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Europe’s Prisons Failing To Monitor Inmates’ Health: WHO

November 21, 2019 9:06 am

Prison authorities in Europe are not doing enough to monitor the health of inmates, meaning prisoners are more likely to suffer untreated conditions and are released without adequate support, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

The UN body warned that such failings will come at a “high cost” for society at large as they add to the public health burden.

The WHO collected the data of 39 European countries between 2016 and 2017 and recommended that prisons test for tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health problems and addictions.

“A prison sentence takes away a person’s liberty; it should not also …

Man City, Arsenal Monitor Olaniyan

November 9, 2019 9:00 am

Reports have shown that Manchester City and Arsenal are considering a move for Nigeria U17 international, Olatomi Alfred Olaniyan.

The attacking midfielder was one of the Golden Eaglets players observed by Manchester City during the U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania, while the player’s camp has close links with the Gunners.

City and Arsenal were expected to run further checks on Olaniyan at the ongoing U17 World Cup, but the Sidos Academy wonder-kid was omitted from Nigeria’s 21-man roster after failing to recover from a knee injury.

The two English Premier League clubs are mulling over whether to invite …

NERC, CBN Consider Ways To Monitor Electricity Market Fund

October 21, 2019 9:47 am

In a bid to curb the poor remittances of power market funds by distribution companies, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is to set up mechanisms to rectify the Discos’ unruly financial behaviours by monitoring the monthly financial inflows into the country’s power market from the power distribution firms, journalists learnt at the weekend.

According to a source, a new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and NERC-driven presidential initiative on power market revenue would be rolled out soon to ensure that the Discos no longer default in their minimum monthly remittances to the market.

The source said the CBN was …

FG Sets Up Committee To Monitor Local Petrol Dealings

October 11, 2019 3:00 am

The federal government has set up a committee comprising of 89 persons to monitor the volume of petrol imported and consumed daily in Nigeria.

The team, according to a statement from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), was drawn from five key agencies comprising the corporation itself, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF), and Department of State Services (DSS).

Their job, the statement, which was signed by the Acting Group General Manager Public Affairs of the NNPC, Mr. Samson Makoji, explained, would be to ensure transparency and accountability in the distribution …

Peace Pact: Clinton, others to monitor Jubril, Atiku

February 11, 2019 12:39 am

Former President Bill Clinton of United States is to watch over a second peace pact to be signed between Jubril Al-Sudani, the impostor being camouflaged as President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, and his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, opponent, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday.

A statement by National Peace Committee, which is facilitating the agreement, also acknowledged the role of the Kofi Annan Foundation in the effort towards the peace project. Besides President Clinton, Secretary-General of Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland, will also be present at the agreement ceremony to build confidence and win the commitment …