NAS commissions children’s library
IN furtherance of the education initiative of the National Association of Seadogs' (NAS) Street Child Project, the Rainbow Deck of the association has commissioned a well furnished children library and a soft play area for children with disability to St. Anne’s Orphanage Home, Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
NGOs should educate consumers to shun substandard goods — Agbanelo
Nongovernmental and civil society organisations in the country have been called upon to be at the forefront of educating Nigerian consumers on the dangers of using substandard goods that are locally made or imported. Damian Agbanelo, a former Director with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, made the call during the launch of Improved and Healthy Living Development Initiative, an NGO in Enugu.
Ebola: 8 patients in Lagos to benefit from experimental treatment
Nigerians infected with Ebola will be given doses of the experimental treatment Nano Silver.
Ebola: No cause for alarm on Hajj 2014 – NAHCON
Against fears of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus and rumors making the rounds of suspension of hajj visas to Nigeria, the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON has said that preparation is ongoing for the annual rites, adding that there was no communication from Saudi authorities that Nigeria had been banned from this year’s exercise.
Ebola: Obama orders US diplomats families out of Sierra Leone
The United States on Thursday told the families of its diplomats in Sierra Leone to leave the country to avoid exposure to the epidemic of deadly Ebola fever ravaging the country.
Ebola lockdown takes economic toll in west Africa
The Ebola outbreak in west Africa threatens to exact a severe economic toll, analysts said on Thursday, as striken countries remained in lockdown and rushed to bolster emergency responses.
