AS part of efforts to step up malaria control efforts in the country, the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, Family Health International 360 and other partners recently brought together stakeholders in the health sector to unveil the Malaria Action Programme for States, MAPS, currently running in Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Cross River, Oyo, Zamfara and Benue. e seventh state is to be enlisted into the programme in the early part of 2012.

To commemorate the centenary year of the legendary race between Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott to reach the South Pole first, Hilux AT vehicles have again showed their mettle by setting new world records in the harsh Antarctic climate.

First Bank and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, Minister of Finance, were among several others that were rewarded with this year’s Avant-garde Awards by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David Parish at its fifth annual charity ball.

As the nation mourns the death of no fewer than 36 persons in a Christmas day bomb blasts in Plateau and Niger States respectively, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Nigerian ambassador to Ivory Coast Alhaji A. G. F. Abdulrazaq has tasked the Federal Government to do something urgent about the insurgence of the Boko Haram before it is too late.

Thursday’s planned break for home based Super Eagles players have been shelved by the NFF and the technical crew of the national team.

Up to 50 percent of the leaked oil from the deepwater Bonga Floating Production Storge and Offloading Vessel, FPSO, has already dissipated due to natural dispersion and evaporation, according to the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, SNEPCo.

AGITATION for an efficient and sustainable health insurance scheme in Nigeria has engaged government at all levels since the promulgation of the NHIS Act. Recently, a stakeholder’s summit for the amendment of the Act took place in Kano, Kano State. Executive Secretary of the NHIS, Dr. Waziri Dogo-Mohammed spoke to Sola Ogundipe on the essence of the summit. Excerpts:

GOVERNOR Liyel Imoke Bridge Leadership Foundation, Community Connect Football has selected 10 players for camping in preparation for the 2012 Homeless World Cup to be played in Mexico.

OUTRAGE yesterday greeted the multiple Christmas Day bomb blasts in four states of the country, especially at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, which claimed about 26 lives, maimed numerous others and destroyed over 10 vehicles and buildings.

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, said it is working on strategies whereby up to 65 percent or $191billion of the oil and gas industry spend is retained in country by 2020.

The Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria QSRBN, has vowed to prosecute quacks and other non-registered quantity surveyors who offer professional services to either the public or private sector clients as if they are registered quantity surveyors.

COMMUNITY members of Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, yesterday, appealed to Governor Martin Elechi to intervene in the ongoing chieftaincy tussle brewing in the area.

The management of Classic Beverages Nigeria Limited, (CBNL),makers of La Casera carbonated soft drink (CSD), has announced officially its decision to change the company’s name from CBNL to La Casera Company Limited, to enable it consolidate its gains in the CSD market segment.

You must have at one time or the other been faced with minor electrical defaults in your house. Handling such electrical faults without the input of professionals should be done with utmost care. While fixing small electrical repair works in the house can be very cost efficient, the homeowner should possess a sound knowledge of safety guidelines.

Many homes fall short of the basic requirements of a healthy home and contain one or more hazards that adversely affect human health. Among the health hazards we may encounter in our homes are those that cause and contribute to asthma (such as dust allergens, mold, and pests), toxic materials (such as lead, asbestos, and chemical pesticides), and poisonous gases (such as carbon monoxide and radon).