WEAKER than expected demand is leading a number of residential property sellers in the UK to reduce their asking prices, a new research has found

The long hours patients wait for treatment in public hospitals in Lagos these days is one unpleasant development. Fears have been expressed in several quarters of the dangers posed by this worrisome act which concerned observers say only further endangers lives of patients, many of who are already in critical condition.

Guinness Nigeria Plc recently reinforced its commitment to improving healthcare in Nigeria by donating an eye laser equipment to the eye centre of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

Bala Buhari, former Minister of the Federal Republic and Secretary of the Northern Political Summit Group led by Chief Solomon Lar was the political adviser to the erstwhile National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In this interview with newsmen he tells the Nwodo story detailing what he alleges to be the intrigues and conspiracies that overwhelmed is revolutionary attempt to return the PDP to the people.

Today, as some Nigerians celebrate love in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, many Niger Delta people are mourning the loss of their loved ones. The journey to death began nine hours into the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Port Harcourt. He was on a campaign tour of the South South and the venue was the Liberation Stadium, Elekahia. People started trooping into the stadium as early as 7.30 a.m. They came from Bayelsa,

THE Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Ernest Nwapa has stated that the concept behind the establishment of the Nigerian Content Act was to end the era of domination by multinational oil and gas companies to the detriment of local companies.

Barley eight days after the resumption of the suspended 14- week old strike called by the Medical Guild, which is a body of doctors employed by the Lagos State government, patients seeking medical attention at the public health services have suffered untold hardship. Why have the doctors remained adamant despite the new offer by the State Government.? In this interview with Chioma Obinna and Olayinka Latona, Dr. Saheed Babajide, Executive General Secretary of the LASUTH Association of Resident Doctors, (LASUTH-ARD), explains what is amiss.

The Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA, has concluded plans to send a proposal to President Goodluck Jonathan, to start the implementation of the International Vehicles Transit Charge, IVTC, which according to it would fetch the agency N10 billion annually.

INDIAN hospitals are fast taking advantage of lapses in the Nigerian healthcare delivery system to attract Nigerians seeking high class medical treatment with international touch. One of such hospitals that have already set up shop is the Primus International Super Specialty Hospital located in Karu, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.

To further boost the healthy lifestyle of Nigerians, Orange Drugs Nigeria Ltd is introducing its brand of energy drink called ExtraJoss Active into the market.

THE Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has awarded contracts for the fencing of seven pilot Truck Parks at Tafa on the Abuja – Kaduna express road, Akinyele in Oyo State, Umuchieze in Abia State and Mararaban Jos near Kaduna.

AS part of efforts to ensure survival and strengthening of private hospitals in the country, Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu is seeking the cooperation of banks to offer low interest loans to private hospitals.

Donation of a walk-in cold room to the Lagos State government by the Japanese government will enhance storage capacity of vaccines for prevention of infectious diseases such as polio, diphtheria and malaria in the State.

ABUJA – Experts said Nigeria can make over N34 billion on sale of carbon credit the nation is able to implement Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), projects.

THE recent release of the list of candidates of the various political parties that will contest the April 2011 state and national assembly elections in Anambra State has renewed the battle for the control of the machinery of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.