By Kazeem Biriowo The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr. Gambo Aliyu, has urged all Nigerians to use the occasion of Valentine’s Day to get tested for HIV. With the day symbolizing love and togetherness, especially the young people, Dr. Aliyu believes that it presents an opportune moment to…
[ad_1] About 26,500 have signed a petition against Chrisland school over the death of a 12-year-old student, Whitney Omodesola Adeniran. In the online petition generated by the deceased’s father, Dr Michael Adeyemi Adeniran, he revealed how his daughter left home hale and hearty in the morning on Thursday, February 9th 2023, for their annual inter-house…
[ad_1] The management of Chrisland School, in Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos State, is awaiting the outcome of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 12-year-old pupil of the school, Whitney Adeniran, who died during a sports event on Thursday. The Lagos government has ordered the closure of the school, pending the outcome…
[ad_1] A ‘Hit and Run’ driver on Sunday, killed a middle-aged woman (name unknown) near Ifo Police Station on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mr Adetunji Oyebola, the Ifo Divisional Commander, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), in Ogun, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun. Oyebola said that the incident occurred…
[ad_1] Can’t access new, old notes after taking cash to banks Borno, Yobe villagers turn to Niger’s currency From Bassey Willie, Yenagoa, Yvonne Ugwuezuhoa (Lagos) & Hamisu K. Matazu (Maiduguri) Amidst the scarcity of both new and old naira notes in the country, residents of rural communities have adopted the ancient trade…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, said the agency had an emergency meeting in Jigawa state over the meningitis outbreak in the state. Dr. Adetifa said the Emergency Operation Centre meeting reviewed the response, identified challenges, and proffered solutions to the outbreak. The…
[ad_1] Faith Ajayi The Chief Executive Officer of My Surrogate Twins Agency, Judith Akinwunmi, takes FAITH AJAYI through her infertility journey and how she had children via surrogacy Why did you choose surrogacy as a means of becoming a mother? Every time I got pregnant, it ended up in miscarriage before the second trimester. Since I could…
By Juliet Jacob The Bayero University Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), Kano, has secured the funding of its Agricultural programmes from World Bank and other donour agencies to the tune of $36m. Professor Sagir Adamu, the Vice-Chancellor of the University disclosed this during a pre-convocation briefing, in Kano. According to him, the centre has…
By Juliet Jacob THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to “promptly seek authorisation from the ICC Chamber to commence an investigation into the situation in Nigeria in relation to the growing cases of pre-election violence.” In a statement on Sunday, SERAP’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare…
By Hasan John In an effort to ensure the smooth implementation of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act, the Federal Government has inaugurated a committee that will draft the operational guidelines of the new Act. It would be recalled that on May 19, 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari, announced on his twitter handle…
