Ogun’s health insurance mirrors Nigeria’s woeful enrollment
Only about 150,000 people have enrolled in Ogun state’s health insurance programme, just about 2% of the state’s population, the government said, mirroring a...
Medical AI may pose risks for poor countries, WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns about the potential dangers of introducing artificial intelligence (AI)-based healthcare technologies in lower-income countries.
With the explosive...
Tinubu suspends Minister Edu accused of fraud
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the humanitarian minister, Betta Edu, after revelations of multiple financial breaches in the ministry.
Ms Edu, a former Cross River...
Tinubu’s first budget retains a bad trend: big govt over infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu is committing more money in his first full-year budget to government running cost than infrastructure, keeping with a tradition set by...
Nigeria’s revenue to GDP too low, IMF warns
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed concern about Nigeria's low revenue-to-GDP ratio, urging the government to prioritize raising revenue to address high inflation and...