Umar

Nigeria, June 30 -- When the president called to inform me of his decision to magnanimously confer on me the the National Award of Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR, on account of my much adverti... Read More


Article of Faith: Should Christians support Israel against Iran (2), By Femi Aribisala

Nigeria, June 29 -- "I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and ... Read More


Democracy without voters: The origin of Nigeria's insecurity crisis, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, June 29 -- "On matters of security, the bulk (sic) stops at the President's table." - Bola Ahmed Tinubu, April 2014 On 26 January 2009, Mamman Bello Ali died. He was the governor of Yobe Sta... Read More


Faith, youth and NDLEA's new drug warfront, By Arafat A Abdulrazaq

Nigeria, June 29 -- Every 26 June, the world observes the "International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking". It is a moment to reflect, recommit and rally global action around one of the ... Read More


President Federation Cup: Kwara State, Kumbi Titiloye on the verge of history

Nigeria, June 28 -- Though its achievements in athletics are enormous when compared to football, for Kwarans and Kwara State, sports begin and end with football; other sports are almost irrelevant in ... Read More


Insecurity from expansionist terrorists, not conflict, is the wicked problem in Benue, By Gbemisola Animasawun

Nigeria, June 28 -- My immediate motivation for writing stems from a line in an article shared on the WhatsApp Forum of The Compatriots of the University of Ilorin on 24 June, titled, "Prof, no one is... Read More


Akwa Ibom polytechnic pioneer students celebrate 10th anniversary

Nigeria, June 28 -- The Pioneer Students Forum of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic holds its 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday, 28 June. The celebration, which is going on now at the polytechni... Read More


Renowned NTA newscaster, Hauwa Yusuf, dies in the UK

Nigeria, June 28 -- Hauwa Yusuf, a veteran broadcaster and former newscaster with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has passed away in the United Kingdom. She died on Thursday, 26 June 2025, a... Read More


Hunger and poverty as tools for democracy and development: Egeremiti!, By Biodun Jeyifo

Nigeria, June 27 -- (Being a short comment on the 2025 National Honours List) "The hunger march is a universal S.O.S." - Wole Soyinka, PREMIUM TIMES, 4 August, 2024 "While you are there demonstratin... Read More