Health Minister Pate Advocates Stronger SSB Tax Reform
Nigeria's Health Minister Prof. Ali Pate joins CSOs urging Senate to replace fixed ₦10/litre SSB tax with percentage-based levy to curb rising diabetes, obesity rates and fund healthcare.
Nigeria's Health Minister Prof. Ali Pate joins CSOs urging Senate to replace fixed ₦10/litre SSB tax with percentage-based levy to curb rising diabetes, obesity rates and fund healthcare.
Federal Government seeks applications for National Health Fellows Programme. Nigerians aged 25-35 with health sciences, IT, or social sciences degrees encouraged to apply before deadline.
Kebbi State House of Assembly suspends Fakai Local Council Chairman Muhammad Fawa for six months over corruption, theft of transformers, and illegal farmland allocations. Read full details.
Civilian Joint Task Force claims knowledge of bandit hideouts nationwide, demands advanced equipment from Tinubu administration to end insecurity within 12 months.
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped Hon. Suleiman Muhammad Argungu, Deputy Speaker of Kebbi State House of Assembly, in a late-night attack on his residence in Birnin Kebbi.
In a significant political realignment, Zamfara State Assembly member Hon. Yusuf Muhammad and several PDP officials have officially defected to the ruling APC, citing governance concerns and party leadership issues.