Lassa fever claims 40 lives in 10 states
The Federal Government on Friday confirmed the death of 40 people out of 86 reported cases of Lassa fever outbreak in 10 states. Prof. Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health, said this in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever. Adewole advised communities to improve on their hygiene, including food hygiene and food protection practices.
Oshodi market demolition: Lawmakers back Ambode
Some lawmakers on Friday defended the demolition of Owonifari Market within the notorious loop of Oshodi by the State Government, describing the development as necessary step towards the actualization of Oshodi transformation plan.
I lost my cousin to Boko Haram – Dogara
By Emman Ovuakporie and Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives,Yakubu Dogara has recounted how he lost his first cousin, a Divisional Police Office, DPO, serving in Borno State to the Boko Haram sect in one of the attacks in the area. Dogara who disclosed this when he visited the Wassa Internally Displaced […]
Ronaldo soul of Madrid, untransferable – Zidane
Newly-appointed Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane warned Friday that star striker Cristiano Ronaldo would not be leaving the club under his tenure.
Chelsea top Premier League wage bill chart with £215.6m
Chelsea have usurped Manchester United and Manchester City at the top of the Premier League’s wage bill chart, according to annual figures released on Friday. The data, published by Companies House, the United Kingdom’s registrar of companies, showed that Chelsea spent more money on player salaries last season than any other team in the English […]
Opening a Window to the Outside World with Computers
One in ten children in Nigeria are classified as “vulnerable,” according to the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs & Social Development (FMWASD). A child is classified as vulnerable if, because of the circumstances of birth or immediate environment, is prone to abuse or deprivation of basic needs, care and protection and thus disadvantaged relative to […]
Lassa fever kills forty in ten states – Health minister
Forty people have died in Nigeria in a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in 10 states across the country, Health Minister Isaac Adewole said Friday.
Continued detention of Metuh, unhealthy for Nigeria’s democracy – Ekweremadu
ABUJA-DEPUTY President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has warned that continued detention of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh was designed by the Federal Government to gag the mouthpiece of the opposition.
Security operatives besiege Abuja residence of ex-Customs boss, Dikko
Security operatives in two loaded trucks on Friday, besieged the house of former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Mr Abdullahi Inde on Ahmed Musa Street, Jabi, Abuja.
Expanding Knowledge: GE opens a window to the outside world with computers
In December, GE teamed up with the AVSI Foundation, which began its operations in Nigeria in 1988. AVSI’s mission is to implement projects to improve the situation of women and vulnerable children through the provision of education, health and capacity building.
Social Impact: The Nigerian company that focuses on both people and profits
It has been a remarkable journey for a man fired by a desire to help lift people out of poverty through access to safe and reliable energy.
