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…Patients Get attention in Ogun, Ilorin Sodiq Mojibola, Fawaz Adebisi & Jelili Gbadamosi The fate of the Nigerian health sector may be facing yet another setback as the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) commenced a fiv- day warning strike. The industrial action which commenced on Wednesday morning was to express the concerns of doctors as stakeholders in the health sector. The Association made demands from the Federal Government to upscale the sector and make it a conducive working environment for the medical practitioners. After failed efforts to reach a dialogue with the FG on the demands, the association…

An estimated N104 billion  is being spent annually to the importation of energy drinks in Nigeira, a consumer rights protection group, Concerned Consumers (CC)  said this . The group  which called for its ban, added that the importation of foreign energy drinks was inimical to local manufacturing companies of similar products, adding to the already high rate of unemployment in the country. The Concerned Consumer convener, Ms Olufemi Odebunmi, argued that over 300,000 Nigerians would have been fully and gainfully employed if the market was allowed to grow locally She estimated  “an average of 1,800 and 2,000 containers of…

The Federal Government has announced that barring any last minute changes, the the second Niger Bridge wouid be commissioned May 20. The indication emerged on Wednesday, that  the contractor which handled the Bridge will offi­cially hand over the project to the Federal Government on May 20. The Minister of Informa­tion and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Muhammed, who stood in for the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, while disclosing the information was not specific on the date for commissioning. He said, “The second Niger…

Two Governors-elect and one  returning  governor have raised the alarm over the rising debt in the country . Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi ; the Plateau gov­ernor-elect, Caleb Mutfwang and Dikko Umar Radda, the Kat­sina State governor-elect expressed worry the country may go under if urgent actions are not taken to reverse the trend. Rising from the just con­cluded 2023 induction pro­gramme for incoming gover­nors and returning ones, they  said  that Nigeria cannot contin­ue to borrow endlessly. Governor  Mohammed in his remarks, lamented that the Nigeria’s debt servicing requirement is about 95% of the revenue, warning that the country is…

A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Eti-Osa, Lagos,on Wednesday, remanded a lady, Olufunmilayo Brioluwa, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for assaulting a police officer, in Ogombo area of Lagos State, on Sunday. The lady was alleged to have assaulted and held on to the officer’s uniform during a stop and search. She was arraigned before Magistrate M.O. Alao, and pleaded not guilty to the charges. The  Magistrate however,  granted the plea of the prosecutor to remand her for 21 days pending investigation, and adjourned to June 6, 2023. Meanwhile, Nigerians have demanded the arrest and prosecution of officers caught…

Niger State government says it has spent over N6 billion to rehabilitate and construct 235 kilometers in six rural roads. The Permanent Secretary and Coordinator, Niger State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, Hassan Etsu disclosed this during a one-day stakeholders’ workshop on sector reform, held at Idris Legbo Kutigi Conference Centre, Minna. The workshop, with the theme, ‘Establishment of State Road Fund and Rural Access Road Agency in Niger State’, was organised by RAAMP, in collaboration with partners. According to Etsu, the state government decided to key into the RAAMP, after investing in rehabilitation and construction of the 235km…

By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta state Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa has said his administration had laid sustainable infrastructural development in the commercial cities of Warri, Effurun and the state in general. The governor disclosed this while inaugurating the widened Warri/Sapele Road, from Effurun Roundabout to Enerhen Junction. He said that embarking first on the Storm Drainage project in Warri and Effurun was a bold step because many governments would shy away from undertaking such projects that would not be visible to the people. He said that critics were uninformed about the importance of de-flooding the cities, and explained that if…

Two members of the New Nigeria people’s party have been arrested and prosecuted for allegedly stealing a sum of N7.5m party money after breaking in into the party secretariat . The defendants who were dragged before an Abeokuta Magistrate, court in Isabo on Wednesday were ; Olayemi Olowu, 36, and Oladayo Badmus,37, for house breaking, stealing and malicious damage of property belonging to The defendants who resides at No 24, Odutola Street Ijebu-Ode in Ogun are facing a three count charge of conspiracy, malicious Damage and stealing. But, when they were confronted with the charge, the defendants pleaded not…

Ahead of the annual 2023 Oguola day, the Onipara of Ipara-Remo, Oba Taiwo Taiwo, Amororo II has approved the constitution of the celebration central working committee and sub-committees members. The Secretary to the Onipara In-Council, Prince Adeniyi Akinwunmi disclosed this in a statement . The monarch said the membership of 2023 Oguola day celebration central working committee and sub-committees are composed of Ipara Remo sons and daughters of high pedigree, unblemished characters and highly successful personalities in their chosen careers and businesses. L The 2023 Oguola Day Celebration Central Working Committees are expected to work together as a formidable winning…

As Nigeria prepares for the inauguration of a new government led by Bola Tinubu, the president-elect has held a closed door with the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso . They reportedly met for four hours in Paris, France, on Monday to discuss the possibility of working together. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the major discussion centred on a possible involvement of Kwankwaso in the new administration under Tinubu. Further findings shows that the high profile meeting has not been concluded as both parties agreed to go for more consultations with stakeholders on both sides.…