Medical Council bars UNIBEN, Igbinedion varsity graduates from association
Worried by increasing number of quack doctors and dentist in the country, the Chairman, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr Roger Makanjuola, has announced the suspension of membership of graduates of medical departments of the University of Benin and Igbinedion University, Okada, citing poor learning infrastructures and overcrowding
LASG intensifies HIV prevention activities
AS the world celebrate this year’s World AIDS Day, Lagos State Government yesterday said it has intensified efforts towards ensuring access to improved HIV&AIDS preventive and curative services in the state.
Lagos PSN takes LSMDA to task on fake drugs
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (Lagos State Branch) has described as “very vague and ambiguous” the reference to a clique in its (Lagos PSN) by the Lagos State Medicine Dealers Association (LSMDA).
Disability Day: Lagos NSP calls for practical action
The International Day of the Persons with Disabilities may have come and gone but the agonies of living with disabilities may still linger within the affected population.
Group urges Jonathan to check alleged drift in NDDC
A pressure group, Niger Delta Transparency and Transformation Vanguard, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to address the drift within the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
Conduct, not condom is solution to spread of HIV, says Bambe
The Catholic Archdioceses of Lagos’s Health Department last week organised a walk rally to mark this year’s World AIDS Day. The programme was part of the Catholic church’s efforts towards creating awareness against the spread of HIV especially among youths.
Ekeji to grace Expo
The Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Dr. Patrick Ekeji, has confirmed that he would attend the Nigeria International Football Expo holding on Thursday at the Sheraton Hotels.
SERAC promotes HIV & AIDS awareness at the grassroots
Despite the extent of awareness and programmes organised by government and various non-governmental bodies, it is shocking that some Nigerians especially those living in slums areas of the country are still ignorant about issues of HIV & AIDS.
Hurrah! Lagos gets new club
For football-starved Lagos football fans, a new dawn is here as a group of seven individuals have put resources together and acquired the former Julius Berger Football Club of Lagos from the construction firm owners. The new club is called Bridge FC of Lagos.
Delta Community shuts oil field in protest
THE people of Adadja Community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, host to the Abura oil field, weekend, shut down operations at the oil field over alleged poor state of infrastructure in the area, particularly the Adadja Road, warning the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NNPC, operators of the field to steer clear of the town, pending when attention is given to their road
Ohakim’s former aide expresses fears over 2011 polls
Serious fears have been expressed that the delay in passing the 2010 Electoral Act may result in poor planning and conduct of the crucial polls, as political activities gradually gather momentum for the 2011 general elections.
