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Opinion

Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement

  Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement   By Robert Egbe     Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes – levies on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks – for health financing, signals a firm commitment to prioritising citizens’ health. It also aligns...

A Good Deed From Lagos House Of Assembly.

A good Deed From Lagos House Of Assembly By Major-General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (rtd) Though I am still grieving over the untimely transition of my beloved favorite sibling, and uncle by Yoruba tradition, Muritala Tolagbe Ajadi Animashaun just a day before, I...

Tobacco Industry’s Deadly, Discredited ‘Harm Reduction’ Trick

Opinion By Robert Egbe Despite the millions of people its products kill every year, and the thousands more whose health is destroyed, the tobacco industry is aggressively lobbying governments and the public to embrace newer kinds of harmful tobacco products that...

Is Culture Fuelling Excessive Salt Intake Among Nigerians?

By Bukola Olukemi-Odele Salt has been an integral part of human existence since time immemorial. It is an important ingredient in our diets and is used by diverse populations regardless of race, age, status, religion and diversity. Salt has...

OGUN POLITICS: Who Is Riding On Who?

OGUN POLITICS: Who is Riding on Who? Kasali Ogunleye In the political landscape, certain opportunists, in their quest for relevance, often seek to ingratiate themselves with specific politicians. This pursuit can lead to the exploitation of the desperation or gullibility of...

Dapo Abiodun and burden of inherited infrastructural deficit in Ogun

  By Seye Abodunrin One of the greatest challenges facing Nigeria since independence is shortage of infrastructural development, especially the issue of deplorable road network. Many of those roads and bridges that were built by the colonial administration and military regime...
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Gateway Airport: Value Jet Begins Lifting Passengers October 7

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Court Continues Trial of FAAN Staff, Edet Godwin Mathew Over Drug Charges

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Thursday continue with the trial of a Senior Aviation Security Officer with the Federal...

Police Arraign 31 Years Old Man Over Cybercrime 

Police Arraign 31 Years Old Man Over Cybercrime Justice. Ibrahim  Kala of the Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday ordered the  remand of  a 31 years...

Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement

  Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement   By Robert Egbe     Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes – levies on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks...

Taiwanese Global Tech Giant Eyes Ogun For Investment Opportunities

  A Taiwanese multinational conglomerate and global tech giant, Foxconn has expressed interest in setting up its manufacturing plant in Ogun State. AVP, Corporate BD Chairman...