Harmonize tobacco bill with global convention, Senate urged
As the Public Hearing on the National Tobacco Control Bill, NTCB, begin in Abuja, a coalition of civil society groups have called on the Senate to ensure that the Bill is in harmony with the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, WHO-FCTC, which Nigeria signed in 2004 and ratified in 2005.
DELSU, community mourn lecturer
Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, and Umukwata in Ukwuani Local Government Area of the state, have described the death of a lecturer in Theatre Arts Department of the university, Dr. Ifeanyi Ogu-Raphael, as painful. The lecturer died recently after a brief illness.
Delta politicians urged to allow citizens choose their leaders
Founder of Urhobo Historical Society, UHS, Professor Peter Ekeh has asked political leaders in Delta State to allow citizens choose their leaders.
Court okays Obigwe’s leadership of Abia MWUN
NATIONAL Industrial Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State, has ordered that Mr. Uche Obigwe-led leadership of Abia State chapter of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, should continue to administer the affairs of the union, pending the determination of the substantive suit.
Pro-Jonathan group flays attempt to hijack empowerment programme
A GROUP, 4J, has raised alarm over what it described as attempts by some people to hijack the success of a recent empowerment programme it held for for widows in Anambra State.
I’ll govern for common good if elected, says Uduehi
An aspirant in the 2015 Delta State governorship race on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Esther Uduehi, has said she would govern for the common good, if elected.
