The Federal Government is tinkering with the idea of reviewing upward the fixed payments to hospitals as capitation for health insurance services, The Nation learnt. Capitation payments are payments agreed upon in a capitated contract by a health insurance company and a medical provider. They are fixed, pre-arranged monthly payments received by a physician, clinic,…
In a statement on Friday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department Adebayo Taofiq said the move is part of steps to “restore order and ensure the free flow of traffic”. Twenty-five of the vehicles are commercial while the rest are private cars. They were impounded around the…
The prices of petrol and diesel may not crash significantly despite the commencement of production at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, experts have said. With the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023, the price per litre of petrol jumped from around N184 to over N600 depending on the location. Diesel also sells for about…
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has a new Acting Director General. He is Barrister, Olusegun Omotola. Before now, the Acting Director General was a Director, Legal Services in the Bureau. He hails from Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. He got his (LL.B Hons), Bachelor of Law, at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,…
In recognition of their great contributions to the development of the ancient kingdom of Idanre, Ondo State, the Idanre Development Assembly (IDA) has penciled down prominent sons and daughters of the town for a grand reception and award ceremony. Among those to be honoured at the awards scheduled to be held in the ancient town…
A journalist with Atar Communication, owners of Liberty TV/Radio, was reportedly found dead on Wednesday in Abuja, five days after he was declared missing. Joel Waksi, an On-Air Personality (OAP) in the media outfit, was said to have left office around 9pm on Friday and was expected to report back to duty by 2pm the…
The Spokesperson of Coalition of Opposition Lawmakers in the House of Representatives, known as the G-60 has frowned at the silence of opposition governors and leaders especially Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors on the ongoing crisis in Rivers and Kano States. Ugochinyere in a statement said “it’s surprising to him that Opposition Governors are yet…
On Thursday, Nigeria’s Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (60 percent) and TotalEnergies (40 percent), the operator of Oil Mining Lease 58 onshore license in Nigeria, signed a $550 million Final Investment Decision for the development of the Ubeta gas field. Located about 80 km northwest of Port Harcourt in Rivers State, the OML 58 licence…
Ali Bello, the governor of Kogi State’s chief of staff, and Dauda Sulaiman, his co-defendant, will face amended money laundering charges in their trial, which was postponed until July 15 by Federal High Court Judge James Omotosho on Thursday. The charge was instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The defendant, who is a…
