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3 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Alao Abiodun
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has called for the participation of stakeholders in the financial services industry, policymakers, and the general public by providing feedback on the ongoing revision of the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance Systems NDIC in a statement said the revised guidelines that were launched by IADI in May 2025, aim to strengthen deposit insurance frameworks in response to global...
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Jide Orintunsin |Dele Anofi |Uja Emmanuel |Bolaji Ogundele
President accepts ‘sole candidacy’, promises better daysPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday got the nod as the ‘sole candidate’ of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 race. The party leadership, the APC’s 22 governors and federal lawmakers gave the President a pass mark after his mid-term assessment and decided he should run for re-election. The President accepted the offer ‘gladly’ and pledged that greater and better days are ahead for Nigerians.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi
The Nation Newspaper Women scientists honour Malaria advocate
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Chinyere Elizabeth Okoroafor |Alao Abiodun
Government must do something to halt the Exodus of medical personnel, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) counseled yesterday. The association urged the Federal Government to shift focus from expanding nursing education to addressing the systemic issues driving mass emigration of nurses in search of greener pastures. According to the association, no fewer than 15,500 nurses had left Nigeria as of February this year.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Alao Abiodun
Health and Social Welfare Coordinating Minister Ali Pate has challenged Nigerians in the Diaspora to contribute to building a resilient and inclusive healthcare system in the country. Pate gave the charge while unveiling the Diaspora Hub App, developed by the African Diaspora Corporation (ADC) in Abuja yesterday. “This is a defining moment. We need more than money; we need your connections, your innovations and your leadership.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Alao Abiodun
The House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services has emphasized the urgent need to prevent the country from becoming a dumping ground for substandard laboratory equipment. It warned that such negligence may lead to diagnostic errors. The Committee called on the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) to curb the influx of inferior laboratory equipment and uphold global standards.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Ekaete Bassey |Alao Abiodun
Nigeria’s road infrastructure is set for a major transformation as the government shifts from direct funding to private sector participation through the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI), the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has said. He noted that with only 31 per cent of the country’s 195,000-kilometer road network paved, poor maintenance and inefficient transport routes have long hindered economic growth.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Adekunle Yusuf |Dele Anofi
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has assured Nigerians, especially those living with the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), that the country has taken steps to maintain a steady supply of antiretroviral drugs. NACA’s Director-General Temitope Ilori said that despite recent concerns raised by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Federal Government had taken proactive steps to prevent any potential shortage of HIV medication.
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Chinyere Elizabeth Okoroafor |Alao Abiodun
More than 100 truckloads of substandard, fake, expired, and banned medicines worth over a trillion naira were in six weeks evacuated from Lagos, Onitsha and Aba drug markets. In Lagos where officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) raided the Idumota Market, 27 truckloads of such medicines were seized and destroyed. Eighty truckloads were from Ariaria Road Warehouse and Open Drug markets in Aba, Abia State as well as Onitsha, Anambra markets.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Alao Abiodun
The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has pledged to deliver four million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election, supporting his bid for a second term. The Forum has also passed a vote of confidence in APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, commending his leadership and the unity he has brought to the party.
