By Pat Gbemudu The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission, Dr. Isaac Akpoveta, has called for more collaboration among stakeholders and partners in the healthcare sector, as the state continues its drive to achieve Inclusive Health for residents. Dr. Akpoveta made the call while playing host to members of the Delta State Health Partners Forum, who paid an advocacy visit to the Commission’s headquarters in Asaba. The DG commended the forum, which is a coalition of various health-focused organizations and stakeholders within Delta State, for their investment in the health of Deltans, noting…
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Field & Enrollment and Liaison Agents of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission have been urged to perform their duties with diligence and focus, aligning with the MORE agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission, Dr. Isaac Akpoveta, made this call while declaring open a two-day capacity building workshop on business and marketing strategies, organized by the Commission for its field sales and enrollment agents. The event, held at the Commission’s conference hall in Asaba, was attended by 350 participants from the 25 local government areas of…
The Olu of Warri, His Imperial Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has expressed gratitude to God on his ascension of his forebears throne three (3) years ago, even has he renews the call for peace, social justice and equity with his neighbors towards the development of the area. Speaking at a grand reception held at the palace yesterday when his subjects from across the various Iwere communities paid him homage as part of the activities to mark his 3rd Coronation Anniversary celebration, the Olu was full of praises and thanksgiving to God for the journey so far. The revered Monarch who…
It was Joe Ajaero as an individual that was invited by the Nigeria Police Force @PoliceNG for questioning and not the Nigerian Labour Congress as an organization. The basis for which he was invited for questioning is completely outside labour dispute and therefore the NLC cannot be used to shield him from the investigation. It remains an allegation and everyone is expected to attend to any allegation. The line should be drawn between an individual complicity or compromise and what he does as an official in any official capacity. Several head of agencies have been alleged to have involved in…
A member of discussant panel at the 3rd Coronation Anniversary Lecture of the Olu of Warri, His Imperial Majesty, Ogiamme Atuwatse III, Chief Robinson Ariyo, the Egogo (Mouthpiece) of Warri Kingdom, has urged the federal government to set up a commission to protect the interest of Micro- Minorities in the Niger Delta region. Speaking on the Anniversary Lecture theme; “The Challenges of Ethnic Minorities Within The Nigerian State”, yesterday at the Olu’s Palace Auditorium (Aghofen), Chief Ariyo, decried the conceived oppression and marginalization of the ethnic micro minorities by the majority ethnic groups even at the sub-regional level. …
By Busola Aro Sayyu Dantata, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of MRS Oil and Gas, has been identified as one of the individuals behind the importation of petroleum products from Malta. Dantata is the half-brother of Aliko Dangote, founder of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, According to Daily Nigerian on Tuesday, based on documents obtained, MRS imported fuel into Nigeria in February through the vessel ‘MT AETHER’. The publication also said in separate letters dated March 4 and addressed to the CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory (NMDPRA) and the CEO of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),…
The Federal Government has set up a 10-member Inter-Ministerial Committee to ensure the enforcement of the Supreme Court’s recent judgment granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. This committee was inaugurated by Senator George Akume, the secretary, to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on August 20. The committee is led by the SGF, Senator Akume, and includes the following members: 1. Secretary to the Government of the Federation – Chairman 2. Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy 3. Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice 4. Minister of Budget & Economic Planning 5.…
By JOHNSON EBIGIDE An Igbo saying has it that a chick that would grow into a sound cock is known the very day it is hatched. This is also true of great men who rise from humble beginnings in rural, sleepy ambiences to opulence and also an index of the greatness of the Iroko among trees. The birth and rise of Obi (Prof) Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge, SAN, Asagba of Asaba designate, no doubt, has the mark of great men in history world-wide; it resonates the likes of Zik of Nigeria, Nkrumah of Ghana, Mandela of South Africa, Nyerere of…
A prominent Niger Delta activist, Mr Collins Eselemo, has berated the Delta State Government and its agencies of its flagrant disregard to court orders in the state, noting that such undemocratic actions is a threat to the nation’s democracy. The activist while condemning the recent action of the Delta State Ministry of Urban Renewal, Land & Survey, Justice and Environment, in total disregard to subsisting State High Court restraining order destroy the property of Dr. Prosper Orezimena and Pa India Osanebi, said that such action is unbecoming of the Oborevwori’s administration and there is urgent need for it to…
The Chairman of the South West Governors Forum and Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Yoruba on Isese Day being celebrated across the six South West states today, August 20. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, praised the people of the South West, particularly traditional rulers and traditional religious worshippers, for sustaining and preserving the cultural heritage of the Yoruba people. The Governor said although the world has become a global village, with an attendant result in multiculturalism, the Yoruba people have unique culture…