Reps okay AMAC Bill, reject Yar’Adua’s Land Reform Bill
The House of Representatives, Tuesday, passed into law, a Central Bank of Nigeria-sponsored bill seeking to establish an Assets Management Company, to hold assets of insolvent or failed banks.
Revolutionary health sector plan in the works
JUST before thedissolution of the Federal Executive Council last week by Acting President GoodlucK Jonathan, erstwhile Minister of Health, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin announced a new National Plan for the nation’s health sector which he described as a revolutionary initiative that is bound to engender the required changes in the nation’s health system.
Lagerback discovers youth defender for 2010 World Cup
Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Lars Lagerback, yesterday, said he has found a replacement for Daniel Shittu in the central defence as he insisted that Shittu, Obinna Nwaneri are not sure candidates for his World Cup team.
Maternal death: Our women are endangered, says ORJI
Dr. Ejike Orji is Country Director, Ipas, an International NGO in women’s health and reproductive rights., working globally to reduce maternal death from complications of abortion. In this chat with Chioma Obinna, he x-rays how contraception could be used to check maternal mortality as well as the problem posed by Nigeria’s restrictive abortion law. Excerpts:
• • • doubts Kanu for World Cup squad
Lagerback, who watched the Eagles’ Team B training session yesterday, said that he was going to focus on assessing the Team A players through their performances at their respective clubs.
Tough options for telecom operators over promos
Tough options for telecom operators over promos
APHPN deliberates over community health
TOWARDS proffering a way forward for the Nigerian healthcare sector, the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) is aggregating the outcomes of the various stocktaking processes of the healthcare industry since Nigeria’s Independence 50 years ago.
Ajayi seeks more attention for endometriosis
CORRECT and prompt diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis – a disorder which affects women in their reproductive years has been identified as a significant factor in the treatment of female infertility.
MTN rides on Ericsson to deploy world’s largest switch
MTN Nigeria, last week leveraged on end to end communications solutions expertise of Ericsson Nigeria, to launch one of the largest switches in the world. MTN says the development was in a move to improve quality of service and significantly improve customer experience on the network.
Adenuga assures Ghanaians a robust Glo network at launch
Globacom Chairman, Dr Mike Adenuga Jr, has declared that the network Glo was building in Ghana would be the best in Africa.
ACP urges victims of sexual violence to speak out
IN a bid to curtail the excesses of sexual violence in the country, Ajegunle Community Project (ACP) is urging victims to speak out as a way of safeguarding against such ugly incidents in the future and its consequences.
