Four people have reportedly lost their lives following an attack by bandits in Maru, located within the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An indigene of the town, Mohammed Bawa, told The PUNCH that the Emir of Maru, Abubakar Maigari, managed to escape when the bandits invaded his palace, but one of his guards…
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is currently being detained in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The PUNCH can confirm that Emefiele, who is currently being interrogated at the National Headquarters of the anti-graft agency, Jabi, Abuja, was picked up by EFCC operatives Thursday night, less than…
Access Bank has strengthened its Development Banking Desk to drive sustainable development in Nigeria and across the African continent. The Desk is a fall out of the development banking team which has the responsibility of managing Non-Profit organisations and institutions and has been operating in the bank for over ten years and still counting.This initiative…
Developing countries around the world like like Nigeria, Ghana, Gabon among others have an average annual funding shortfall of $2.5 trillion in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Nigeria, Naomi Nwokolo, has said.He spoke at the Sustainable Futures Africa event, hosted by Hudson Sandler in collaboration with the United…
In furtherance of its leading role in promoting socio-economic development, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the commencement of its Annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week.For the past seven years, FirstBank colleagues and customers come together to participate in global annual volunteer (Start Performing Acts of Random Kindness) SPARK initiative, to…
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday, called for Hamas to provide proof of life of the hostages it is holding and release them all on health grounds. The WHO disclosed that the International Committee of the Red Cross should be allowed immediate medical access to ascertain their health status, while it stands ready to provide…
he European Union has announced the allocation of €10 million to enhance mental health and address drug use disorders in Afghanistan, according to an official statement released on Wednesday. This additional funding from the European Union is aimed at bolstering the efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs…
. Obazee, family, team members receiving death threats from anonymous callers in the past few days. Aso Rock cabal pressuring him to hands off probe. Anonymous callers vow to induce Presidency, FG top officials to influence probe call-off Following the recent launch of a probe into illegal foreign exchange deals and money laundering running to…
As the permacrisis of this day and age takes an ever-greater toll on health systems globally, urgently rethinking and prioritizing primary health care (PHC) as an essential pillar of universal health coverage is not an option, but a must. This requires governments and health authorities to refocus and restrategize on what PHC should be; innovate…
