AN insight into what hospitals in Nigeria and the rest of the world could look like is to be presented at the Hospital Build 2011 expose in Nuremberg, as Siemens presents its concepts and innovations for safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly hospital operations under the motto “Increase safety, maximise efficiency.”

Kidnappers are on rampage in Delta State in spite of the law passed by the state House of Assembly making the unwholwsome act punishable by death without an option of fine. Rather than serve as a deterrence, the Act sponsored by Dan Mayuku seem to have encouraged the abductors

The Industrial Arbitration Panel, IAP, sitting in Abuja, on the trade dispute between two factions of Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, affiliated to Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the one affiliated to the Trade Union Congress, TUC, has ordered the immediate remittances of check-off dues running into hundreds of million naira in favour of the ASSBIFI affiliated to TUC, in accordance with the provision of Section 13 (2) of Trade Dispute Act CAP T8 of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004.

Just like the old saying, “A stitch in time saves nine” medical experts who gathered at a community free health screening organised by the MTN Foundation last week in Lagos have said that early diagnosis remains the key to preventing, managing and curing of kidney diseases.

A Federal High Court, Asaba, was yesterday forced to postpone judgment on the tenure completion suit by the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan,to March 15 (today) following a black out in the court.

After about five months out of office, ousted governor of Ekiti State, Egnr. Segun Oni, has appealed against his outer by a Governorship Election Appeal Tribunal sitting in a Ilorin Kwara state, on October 15, 2010.

A UNICEF nutrition specialist , Dr. Davis Omotola has rated the average nutritional status of Nigerian children as low. Omotola who made the assessment at a Protein Seminar entitled: “High Quality Proteins: The Missing Link in Development” organised by Alltech

The Eze Aro of Arochukwu, in Abia State, Mazi Vincent Ogbonnaya Okoro has appealed to the Federal Government to intervene and rehabilitate some major federal highways which are in deplorable conditions in Abia State.

The Lagos State Government will tomorrow hold its first wastewater investment forum aimed at elevating the essential sector in structure, stature and sophistication. The one-day forum has “Wastewater Sectoral Policy, Unveiling the Investment Potentials’ as its theme

The inability of the Government and multi-national companies to settle a debt of over N100 billion owed contractors may cripple activities in the nation’s construction sector, the Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI) has warned.

Following series of attacks on his administration by opposition candidates for the office of governor in Rivers State, the state governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has been defending the policies of his administration and what he has been doing for the state.

FOLLOWING a strategic partnership between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Addax Petroleum and Maersk Oil geared at growing the crude oil production of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), the company, a subsidiary of the NNPC is set to grow its daily oil output from its current 70,000 barrels per day to an ambitious 250,000 barrels per day by 2015.

Following the recalcitrance of vehicle owners across the country to remove tinted glasses on the orders of the Federal Government, the Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Humphrey Enemaku Abbah, Monday announced the decision of government to commence a nationwide arrest and prosecution of offenders beginning from next Monday.

NIGERIA’s international negative investor grade ratings outlook was, yesterday, worsened by the earthquake in Japan.

The National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC, has said that it will soon grant special licenses to expert companies, that will run national promotions across all mobile operator networks. This will enable Nigerians to continue to enjoy mobile lottery games, while supporting good causes.