Traditional rulers seek review of allowances
By Enyim Enyim Onitsha – Traditional rulers in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra state, weekend demanded the upward review of monthly allowances for royal fathers in the South East. Chairman of the Traditional Rulers Council, Aguata, Igwe Alfred Onwuneme, who spoke with reporters on the occasion of the New Yam festival, said though the […]
CRH takes HIV campaign to Okada riders
WORRIED by the silent but steady rises in number of people affected with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria, the Centre for the Right to Health (CRH) last week took its anti HIV/AIDS campaign to Mushin area of Lagos, where 1,500 commercial motor -cyclists were screened free of charge.
SOS plans to rehabilitate 1m children by 2016
AN estimated one million children globally are to be reached by 2016, according to the Family Strength Programme (FSP) of the Save Our Souls (S.O.S) Children’s Village Nigeria.
Vandalism: Shell shuts Utorogu gas plant in Nigeria
SHELL Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), operated of the Shell/NNPC joint venture on Thursday halted operations at its Utorogu gas plant in the southern Niger Delta following suspected sabotage of the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline system.
Lagos ACPN declares war on illegal pharmacies
Lagos State branch of the Association of Community Pharmacists (ACPN) has vowed to clamp down on unregistered pharmacies declaring them as the major source of fake and counterfeit drugs. To this end, members of the public have been advised to patronise registered pharmacists only for their drug needs and counseling.
Cost of funds hit 23% as scarcity of funds intensifies
The scarcity of funds (liquidity squeeze) in the interbank money market intensified last week prompting cost of funds to rise to 23 per cent
