Category: General

Nigeria’s non-oil records 6.26% growth, hits $2.7 bn – NEPC

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says Nigeria’s non-oil export sector recorded impressive growth in the first half of 2024, generating 2.7 billion dollars in revenue.

The Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, said this while presentin…

The Fifth Qingdao Multinationals Summit kicked off

On the morning of August 28, the Fifth Qingdao Multinationals Summit, jointly organized by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the People’s Government of Shandong Province, opened at the Qingdao International Conference Center with more than 800 pr…

National Hospital unveils plans to curb medical tourism

The National Hospital, Abuja, has unveiled an ambitious plan to establish a state-of-the-art medical facility that will reduce medical tourism by Nigerians.

The hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Muhammad Raji, announced this in an inter…

Brain drain reduces National Hospital staff to 2,500 -CMD

The National Hospital in Abuja says the brain drain plaguing the health sector has reduced its workforce from 3,000 to 2,500.

This is in spite its 25 years of medical breakthroughs and significant staff expansion.

Prof. Muhammad Raji, Chief Medical…

Former lawmaker repays 1970s student loan

A former House of Representative member, Lanre Laoshe, has repaid his N1,200 student loan, received between 1976 and 1979, with the sum of N3,189,217.

This is contained in a statement by Nasir Ayitogo of the Communications Department, Nigerian Educa…