Pension Act: Disability  part of group life insurance

Pension Act: Disability part of group life insurance

The mandatory group life insurance provided in the Pensions Act 2004 will now be expanded to cover disability during the life of the insured. This was part of the amendment being sought by operators into the existing law.
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Group lauds ASUU for rejecting 45% pay rise

Group lauds ASUU for rejecting 45% pay rise

By Ifunaya Okafor LAGOS – The  Education Rights Campaign (ERC) as given its support to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) rejection of 45 per cent pay rise offered by the Federal Government just as it condemned government’s threat of “no work, no pay.” According to ERC in a statement by its national coordinator, […]

Checkmate substandard products, Udoh urges FG

Checkmate substandard products, Udoh urges FG

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA -  To ensure that influx of substandard foreign products into the nation’s market is effectively controlled, the Federal Government has been asked to urgently step up measures that would strengthen policy development and implementing mechanism to checkmate the deluge of counterfeits products in the country. The Chief Coordinator, Institute of Chartered […]

Only 2,000 voluntary blood donors in Lagos – AKINSETE

Only 2,000 voluntary blood donors in Lagos – AKINSETE

By Chioma Obinna & Oluchi Muogbo Only 2000 of the estimated 18 million people in Lagos donate blood voluntarily even as the need for safe blood through recruitment of voluntary blood donors was at the front burner at this year’s Blood Donation Day. Speaking at the even organised by the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee, […]

Development-compliant corruption and graft-resilient growth (2)

Development-compliant corruption and graft-resilient growth (2)

They grew organically and are waxing stronger. We all know that the poorly conceived and hastily created contraption called Transcorp PLC has not grown much since its birth. The question now is : What do we do then? How do we replicate the Korean paradigm? Here is how. The government must create a level playing field for Nigerian companies.

Indomie Hospital Project is touching lives

Indomie Hospital Project is touching lives

WHEN the Indomie Hospital Project train took off in April 2009, the aim and objective of the initiative was crystal clear. Designed to realistically support the efforts of government at Federal and State levels to bring quality health care services to Nigerian children, the project features the donation of hospital equipment to various hospitals in Nigeria.

Nigeria’s first cancer center takes off

Nigeria’s first cancer center takes off

Anulika Ogbonna is a 32-year-old lady diagnosed with cancer of the breast. Altough discharged from the National Hospital Abuja, she is far from healed. “When I noticed a lump in my breast, I was afraid, because I have little information on cancer of the breast. My fear was confirmed when I went to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital for diagnosis. The lump was extracted, but I am not improving. I need surgery, but can’t afford it.”

It’s still darkness at noon: Six decades after independence

It’s still darkness at noon: Six decades after independence

This is the historical conjectural approach. The result of adopting this method of analysis would be an explanation of development failures blamed on the military. There are, however, problems with this approach. The first is that military rule depended on the civil service, the judiciary, the private sector and civilian ministers who enabled the military to govern.

World’s top cardiologists attend Pfizer’s cardiovascular summit

World’s top cardiologists attend Pfizer’s cardiovascular summit

Renowned cardiology expert and Senior lecturer at the Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Prof. Lansberg Peter Jan, as well as Prof. Vincent Idemyor, a Nigerian professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine at the University of Illinois, USA, are among leading cardiologists, nephrologists (kidney specialists) and other experts in the study and management of heart diseases expected at the 2nd Pfizer’s Cardiovascular Summit holding tomorrow in Lagos.