With 576 dying out of every 100,000 pregnant women in Nigeria due to birth complications, MTN Foundation, MTNF, is renovating 24 hospitals across six states under its MTNF Maternal Ward Support Project. The six selected states are Oyo, Niger, Kaduna, Abia, Cross River and Sokoto States.

The Federal Government has commended the ingenuity of the Cross River State Government for embarking on the 260km superhighway project.

Technology giant, Huawei says that G-Power smartphone, its newest entrant into the Nigerian market is bound to be a favourite among consumers across the country. The G-power whose release is in partnership with online store, Jumia, boasts of a big battery with its 4000-mAh battery combining performance, simplicity, convenience and beauty.

lagos—The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, yesterday faulted plans by the National Universities Commission, NUC, to jerk up the duration of medical education from six to 11 years, saying; “It is worrisome, convulsive, and capable of causing unnecessary tension among parents, students and other stakeholders.”

A 49-year-old wife and her 31-year-old son were, yesterday, docked at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos over the alleged murder of her 49-year-old husband, Lucky Bassey.

eWORLD magazine has concluded plans to hold the 2016 edition of its annual forum on March 24. The Forum, themed: Expanding Nigeria’s Digital Frontier In the Change Era will discuss subthemes as The Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion, expanding the Infrastructure and services ecosystem, the role of broadband infrastructure, digital Broadcasting Ecosystem, the question of the Nigerian content and ICT as Catalyst for economic rejuvenation.

Lagos State Government yesterday, said there were no plans whatsoever to privatise water in the state.

MAKURDI—The incursion of suspected Fulani herdsmen into parts of Benue State took a worrisome dimension yesterday afternoon when they stormed Tombo in Buruku Local Government Area of the state, killing no fewer than 15 persons in a bloody shootout.

Sequel to the success recorded by his epic movie, “Invasion 1897”, which broke new grounds at the international scene last year, Lancelot Imasuen has landed another big deal as he signs a multi-million naira production contract with a leading online TV platform, Nollytv.

IN every home around the globe, mothers always tend to take special care in creating a good hygienic home for their children, with emphasis on toddlers and infants. Yet, no matter how squeaky clean your home may be or how many times you disinfect your floor while cleaning because of babies who are at the crawling stage, facts show that there are still places unknown to humans where germs delight in hiding.