Health minister dismisses worries over doctors exodus saying they can easily be replaced

HEALTH minister Dr Osagie Ehanire has played down the ongoing exodus of medical doctors Nigeria is currently witnessing saying that the country produces enough practitioners to replace all those who leave.

 

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Total amount of Abacha loot US hands over to Nigeria exceeds $334m after latest UK tranche

WASHINGTON will have returned a total of $334.7m of General Sani Abacha's stolen cash to Nigeria once the recent tranche of $23.4m is handed over Mary Leonard who revealed that the US will no longer remain a safe haven for money launders.

 

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Total amount of Abacha loot US hands over to Nigeria exceeds $334m after latest UK tranche

WASHINGTON will have returned a total of $334.7m of General Sani Abacha's stolen cash to Nigeria once the recent tranche of $23.4m is handed over Mary Leonard who revealed that the US will no longer remain a safe haven for money launders.

 

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Wike and Tinubu meet up in London along with several APC and PDP governors

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has met with the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in London yesterday sparking fears that he may abandon his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

 

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Eight Nigerians feature in English League Cup giving some of them their first taste of action this season

EIGHT Nigerians were involved in action yesterday as the English League Cup known as the Carabao Cup got underway last night allowing several players who have not featured so far this season got to witness action for the first time.

 

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Kashim Shettima should get back at all his critics by revolutionising the Nigerian footwear industry if he gets elected 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Across sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that about 20m children walk about barefoot. In Nigeria, we so not have precise figures but with about 80m people living below the poverty line, you can just imagine how many barefoot kids we have walking around the country

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Super Eagles to face Desert Foxes of Algeria in a friendly game on September 27

NIGERIA'S Super eagles are to face the Desert Foxes of Algeria in a friendly game at the New Stadium in Oran on September 27 as the two countries continue their preparations for next year's African Cup of Nations.

 

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I would have preferred the discussion topic at yesterday's Nigerian Bar Association summit to be about education policies such as these rather than Kashim Shettima's wardrobe malfunction

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We will dedicate 30% of our annual budget towards education. This amount will be ring-fenced come what may

[2] Class sizes in all primary and secondary schools across the country will never exceed 30

[3] There must be at least 10 primary schools in each of Nigeria's 774 local government areas

[4] There must be at least five secondary schools in each local government area

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Air force high command say their jet fighters hit terrorist targets in Sambisa Forest

NIGERIAN Air Force (Naf) commanders are claiming that their aircraft successfully bombed Islamic State of West African Province (Iswap) facilities in Sambisa Forest in Borno State with varying degrees of successes.

 

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Federal government offers assurance that Lagos airport will not be neglected following its refurbishment

NIGERIA'S federal government has assured the travelling public that the newly refurbished Terminal Two of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos will not be left to fall into a state of disrepair as has been the case on the past but will be well maintained.

 

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