Govt – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:48:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Govt – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Firm Calls for Mandatory Health Insurance to Improve Healthcare Access https://www.theinfostride.com/firm-calls-for-mandatory-health-insurance-to-improve-healthcare-access/ https://www.theinfostride.com/firm-calls-for-mandatory-health-insurance-to-improve-healthcare-access/#respond Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:48:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=391970 A leading healthcare firm has urged the government to make health insurance mandatory, highlighting the critical role that expanded coverage could play in improving access to quality healthcare for Nigerians. The call comes as Nigeria faces significant healthcare challenges, including inadequate funding, rising medical costs, and limited access to services, particularly for low-income families. Current [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/firm-calls-for-mandatory-health-insurance-to-improve-healthcare-access/feed/ 0 Govt urged to tackle insecurity as inflation hits 31.7% https://www.theinfostride.com/govt-urged-to-tackle-insecurity-as-inflation-hits-31-7/ https://www.theinfostride.com/govt-urged-to-tackle-insecurity-as-inflation-hits-31-7/#respond Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:43:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=373284 Economists have urged the government to tackle the challenges posed by high energy costs, and insecurity, which has slowed down food production and foreign exchange volatility, to tame the accelerating inflation in the country. The economists spoke to Saturday PUNCH on the back of the country’s inflation rate climbed higher to 31.70 per cent in February, from [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/govt-urged-to-tackle-insecurity-as-inflation-hits-31-7/feed/ 0 We Lost N4tr In Arms Purchase Fraud Under GEJ’s Govt – Yemi Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/we-lost-n4tr-in-arms-purchase-fraud-under-gejs-govt-yemi-osinbajo/ Tue, 03 May 2016 15:37:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127474 Yemi Osinbajo has said that N4.8tr was lost to fraud connected with the purchase of security equipment, during the administration of ex President Goodluck Jonathan. Osinbajo in a statement issued by his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Laolu Akande, said “When you look at the sheer amount of money that has been embezzled, [...]

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]]> Insurgency: Yobe Govt. Refurbishes 300 Classrooms, Employs 3,000 Teachers | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-yobe-govt-refurbishes-300-classrooms-employs-3000-teachers-nigeria/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:43:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/insurgency-yobe-govt-refurbishes-300-classrooms-employs-3000-teachers-nigeria/ The Yobe Government said it has refurbished over 300 classrooms and provided infrastructure in schools destroyed by insurgents across the state “to avoid gaps in the system”. The Director of Press to the State Governor, Abdullahi Bego, said this in an interview on Tuesday in Damaturu. Mr. Bego said the state government had made education [...]

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]]> Edo Govt Raises Alarm Over Plot By Anti-Democratic Forces To Carry Out Killings, Unleash Mayhem In Edo https://www.theinfostride.com/edo-govt-raises-alarm-over-plot-by-anti-democratic-forces-to-carry-out-killings-unleash-mayhem-in-edo/ Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:15:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/02/edo-govt-raises-alarm-over-plot-by-anti-democratic-forces-to-carry-out-killings-unleash-mayhem-in-edo/ The Edo State Government says it has uncovered an evil plot by anti-democratic forces to unleash a reign of terror on the State by way of high-profile killings ahead of the March 28 and April 11 general elections. The objective, the state gathered, was not only to sow fear in the minds of the teeming [...]

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]]> Fayemi Cautions PDP Against Spreading Lies About His Govt https://www.theinfostride.com/fayemi-cautions-pdp-against-spreading-lies-about-his-govt/ Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:18:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/09/fayemi-cautions-pdp-against-spreading-lies-about-his-govt/ The Ekiti State Government has advised the Peoples Democratic Party in the state to focus on ways of ensuring a smooth transition on October 16 and stop churning out fabricated lies to unsuspecting members of the public. The statement came on the heels of series of allegations against the outgoing administration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi [...]

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]]> Environmental Sanitation Programme: Zamfara Govt Employs 29,000 Youths https://www.theinfostride.com/environmental-sanitation-programme-zamfara-govt-employs-29000-youths/ Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:15:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/08/environmental-sanitation-programme-zamfara-govt-employs-29000-youths/ The Zamfara Government has employed 29,000 youths from across the state as part of its efforts to boost its environmental sanitation programme in oder to ensure a clean environment. Alhaji Sunusi Dan-Alhaji, the Director-General of the state Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday [...]

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]]> Acting Governor Scraps Govt. House Unit, Dissolves Nyako’s Cabinet https://www.theinfostride.com/acting-governor-scraps-govt-house-unit-dissolves-nyakos-cabinet/ Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:15:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/07/acting-governor-scraps-govt-house-unit-dissolves-nyakos-cabinet/ The Acting Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has ordered the scrapping of the Special Projects and Programmes Unit (SPPU) under the Government House. The directive was contained in a press release signed by Solomon Kumangar, director, press and public affairs, Government House, Yola. The acting governor also directed the head of service to [...]

