Nation’s power sector caught in web of lies, deceits and sabotage
The current power outages experienced across the country may get worse with the steady decline in the power generation due to the inadequate gas supply to fire the turbine power stations. The nation's peak generation in December last year was 3,710 megawatts and available capacity was 5,400MW.
JTF probes alleged killing of two Ilaje youths
INVESTIGATIONS into the circumstances that led to the alleged killings of two Ilaje youths during last Monday protest at Costain community, Escravos, has commenced by the Joint Task Force, JTF.
Reps fume as Minister, NNPC shun hearing on alleged $75m contract scam
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (downstream) was livid as Dr. Rilwan Lukman, Minister of Petroleum; Odein Ajumogobia, Minister of State for Petroleum and Mohammed Barkindo, Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Tuesday shunned its invitation to an investigative hearing over alleged contract scam worth $75 million at the Kaduna Refinery.
You Can’t Shut down Gas Plants, Barkindo Warns Shell
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo has ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company to desist from threatening to shut down gas plants on the excuse of non-evacuation of condensate from its pipelines.
Yenagoa : Gov Sylva confronts water shortage
Though surrounded by water, Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State like its sister communities in the heart of the Niger Delta, can best be described as a contradiction and a confounding paradox. Or how do you explain a situation whereby one is surrounded by water and yet has none to drink?
HIV vaccine: Scientists use HIV against itself
Scientists in the United States of America are set to develop an HIV vaccine made of the virus itself.
GTB drums up support for autistic children
Under its ‘Support for Health’ CSR framework, Guaranty Trust Bank in recent times has been supporting Autism related interventions and initiatives in Nigeria.
Mediacon seeks better reporting of sexual abuse
Although child abuse occurs in Nigeria, it has received little attention. This is probably due to the general assumption that in every African society the extended family system always provides love, care and protection to all children. However, the above reason has contributed to the issue of child abuse in the country.
Sidibe highlights Nigeria’s role in combating HIV in Africa
NIGERIA and other African countries have been called upon to adopt the Universal Access approach in implementing strategies to manage the HIV & AIDS challenge.
Doctors should be concerned with diagnosis, says OKWOR
Disharmony among health professionals in terms hierarchy, who gets the highest pay including the responsibility of drug prescription and dispensing has been order of day within the health sector in recent times. Shortly after his inauguration as National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Pharm Okwor Azubike sheds light on these and other issues. He speaks to Chioma Obinna. Excerpts:
Lagos ACPN calls for review of NHIS
TOTAL review of the operating guidelines of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is desired by the Lagos State branch of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN).
