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Energy Theft: FG Plans Electricity Offences Tribunal

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Energy Theft: FG Plans Electricity Offences Tribunal

The Federal Government said yesterday it was working on establishing an electricity offences tribunal to combat power theft in the country.

Speaking at a briefing in Abuja, the Managing Director, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, NEMSA, Aliyu Tahir, who disclosed this, said: “We are working on the establishment of an electricity offences tribunal with an in-built appeal system for faster dispensation of electricity-related offences. It is to vest NEMSA in-house counsel with powers to prosecute electricity offences.”

Providing further explanation about the tribunal, Tahir said the initiative would adequately check electricity theft when implemented, adding that the National Assembly had been informed.

“We are looking at the establishment of this electricity tribunal to be able to enforce our mandates more. When you look at the enforcement, with respect to sanctioning of violators in the Act, it is a very long process.

“So to fast-track the prosecution of offenders, the establishment of this tribunal solely for the power sector will go a long way in ensuring that we fast-track the process, carry out enforcements and sanction violators,” he said.

The NEMSA boss said based on the powers conferred on the agency in the Electricity Act, NEMSA had been working hard to establish a tribunal that would speedily try electricity-related offences.

He noted that with the tribunal, issues of electricity theft would be addressed speedily and violators prosecuted as quickly as possible.

While noting that the agency was interfacing with the National Assembly on this, Tahir said further: “The establishment of this tribunal has been brought to the knowledge of the legislature and we’ve made submissions to them. Our hope is that they will amend the Electricity Act to include a provision for this.”

He also said his agency was perfecting the process for the establishment of an electricity offences tribunal with an inbuilt appeal system to speedily tackle power-related offences.

He said a total of 2,655,488 meters in the power sector had been tested and calibrated, as most of the equipment had been deployed for use by consumers across the country.

Tahir stated that in line with the mandate of the agency, NEMSA has tested and calibrated over 2.6 million meters.

Eestablished in 2015, was still testing and calibrating more meters to ensure their functionality, durability and safety when in use

“A total of 21,681 electricity installation projects have been inspected and tested, out of which 13,154 have been certified. Also, a total of 16,624 electricity networks have been monitored by NEMSA.

“About 4,921 factories, hazardous installations and public places have been inspected, tested and certified fit, while 2,655,488 electricity meters have been tested and calibrated, as 487 incidences were investigated by the agency,” the NEMSA boss added.

Tahir, who said the figures were based on data compiled by NEMSA as of the first quarter of 2024, added that the Electricity Act 2023 had strengthened the enforcement powers and responsibilities of the agency.

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Obi Cubana Opens Tricycle (Keke) Assembly Plant In Lagos – Autos

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Emirate Tussle: Judicial Orders In Kano Embarrassment To Judiciary — Falana

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Emirate Tussle: Judicial Orders In Kano Embarrassment To Judiciary — Falana

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has described the recent judicial orders in Kano State as an embarrassment to the judiciary.

Falana stated this in an interview with Arise Television on Thursday.

He said there is the need for higher courts to address the political and judicial confusion in both Kano and Rivers states.

He said, “Sanusi was not said to have disobeyed any order, so if the order affected him, he ought to have been put on notice.”

Falana described the court’s stance as confusing with regard to the broader issue of the Supreme Court’s judgments on the limitations of federal high court powers over traditional institutions.

“To be a Chief is not a fundamental right; it is a privilege,” he added.

Falana said the state high court’s order in favour of Sanusi created further confusion.

“The practice in the past was to allow the court of appeal to clear the confusion, and in this case, an appeal has been filed,” he said.

Falana faulted the federal high court’s involvement in matters of traditional institutions, stressing that only state governments have legislative power over such issues.

The constitution has made it clear that the National Assembly can only enact laws on matters in the exclusive legislative list; traditional institutions are residual,” he stated.

Speaking on the ongoing legal battle over the extension of local government officials’ tenures in Rivers, Falana referenced Section 7 of the constitution, which mandates democratically elected local government officials.

“In the case of Rivers, there’s already a judgement that the amendment of the law is illegal and unconstitutional,” he said.