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]]> Kaduna Govt. Seeks Retired Military Officers’ Assistance To Tackle Security Challenges https://www.theinfostride.com/kaduna-govt-seeks-retired-military-officers-assistance-to-tackle-security-challenges/ Wed, 21 May 2014 19:15:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/05/kaduna-govt-seeks-retired-military-officers-assistance-to-tackle-security-challenges/ The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday said it would collaborate with retired military officers to address the prevailing security challenges in the state. Governor Mukhtar Yero said this when Retired Army, Navy and Air Force Officers Association of Nigeria, RANAO, led by its President, Rabiu Aliyu, paid him a courtesy visit in Kaduna. “All of [...]

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]]> Dabota Lawson Speaks On Allegations That Govt Don’t Care About Missing Girls https://www.theinfostride.com/dabota-lawson-speaks-on-allegations-that-govt-dont-care-about-missing-girls/ Thu, 01 May 2014 17:30:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/05/dabota-lawson-speaks-on-allegations-that-govt-dont-care-about-missing-girls/ The stunningly beautiful former Miss Nigeria UK — Dabota Lawson took to her Twitter page to speak on the missing girls controversy currently disturbing the nation. On the matter of the 234 girls abducted from their school at Chibok on April 14, the beauty queen has a different perspective from most See her tweets below: [...]

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]]> PDP Has No ‘Stolen Mandate’ To Recover In Kwara, Says State Govt https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-has-no-stolen-mandate-to-recover-in-kwara-says-state-govt/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 08:15:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/04/pdp-has-no-stolen-mandate-to-recover-in-kwara-says-state-govt/ Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed The Kwara State Government has described as a huge joke, the “quit notice” served on the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in the state by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The newly elected state chairman of PDP, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, formerly of the APC, had called on PDP members to begin preparing [...]

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]]> Federal Govt To Rake In $4.2bn – Delta State Governor https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-govt-to-rake-in-4-2bn-delta-state-governor/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:50:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30139 The joint meeting of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) and the Board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC)yesterday ratified the results of the financial bid opening for seven out of the 10 power Generating Companies. . The Governor of Delta state, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, who briefed State House Correspondents after the meeting, [...]

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]]> Federal Govt To Spend N35.83bn On Ex-Militants This Year https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-govt-to-spend-n35-83bn-on-ex-militants-this-year/ Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:45:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=25445 Mr Kingsley Kuku, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, said on Friday that N35.83 billion would be spent in 2014 for the reintegration of ex-militants enrolled in the Presidential Amnesty Programme. . Kuku disclosed this in Abuja at a budget defence session with the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta. . [...]

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]]> Federal Govt Must Change Tactics, Sen. Pwajok Suggests https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-govt-must-change-tactics-sen-pwajok-suggests/ Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:23:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=23885 Apparently disturbed by the growing attacks infringing on sthe ecurity of lives in the country, Sen. Gyang Pwajok has called for a tactical change that would tackle the roots, rather than the symptoms of the violence. . “The Federal Government must change tactics since the current efforts have not eliminated the violence. We must explore [...]

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]]> 40,000mw Power Generation By 2020 Realisable, Says Federal Govt https://www.theinfostride.com/40000mw-power-generation-by-2020-realisable-says-federal-govt/ Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:25:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=23089 THE Federal Government has assured that the target of power generation peaking at40,000mw by year 2020 would be realised, with the expectation of more capacities from Mambilla, Zungeru large hydros, grid power from solar, wind and coal-to-power initiative. . Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Amb. Godknows Igali, gave the assurance while playing host to the [...]

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]]> Youths In Nigeria Most Affected By Government Policies, Says APC https://www.theinfostride.com/youths-in-nigeria-most-affected-by-government-policies-says-apc/ Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:48:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=18583 Young Patriots, the youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged Nigerian youths to identify with the political process by participating fully in it. . Its National Coordinator, Mr Echezona Asuzu, said this at a world news conference in Abuja on Friday. . According to Asuzu, there is the need to hear the [...]

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]]> Bayelsa Govt Disburses N500m Out of N1bn Earmarked for Women Empowerment https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-govt-disburses-n500m-out-of-n1bn-earmarked-for-women-empowerment/ Sat, 23 Nov 2013 00:29:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-govt-disburses-n500m-out-of-n1bn-earmarked-for-women-empowerment/ Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Friday disbursed N500m out of the N1bn earmarked for women empowerment to various cooperative groups in the 32 Rural Development Areas of the State. Speaking at the flag-off of the women empowerment programme at the Banquet Hall of Government House in Yenagoa, Hon. Dickson charged the various organs [...]

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