The Founder and President of Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), Mrs Toyin Saraki has been named Global Champion of Universal Health Coverage. Mrs Saraki, whose husband…
View More Toyin Saraki named Universal Health Global ChampionCategory: Society
Nigeria loses category ‘C’ IMO election
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, said on Monday that Nigeria lost election into Category `C’ of the International…
View More Nigeria loses category ‘C’ IMO electionMaximum worry over minimum wage
By Ray Ekpu For several years now there has been a tidal wave of discontent over Nigeria’s minimum wage. The workers have consistently said…
View More Maximum worry over minimum wageAre white teeth healthy?
Most of us would like to have a gleaming white smile, filled with teeth that would make a Hollywood actor proud. Studies show that 18-52%…
View More Are white teeth healthy?Ugwuanyi to MDAs:Don’t reject NYSC corps members
The Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, yesterday warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the state not to reject National Youth Service Corps,…
View More Ugwuanyi to MDAs:Don’t reject NYSC corps membersHow my friend gave N200m after I prayed for three months, says Amaechi
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says after praying and fasting for three months, God used a friend to help him raise N200 million needed for…
View More How my friend gave N200m after I prayed for three months, says AmaechiIBB varsity Lapai raises fees
The management of the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Lapai have increased fees new students of the of the institution who are non-indigenes, for the 2017/2018…
View More IBB varsity Lapai raises feesLagos polytechnic to award degrees soon
Efforts are being intensified to give Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) a degree-awarding status, the Rector, Mr Olayinka Sogunro, said on Saturday. The rector gave the…
View More Lagos polytechnic to award degrees soonObasanjo solicits Thailand’s support for Agric sector
Nigerian former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has solicited the support of the Thailand government in the country’s quest to boost its agricultural sector. Obasanjo hinted that…
View More Obasanjo solicits Thailand’s support for Agric sectorNigeria takes steps to curb tuberculosis
The federal government has deployed health officers, resources and strategies to all the states to investigate, test and treat tuberculosis patients for free. The National…
View More Nigeria takes steps to curb tuberculosisMyanmar: 586,000 kids vaccinated to shield their brains
About 586,744 children in Myanmar’s Rakhine state are to be vaccinated against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) from Dec. 11 to Dec. 21, the official Global New…
View More Myanmar: 586,000 kids vaccinated to shield their brainsPolice promotes 250 senior officers
Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday said it has approved the promotion of 250 senior police officers. A statement signed by the spokesman of the commission,…
View More Police promotes 250 senior officersYahaya Bello opens his new mansion
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, has completed his state-of-the-art country home on Mahmoud Atta street, GRA Okene. Dignitaries including Abdul Rahman Ado Ibrahim, Ohinoyi of…
View More Yahaya Bello opens his new mansionRecipe: Stuffed Plantains
Today’s recipe, colourful stuffed plantains, is a healthier break away from the usual fried plantain. The plantains in this recipe are baked first and then…
View More Recipe: Stuffed PlantainsFG, World Bank, others verify gas flare sites
The Programme Coordinator of the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Justice Derefaka, says the federal government has commenced the verification…
View More FG, World Bank, others verify gas flare sitesFG approves six private universities
The federal government has approved the establishment of six new private universities. The approval was given Wednesday at the federal executive council meeting chaired by…
View More FG approves six private universitiesFayose has right to probe Fayemi – Court
An Ekiti High Court on Wednesday affirmed the legality of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the state government to look into financial…
View More Fayose has right to probe Fayemi – CourtChristmas Bonus: Ugwuanyi approves 13th month salary for workers
In keeping with the commitment of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration to the welfare of the workers, the Enugu State Executive Council (EXCO), today approved a…
View More Christmas Bonus: Ugwuanyi approves 13th month salary for workersFG sets 10-member c’ttee for Ekwueme’s burial
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-member committee to plan a befitting state burial for former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme who recently died in…
View More FG sets 10-member c’ttee for Ekwueme’s burialUNICEF: Pollution damages babies’ brains
UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency has sounded the alarm over the damage that pollution is doing to babies’ developing brains in Asia and Africa…
View More UNICEF: Pollution damages babies’ brainsBloomberg: Dangote is only African among 50 most influential people
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, has been honored for his contribution to increasing local food production and lessen food imports in Nigeria. Dangote was among…
View More Bloomberg: Dangote is only African among 50 most influential peopleBacteria outbreak kills 36 in South Africa
An outbreak of food-borne listeria bacteria has claimed 36 lives and infected almost 600 people in South Africa, the health minister said Tuesday, warning that…
View More Bacteria outbreak kills 36 in South AfricaScientists record major HIV breakthroughs
11% sufferers in poor countries risk becoming resistant to AIDS-prevention drugs, dying from condition Hope for vaccine as two American-funded clinical trials launch in Africa,…
View More Scientists record major HIV breakthroughsWomen education key to development – Banigo
By Bestman Orji PH Rivers State Deputy Governor Dr. (Mrs.) Ipalibo Harry Banigo has described Education as the key to the total emancipation…
View More Women education key to development – Banigo