Falana expressed concern over the disregard for Supreme Court decisions by political figures, calling for the media to challenge this behaviour.

He warned that the practice of extending tenures without proper elections could lead to chaos.

Ordinarily, the elections should have been conducted just like governorship elections,” he said.

He also faulted the overreach of federal powers in local governance, advocating for a clearer delegation of responsibilities.

“The federal government is currently over-bloated; there is a need to delegate powers to the federating units,” he said.

Falana called for constitutional reforms to enhance the functionality and recognition of local governments, adding that these issues must be addressed to maintain the rule of law and democratic integrity in Nigeria.

BVN, NIN Details Available On AnyVerify For ₦100

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BVN, NIN Details Available On AnyVerify For ₦100

Only three months after FIJ exposed XpressVerify, a private website selling the Nigerian identification data, private website AnyVerify has been found trading Nigerian bank verification numbers (BVNs), among other sensitive citizen data.

Paradigm Initiative (PIN), an ICT for Development and Digital Rights group, said on Thursday that it was seeking legal redress on behalf of Nigerians for a breach of data privacy rights.

Vindich Legal, the legal partners of Paradigm Initiative, have served a pre-action notice to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).

The lawyers want Nigeria’s federal government to make:

A Declaration that the act of unauthorised access to the data of Nigerian citizens by AnyVerify.com.ng and commercialization of the same violates the provision of Section 37 of the Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria 1999 (CFRN).

A Declaration that by virtue of Section 30 And Section 39 Of The Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023, all involved agencies of government have a duty to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the security and integrity of citizens’ sensitive personal data.

An Order of court mandating a full investigation and publication of the investigative report regarding the personal data breach occasioned by the data leak to AnyVerify.com.ng and its customers by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).

An Order of the court directing all involved agencies of government to release official information to the public regarding the activities of their agents and sub-licensees.
An Order of court directing the involved agencies of government to provide restitution in form of compensation to data subjects who have been affected by the data leak.
“Following the XpressVerify incident, further research was undertaken, and it was discovered that another actor tagged AnyVerify.com.ng has been operating in the digital space of Nigeria since November 2023,” PIN stated on Thursday.

“From our research, AnyVerify.com.ng is a website involved in the commercial distribution of personal and private data of Nigerians. On its webpage, a drop-down displaying the myriads of data services which the website renders can be observed. These include personal data such as the National Identity Number (NIN), the Bank Verification Number (BVN), a virtual NIN, Driving License, International Passport, Company details, Tax Identification Number (TIN), Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) and Phone Numbers.

“All these are sold by this website to any interested party for the sum of N100.00 (One Hundred Naira Only) for each data request. This website was visited five hundred and sixty-seven thousand, nine hundred and ninety (567,990) times in February 2024 and one hundred and eighty-eight thousand, three hundred and sixty (188,360) times in April 2024.”

Semrush showed that AnyVerify was in the top 3400 websites in Nigeria; it received at least 68,000 visits in May.

After FIJ’s exposé in March, NIMC informed the public that XpressVerify was not one of its licensed partners. AnyVerify is also not acknowledged on NIMC’s website as a licensed partner.

FIJ called NDPC and NIMC on Friday, but the phone calls were not answered. This reporter also sent text messages and emails, which the agencies had not responded to at press time.

NIMC has not shared a list of the commission’s licensed partners yet. FIJ has requested for it.

FG Puts Up Three Presidential Aircraft For Sale

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FG Puts Up Three Presidential Aircraft For Sale

The federal government has decided to sell three ageing presidential aircraft so as to gather funds to purchase a new one.

News360 Nigeria gathered reports that the decision will also reduce excessive spending on fleet maintenance for the aircraft which are currently unused.

The latest development comes as the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence recommended the purchase of two new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.

Despite the recommendation by lawmakers for the purchase of two new aircraft, officials say the government cannot afford it, and will instead use the sale proceeds to augment the cost of a new jet.

The sale of the three aircraft will reduce the number of jets in the presidential air fleet by half, from six aeroplanes and four helicopters to three.

