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1. The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has said that none of the abducted students of Government Science College Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of the state has been released. The Governor said this shortly after the Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi met with the bandits.
2. The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, yesterday called on the Federal Government to immediately implement recommendations of the All Progressives Congress Committee on True Federalism to address the insecurity in the country. El-Rufai stressed on the failure of the central security system and advocated state police system.
Reps to probe UK-based firm’s stake in HealthPlus
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja
The House of Representatives has received a petition alleging that the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has granted a waiver to a private equity firm, Alta Semper Capital UK, otherwise known as Idi Holdings, to become a part owner of a popular retail pharmacy chain, HealthPlus, in Nigeria.
A lawyer, Oladimeji Ekengba, of the Oladimeji Ekengba & Co (KKLM Chambers), petitioned the House over the alleged illegal issuance of a certificate of ‘No Objection’ to the firm by the PCN.
The lawmaker representing Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State, Benjamin Kalu, had on Tuesday laid the petition, dated February 15, 2021, before the chamber on behalf of the lawyer.
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Reps to investigate firm over alleged HealthPlus acquisition
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By Henry Ojelu
The House of Representatives has directed an investigation into the legality of the operations of private equity firm, Alta Semper Capital UK (a.k.a Idi Holdings), as a part-owner of the popular retail pharmacy chain, HealthPlus, in Nigeria.
This came following a petition made by Oladimeji Ekengba and presented by Rep Benjamin Kalu, which challenged the waiver granted by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) to Alta Semper Capital purportedly permitting the private equity firm to co-own and operate the retail pharmacy, HealthPlus in Nigeria.
The petition argued that according to Section 2(2) of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria Act, P.17, 2004 (PCN Act), a retail pharmacy can only be wholly owned by a registered pharmacist or in partnership with other registered pharmacists; and therefore, that the letter of ‘No Objection’ issued to Alta Semper as a waiver by the Registrar of PCN was an illeg
The new Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, Commandant Africa Valentine Ezenyimuru, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s peace and development initiatives.
He said he was impressed to observe that a lot of people were flooding into the State because of the enduring peace and good governance entrenched by the Governor.
Speaking when he paid a maiden courtesy visit to Gov. Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, on Wednesday, Commandant Ezenyimuru, also applauded the governor for the cooperation and support his administration has continued to extend to the security agencies in Enugu State, to ensure that the existing peace and good governance in the state are sustained.