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REVEALED: Details of Tinubu’s N3.2trn renewed hope infrastructure budget for 2024

Leah TwakiAugust 10, 20244 min

Attempting to bridge Nigeria’s infrastructure gap, here is how President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development (RHID) programme is to be funded in the ₦6.2 trillion budget increase Nigeria’s infrastructure challenges have long hindered its economic growth. President Bola Tinubu‘s solution is encapsulated in the ‘Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund (RHIDF)’ moniker. It arguably evolved from the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) established by President Muhammadu Buhari. So is it a case of an old wine...

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EXCLUSIVE: Medical/Dental License Bill Sponsor, Rep Johnson speaks | “Nobody is saying they should not travel”

Elizabeth AtimeApril 24, 2023110 min

As controversies and criticisms continue to greet the ongoing amendment to the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act in the House of Representatives, OrderPaper Nigeria sits with the Sponsor of the Bill, Rep. Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson, who represents Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency II of Lagos State in the Green Chamber READ ALSO: Senator Oloriegbe: ”Medical/Dental License Bill violates Right to Freedom of Movement” “Nobody is saying they should not travel. All I am saying is that...

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Senator Oloriegbe: ”Medical/Dental License Bill violates Right to Freedom of Movement”

adminApril 10, 20237 min

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health says factors responsible for brain drain in Nigeria are multifaceted, and a mere denial of full practice license to medical practitioners, as contained in the bill, might aggravate the issues rather than resolve them. READ ALSO: MVP Hall of Fame: 20 National Assembly Members make Semi-Final Shortlist The lawmaker representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, has described the legislative proposal mandating five-year practice in Nigeria for Medical...