The fleet, maintained by the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF), includes a Boeing 737 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), a Gulfstream G550, a Gulfstream GV, two Falcon 7x, and one Challenger CL605.

However, insiders reveal that at least half of the fleet is unserviceable or failing, necessitating the need to dispose of the burdensome aircraft. The jets slated for sale are a Boeing 737 BBJ, a Gulfstream, and a Falcon 7x.

“We saw the report and recommendation by the lawmakers. But the truth of the matter is that we can not afford to buy two aircraft at a go, even though we are selling off others. The approval now is to find one whose cost is not too much that we can augment with what we raise from this sale,” a government insider said.

It is understood that the federal government has appointed JetHQ, a US-based airline marketer, to broker the sale. Proceeds from the sale will go towards procuring a new jet, for which a search is ongoing.

Although offers for the ageing aircraft have been received, it is yet to be sold.

“Yes, we have received two offers for the BBJ and one for the Falcon X. But the NSA insisted that we must press for a better deal instead of rushing to have a bad deal for the government,” a Presidential Air Force (PAF) official involved with the process said.

This was also confirmed by Zakari Mijinyawa, a spokesman for the National Security Adviser (NSA).

Note that the President’s BBJ aircraft has been undergoing maintenance since March. Recent incidents involving faulty aircraft have forced the President and Vice President to use commercial and chartered planes for their travel.

Tinubu used a private airplane for his latest trip to South Africa.

NERC Approves N21bn For Procurement Of Electricity Meters At Zero Cost

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NERC Approves N21bn For Procurement Of Electricity Meters At Zero Cost

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Friday announced the approval of N21 billion for the procurement of electricity meters for Band ‘A’ customers, explaining that the purchase and installation will come to end-users at no cost.

In an order signed by the commission’s Chairman, Sanusi Garba, and the Commissioner in charge of Legal, Licensing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye, NERC stated that the fund was the first tranche of the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI) under the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAP).

NERC stated that although other regulations provided several options for metering of customers, but the interventions had not resulted in the closure of the national metering gap which currently stands in excess of 7 million customers.

It identified the inability of distribution companies (Discos) to raise financing in the form of debt or additional equity as the major constraint in the acquisition and deployment of end-use meters and other capital investments.

The MAF scheme, it said, was therefore developed and approved by the commission, primarily to address the challenge of Disco creditworthiness inhibiting the deployment of meters by creating a credible revenue stream from the market funds.

In addition, NERC stated that the presidential metering initiative has the overarching objective of closing the metering gap in the country within three years, leveraging on smart metering technologies for data analytics.

The deployment of funds under the MAF scheme, NERC explained, shall accelerate the deployment of meters and a closure of the current metering gap, thereby reducing commercial & collection losses to Discos, enhancing quality of service and improvement of customer satisfaction.

NERC pointed out that there was an imperative to accelerate a closure of the metering gap for all customers currently classified under tariff Band ‘A’ for the purpose of revenue protection and facilitating demand side management for the affected customers.

Out of the accrued available N21.86 billion under the MAF scheme as at the April 2024 market settlement cycle, NERC noted that it had made available the sum of N21 billion to be spent on the purchase of the metering devices.

The amount to be apportioned pro rata to contribution by the Discos as tranche ‘A’ of the MAF scheme, showed that Ikeja Disco will get the lion’s share of N4.35 billion, followed by Abuja Disco with N2.99 billion.

“All the meters to be procured and installed under the MAF framework shall be at no cost to the customers of the Discos,” the power sector regulatory agency stated.

Also, Eko Disco will get N2.92 billion, Ibadan Disco will have N2.51 billion of the first tranche, N1.72 billion will accrue to Enugu distribution company, Kano will get N1.58 billion, while Benin Disco will get N1.57 billion.

Besides, Port Harcourt Disco will get N1.36 billion, Kaduna gets N1.22 billion, while Jos Disco and Yola Electricity will get the least sum of N521 million and N243.3 million respectively.

The commission ordered that Discos shall utilise the first tranche of disbursement from the MAF scheme to procure and install meters for unmetered Band ‘A’ customers within their franchise areas.

