Category: Politics
Zenith Bank wins Best Bank for Digital Solutions in Nigeria at Euromoney 2023 awards
Zenith Bank Plc has been named the ‘Best Bank for Digital Solutions in Nigeria’ in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2023, underscoring the bank’s pioneering and...
‘Referee Was Incompetent’ – Charles Okocha Seeks Boxing Rematch Against Portable; Says Bout Was Rigged Against Him
Actor Charles Okocha, has demanded that the recent ring match between himself and musician Portable, be completely cancelled due to alleged infidelity and an incompetent...
LASAA, LASBCA collaborate to streamline development board signage permits
Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) and the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) have fine-tuned strategic collaboration efforts aimed at...
Palestinians and Israelis: Hate without end? (Part 6)
AFTER the 2nd world war, there was the desire to put an institution in place to prevent the advent of another world war. This led to the creation of the United Nations...
Group decries number of unsafe abortions, complications in Oyo
EXECUTIVE Director of the Plan Health Advocacy and Development Foundation, Mr Obatunde Oladapo, has expressed concern over the number of unsafe abortions in Oyo State...
Brain-drain involuntary, taking ‘blood’ from Nigeria’s health system —OBJ
FORMER president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said brain drain in the health sector in itself is good, but a misfortune for Nigeria, because the movement is...
Lack of awareness of pre-marital genoytype screening fueling sickle cell cases in Nigeria
In this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, a Principal Medical Officer at the University of Ilorin Health Services Clinic and the overall best graduate from the 20th Genetic...
Study confirms efficacy of eight commercial antidiabetic herbal products, warns about danger to liver
Herbal preparations, often promoted as being natural and completely safe, are gaining popularity in the management of diabetes mellitus, despite the lack of scientific...
NAFDAC DG harps on transparency, corrupt-free operations
DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisoola Adeyeye, has stressed the importance of transparency...
Asido Foundation’s end of year gratitude challenge
Halima completed her university education this year but narrowly missed mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme due to late collation and...
Diseases common in children in the 50s, 60s have re-emerged, don says
A paediatrician, Professor Samuel Omokhodion, has expressed concern that diseases like kwashiorkor, marasmus and infectious diseases that caused ill-health and deaths in...
FG confirms Annahda Varsity’s authenticity, graduates can now participate in NYSC
The Federal Government through the federal ministry of Education has confirmed the authenticity of Annahda International University (AIU), Maradi, Niger Republic,...
Data protection essential in Nigeria’s internet ecosystem —NIRA
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has called for improved data protection in Nigeria’s internet ecosystem. Its national president, Mr Adesola...
FCCPC fines tabacco companies $110 mn over infringement of law
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has fined British American Tobacco (Nigeria) Limited (BATN), British American Tobacco Marketing...
10 millionaires, 2,300 cash prize winners emerge in FCMB millionaire promo season 9
Four customers of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) became instant millionaires at the final draws of Millionaire Promo Season 9 held on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. They...
Lagos NAPPS elects Yusuf Alaka as new president
The newly-elected president of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Lagos State Chapter, Chief Yusuf Alaka, has solicited the cooperation...
AAUA alumni ratifies new constitution, institutes N250,000 award for best student
The Alumni Association of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, has disclosed plans to award N250,000 prize to the university’s overall best...
Agency rewards excellence among Kwara secondary school students
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a leading real estate agency in Kwara State, Quick Access Macro and Micro Limited, has presented cash awards to...
Solving Nigeria’s plastic waste problem through lifecycle assessment
Nigeria’s plastic waste problem is huge and cannot be ignored. With a population estimated at over 200 million, Nigeria produces about 2.5 to 5 million tonnes of...
NOSL nourishes mind, body with food distribution initiative in
Food is essential to human existence, and hunger is a grave and relentless problem that affects communities. It strips individuals of their basic human dignity and...
