A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday heard how Adewale Agunbiade, a prosecuting witness in the trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, allegedly received N5.2million from Jide Sotirin Abiodun, a staff of Sunrise Power and Transmission Ltd in multiple transfers and Automated Teller Machine,…
[ad_1] Olayemi Dawodu, anatomic pathologist/managing director of Clina-Lancet laboratories, has enlightened schoolgirls that there was nothing unnatural about menstruation because it was a fundamental part of a woman’s life. According to Dawodu, in the past girls had been made to feel ashamed and shy to know about menstruation. “They need to own it like an…
[ad_1] Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the federal government may begin the gradual removal petrol subsidy from April 2023. Ahmed spoke on Tuesday during an interview with ARISE TV on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. After an 18-month extension, the federal government plans to spend N3.35…
[ad_1] From Noah Ebije, Kaduna In continuation of his campaign tour of the State, the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, has said that women and youths constitute the majority of the voting population, noting that he is counting on their votes to win the governorship election….
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a pilot Research and Development (R&D) collaboration programme designed to spark innovation through partnerships between universities and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The initiative was unveiled by NAFDAC’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, during her keynote address at the 38th Prof. Victor Olufemi Marquis Memorial…
[ad_1] Rebecca Ejifoma Beaconhill Smile Group, under the umbrella of Beaconhill Smile Foundation, sensitised communities in the Victoria Island area of Lagos state on the significance of better oral health against the menace of oral cancer in Nigeria and Africa. The group executed this walk in partnership with Lakeshore Cancer Centre to mark this year’s…
Hadiza Ibrahim The Lagos State Police Command has explained that it used teargas to disperse a group of people who attended the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly called Mohbad’s procession from Lekki tollgate on Thursday because they blocked the roads and caused a traffic gridlock despite persuasion from force official and other people. The Public…
[ad_1] BY CHIMA WILLIAMS The Buhari Years: What We Ordered vs What We Got – civil society leaders reflect on the Buhari Administration and its achievements, shortcomings, and regressive steps. This article focuses on the environment. The outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s environmental protection footprints in the past eight years can be evaluated under…
By Gom Mirian The Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) has called on President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to work towards the execution of the country’s national oral health policy. The President, NDA, Dr Adeyemi Tope, made the call on Sunday in a congratulatory message to President Tinubu. He said Nigeria currently lacks an oral health strategy because…
[ad_1] The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday presented assorted drugs and medicaments to five health facilities in Zamfara State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the items were donated by MAP International, an international charity organization for medical support. The benefiting health facilities are Federal Medical Centre Gusau, Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital Gusau, General Hospitals…
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