“Discos shall, within 14 days from the effective date of this order, conduct a transparent and competitive procurement process, for meter price determination, selection and engagement…for the metering of end-use customer meters under the MAF scheme,” it added.

According to NERC, a report containing details of the process undertaken for the selection meter providers, including meter price, meter specifications, and the list of customers to be metered shall be sent to the commission for approval, within 20 days from the effective date of the order.

“The installation of contracted volume meters shall be completed within 60 days from the date of approval of the process by the commission, and all contracts for the supply and installation of meters shall be filed with the commission,” NERC stated.

Why Petrol, Diesel Prices May Not Drop Despite Dangote Refinery — Experts

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Why Petrol, Diesel Prices May Not Drop Despite Dangote Refinery — Experts

Experts have indicated that the commencement of production at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery may not lead to a substantial decrease in petrol and diesel prices.

Despite the refinery’s strategic location in Lagos, Nigeria, the input costs for its operations are heavily import-dependent, and the volatility of foreign exchange rates is expected to hinder any significant price reductions for these premium commodities.

This perspective was shared by Hector Igbikiowubo, Publisher of Sweet Crude Reports, and Ugodre Obi-Chukwu, Founder of Nairametrics, during an appearance on “Inside Sources with Laolu Akande,” a socio-political program aired on Channels Television on Friday.

Both Igbikiowubo and Obi-Chukwu praised Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, for overcoming numerous challenges to realize his vision of building a functional refinery.

They stressed that Dangote’s achievement underscores the Federal Government’s lack of excuses for not revitalizing Nigeria’s four dormant refineries and urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to increase crude supply to the Dangote refinery.

Recently, Dangote announced that his refinery would continue to import 24 million barrels of West Texas Intermediate crude due to insufficient local crude production and supply by the NNPC.

The experts noted that while the private refinery might not solve all of Nigeria’s energy security needs, its operations would significantly improve the availability of premium petrol products in the country.

Igbikiowubo stated, “The Dangote Refinery cannot solve the problem because the Dangote Refinery will continue to pay for crude oil in USD (United States Dollar).

The question now is how come the NNPC isn’t allotting all of its 445,000 barrels per day to the Dangote Refinery for refining? Why is it convenient to export crude oil when you have a facility like the Dangote Refinery up and running? You make more money if you export refined petroleum products than if you export crude oil.”

Obi-Chukwu concurred, noting that the operational costs of the Dangote Refinery, dominated by the US dollar, might not translate into lower costs for end consumers.

He explained, “As much as the refinery is local, most of the input cost for that refinery is still going to be imported. Whether it is the personnel that will service the refinery.

“Whether it is the spare parts that will be changed and serviced. Even the crude itself is also being imported. A lot of the breakdown of the cost still has foreign components in there.

“So, it is quite unlikely that you might see a substantial amount of savings to the end consumers. Nevertheless, even if we get 10% savings, it is still better than what we currently have.”

The refinery, which began operations last December with a capacity of 350,000 barrels per day, aims to reach its full capacity of 650,000 barrels per day by the end of the year.

It has started supplying diesel and aviation fuel to marketers in the country, with petrol supply expected to commence by mid-July.

The experts stated that, while the Dangote Refinery is operational, the country’s four refineries, which are located in three different locations across the country, should be brought online to ensure the country’s energy security.

The four dilapidated state-owned refineries are located up north in Kaduna, with three units in the southern region – Port Harcourt and Warri.

Despite billions of naira spent on turnaround maintenance, attempts to get them working over the last two decades have failed.

The newspaper publishers believe that the Bola Tinubu administration should do everything in its power to make the state-owned refineries operational.

Igbikiowubo said, “The essence of having the NNPC refineries working is to guarantee energy security for the Nigerian state.”

He said though the NNPC has about 20% stakes in the Dangote Refinery, the refinery does not belong to the Nigerian state.

“We should have a coherent energy security in place,” he said. “If you have refineries, those refineries should work.

