Child mortality: Expert rates Nigeria’s nutritional value low
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
Ebonyi Senate Contests: PDP, APGA, ANPP in salty runs
The senatorial races in Ebonyi State have unfolded to straight contests restricted to present and former members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Former members of the PDP are contesting against the PDP using mainly the platforms of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
2011: Gombe ACN searches for its soul
FOR members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN in Gombe State, a lot of fence-mending and tolerance would be needed for the party to record appreciable performance in the coming April elections.
Oando, Dangote chairs World Economic Forum 2011
TWO prominent Nigerians and Heads of two of the nation’s fastest growing conglomerates Mr. Wale Tinubu of the Oando group and Alhaji Aliko Dangote of Dangote group, will fly Nigeria’s flag high in the comity of global movers of big businesses as they co_chair the 2011 edition of the prestigious World Economic Forum.
MEND threatens synchronized bombing in Abuja, Lagos, N-Delta
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D), announced, Monday, that it would soon commence simultaneous bomb blasts and attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta and other strategic locations in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja and Lagos state.
FG launches new secondary school curriculum
The Federal Government has launched the new curriculum for all the senior secondary schools education in Nigeria. The document which is expected to be operational by September 2011 will start with the year one of the senior secondary school while the old curriculum would be systematically phased out by June 2014.
