The Coordinating Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has revealed that Nigerian households are bearing “an overwhelming burden” of the nation’s health expenditure. Dr Kamil Soretire, Director of Health Planning, Research, and Statistics, stated this in an interview on Friday in Abuja. Soretire explained that in 2022, healthcare spending accounted for 4.6 per cent of […]
By Benjamin Omoike Lagos State Operations Coordinating Unit, LASOCU, has captured 129,568 Poor and Vulnerable Households, PVHHs, and 485,791 poorest of the poor individuals in the National Social Register, NSR. The figures were, however, taken from a 2019 survey. This was highlighted at the launch of data collation for the poor and vulnerable in four […]
…SMEs to get maximum of N25m, households N3m Due to the severe consequences of the epidemic outbreak on livelihoods of Nigerians and business activities across the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled N50 billion targeted credit facility for households and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that are badly affected by the virus. […]
Maiduguri – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has disbursed N100 million to 10,000 households displaced by flood in Rann, Kala Balge Local Government Area of the state. Mr Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy to the governor, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday in Maiduguri. Gusau said the governor had on […]