Igbikiowubo said privatisation of the state-owned refineries does not guarantee energy security as the private company is interested in profit-making for its shareholders and not necessarily ensuring that the populace gets the premium commodities easily and at cheap rates.

“Where is NITEL today? It was privatised. Where is Daily Times today? It was privatised. We need to be accountable. The money sunk into the refineries, what happened to them?”Igbikiowubo asked.

“Last year, the petroleum minister granted an interview that the Port Harcourt Refinery would be up by December. This is June and nothing has happened. He is not being held to account.”

He said subsidy removal should be predicated on local refining and not import-dependent products controlled by the vagaries of foreign exchange.

“You have a group of persons who are benefiting with the status quo and they will do everything to ensure the status quo remains,” said the Sweet Crude Reports publisher.

The publisher of Nairametrics posited that privatisation can work – and it has worked before in other sectors of the country – if done the right way.

“We’ve practiced one model before, the government trying to run the refineries. It hasn’t worked. What we see now is funds being misappropriated from the very limited funding space that we have as a country and these funds are being squandered. So, there is no point. The same thing with the Ajaokuta Steel.

“You have to privatise properly with a clear mandate and key performance indicators, including public list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE),” he said.

He urged the government to set the right policies to allow private businesses to flourish in the country.

We’ve sponsored five renal transplants – Osun health insurance agency boss

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We’ve sponsored five renal transplants – Osun health insurance agency boss

The Executive Secretary, Osun Health Insurance Agency, OSHIA, Dr Rasaq Akindele has disclosed that it has sponsored five renal transplants for its enrollees on compassionate grounds.
Speaking with newsmen in Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday, he said the agency’s concern for the well-being of the residents prompted enlarging its scope of coverage to include orthopaedic surgery.
He said the agency’s major objective is to ensure that vulnerable residents in the state have access to quality healthcare, as statistics available to the agency showed that the majority of untimely deaths occurred due to unavailability of funds to access healthcare services.

According to him, in a bid to ensure more access to quality healthcare delivery, we have expanded the scope to include surgery even in orthopaedic.

“We have even sponsored five renal transplants for our enrollees rather than leaving them to look for help from heaven. We have also sponsored three complete hip replacements for some of our enrollees”.
He added that the focus of the agency is to expand the numbers of the informal sector from the present 13,000 to three million within the next five years.

“Presently, we have 244,000 civil servants on the agency’s enrollment but our major focus is to embark on informal sector enrollment drive to expand our scope of service delivery.

“Our single person enrollment fee is N12,066 while for a family of six only required N57,600. This covers medical care, including surgeries such as caesarian section, orthopedic surgery, ovarian mass among many others”, he added

CAF Announces Dates Of The Next AFCON And WAFCON

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CAF Announces Dates Of The Next AFCON And WAFCON

CAF Executive Committee announces dates of CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) Morocco 2025 and CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2024

Published: Friday, 21 June 2024

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) Executive Committee (“EXCO”) today announced the dates of Africa’s most popular and competitive football competition, the CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) which will take place in Morocco.

The dates of the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 are:

• Opening Match: Sunday 21 December 2025
• Final Match: Sunday 18 January 2026

The CAF EXCO also announced the dates of the CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (“WAFCON”) which is growing exponentially and will also be hosted in Morocco.

The dates of the CAF TotalEnergies WAFCON Morocco 2024 are:

• Opening Match: Saturday 5 July 2025
• Final Match: Saturday 26 July 2025

The President of CAF Dr Patrice Motsepe said: “I am confident that the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 will be extremely successful and will be the best AFCON in the history of this competition. I am also impressed by the enormous growth of Women’s Football in Africa and I am expecting the CAF TotalEnergies WAFCON Morocco 2024 to be immensely successful. The announcement of the dates of the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 took much longer than expected, as there were complex and at times challenging discussions with various interested parties, in the light of the extensive International and Domestic Match Calendars. CAF is committed to protecting and advancing the interests of African players, playing in football clubs in Europe and worldwide. CAF is also committed to building mutually beneficial relationships with the ECA, UEFA, other Football Confederations and FIFA. We will continue to make significant progress in developing and ensuring that African Football is globally competitive and amongst the best in the World. CAF is grateful to King Mohamed VI of Morocco, the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (“FRMF”), its President Fouzi Lekjaa, the Government and people of Morocco for hosting the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 and the CAF TotalEnergies WAFCON Morocco 2024.”

The Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football President Mr Fouzi Lekjaa said: “We hope that the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 will be the best event to honour Africa and Morocco will make available the best conditions to host the rest of Africa and the World.”

The CAF EXCO also resolved to host the 46th CAF Ordinary General Assembly in Kinshasa, DRC on Thursday 10 October 2024. Decisions were also taken to open bids to host:

• The CAF Women’s Champions League 2024
• The CAF TotalEnergies U17 AFCON
• The CAF TotalEnergies U20 AFCON
• The CAF Awards 2024

CAF has received attractive proposals from the Middle East for hosting the CAF TotalEnergies Super Cup 2024 which will feature Egyptian giants, Al Ahly SC, Winners of the CAF TotalEnergies Champions League and Zamalek SC, Winners of the CAF TotalEnergies Confederation Cup.

2,000 Patients Benefit From NDDC’s Free Healthcare Mission In Abia

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2,000 Patients Benefit From NDDC’s Free Healthcare Mission In Abia

Over 2,000 patients have benefitted from the first phase of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Free Health Medical Outreach holding at the Ukwa General Hospital, Oke Ikpe in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State.

Speaking at the week-long free healthcare programme, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated that the free healthcare mission was organised in partnership with Derums Global Services to bring healthcare to rural communities across the Niger Delta region.

Ogbuku, who was represented by the Abia State representative on the NDDC Board, Chief Eruba Dimgba, said the medical outreach programme was targeted at changing the health situation and narrative of the medically underserved people in the Region.

He remarked: “The program had in the recent past, been the flagship of the Commission, serving to endear the Commission to these medically needy communities, with documented evidence and testimonies, abounding of their beneficial impact in enhancing the quality of life of the rural poor in the Region.

“The objective of the programme undertaken, in collaboration with various healthcare organisations, is to ensure access to good healthcare services by removing financial barriers to accessing good and qualitative healthcare services, posed by the prevailing high costs of healthcare services in the midst of a weakened Health system and infrastructure.”

The NDDC Chief Executive Officer said that as an interventionist agency, the Commission had championed good health as being integral to the successful realisation of its mandate in facilitating the sustainable development of the Niger Delta Region.

According to him: “This is in line with the position adopted by Mr. President during the commemoration of the 2023 World Universal Health Coverage Day with the Theme: Health for All, Time for Action, where he emphasized the import of placing health and social well -being of Nigerians as a key part of his Renewed Hope Agenda.”

In his remarks, the NDDC Director, Abia State office, Prince Azubike Nwubani, commended the current leadership of the Commission for providing a platform through which the healthcare needs of the people could be addressed. He urged the people of Ukwa West and other neighbouring communities to avail themselves of the medical services.

The Chief Medical Director, Ukwa General Hospital, Dr Dennis Nwogwu, commended the NDDC for providing a platform through which the healthcare needs of the people could be addressed

He thanked the NDDC for the gesture and charged residents of the state to avail themselves of the medical services.

Giving a goodwill message, the Chairman, Ukwa Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Chinyere Dike, expressed appreciation to the NDDC for the free health programme. He noted, however, that the one-week duration for the programme was not enough to take care of all the numerous patients desirous of the medical intervention.

The project Coordinator of Derums Global Services, Dr Francis Onojeta, congratulated the NDDC “for relaunching this people-oriented project. It is my hope that future boards will continue and improve on the programme.”

The free medical outreach had taken place in Ukana, Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State; Oguta in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State; Auchi in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State; Otuasega in Ogbia Local Government Area and in Yenagoa, Yenagoa Local Government Area, in Bayelsa State; Otu Jeremi, in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State; Ogu in Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State; Igbokoda in Igbokoda Local Government Area of Ondo State and the General Hospital, Akamkpa in Cross River State.

 

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