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Ododo begins rehabilitation of 70 PHCs in Kogi.
Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi has begun the rehabilitation of 70 primary healthcare centres across the state.
The governor said this in Lokoja at the inauguration of the distribution of medical equipment and consumables for all healthcare facilities in the state.
Ododo said that funding for the rehabilitation of the centre had been secured by the state government in all the state’s 21 local government areas.
He said that seven new centres would be cited in communities without any healthcare facility before now.
The governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to revitalising the health sector in the state.
“No one in any part of the Kogi deserves any form of deprivation from accessing quality and affordable healthcare under my administration.
“Quality healthcare delivery is a multi-dimensional system which depends on joint efforts from governmental and non-governmental organisations.
“We are grateful to President Bola Tinubu for providing interventions in the health sector through development of infrastructure and human resources.
“We are also grateful to partners and donor agencies for supporting the state towards ensuring sustainable, affordable and accessible healthcare delivery,” he said.
Earlier, the state Commissioner for health, Dr AbdulAzeez Adams, said that the provision of the medical equipment and consumables demonstrated the commitment of the state government to ensuring good and quality healthcare delivery to citizens.(NAN)
Another explosion occurred at a pipeline manifold in the Omwawriwa area of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday.
This incident follows a similar explosion that shook the Trans Niger Pipeline, operated by Shell, in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area just hours earlier.
The latest explosion reportedly took place at a manifold connected to a federal pipeline deep within the forest, which transports crude oil to Brass in Bayelsa State.
While the explosion has not yet been officially confirmed, community sources reported seeing massive flames and thick smoke rising from the oil installation in the forest.
Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, stated that she would investigate the incident but had not provided a response at the time of this report.
A video obtained by our correspondent displays a large fire burning in a remote location.
In a separate development, Ijaw youths blocked the Ahoada section of the East-West Road leading to Bayelsa State on Tuesday in protest.
The demonstrators, numbering over 100, carried placards in solidarity with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara amid his political dispute with the state House of Assembly. Some of the placards read: “We demand Wike’s dismissal as FCT Minister” and “Martin Amaewhule and 26 lawmakers have defected and lost their seats.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the four tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu.
Recall that the House had on Thursday last week, considered and approved the report of the House Committee on Finance which made some recommendations, particularly in controversial areas such as the Value Added Tax and inheritance tax.
While awaiting the Senate to similarly pass the bills, the proposed reforms are expected to be transmitted to the President for his assent in the days ahead.
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Two members of the house of representatives have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, announced the defections in a letter read on the floor of the lower legislative chamber on Tuesday.
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