The Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has charged the three tiers of government to protect the health of Nigerians through evidence-based prevention, integrated disease surveillance and response activities.

Authorities of the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Delta Safe, yesterday, said that the special security forces have intensified raids on crude oil thieves with the destruction of 80 illegal refineries across Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states.

Akwa Ibom State stakeholders have faulted the bill sponsored by members of state House of Assembly seeking the provision of a law to control private hospitals in the state.

Arising from a two-day national workshop on “Building Information Modelling (BIM): Concept, Application and Benefits in Projects Development” organised by the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) recently in PortHarcourt, Rivers state, participants at the workshop comprising built environment professionals and other stakeholders have called on the government at all levels to spearhead the implementation process of BIM through funding, development of BIM standard and promulgation of appropriate legislation. This was contained in a six-paragraph communique issued at the end of the two-day workshop.

Transcorp Hotels is a fast emerging brand in Africa’s hospitality industry. Since 2005, when it beat a group of investors to emerge as core investor in the flagship of Nigerian hotels; the Nicon Hilton Hotel Abuja, now known as Transcorp Hilton Hotel, the company has continued to further a course that aims to reinvent the luxury hotel concept.

A female student of Community Secondary School, Adazi-Ani in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State was at about 10am yesterday, killed by a truck belonging to a bottling company as she was going home after being chased out of school by the principal of the school.

Buildcon Global Services Limited, a Lagos-based construction and real estate development firm has assured its clients that Pracht Gardens Estate, located in Ikota before Victoria Garden City in Lekki area of Lagos, will offer unparalleled luxury, comfort, security as well as a dream environment for aspirational lifestyle.

The federal government yesterday officially announced the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

THE Federal Government will spend the sum of N2,278,074,420 on unspecified maintenance services, this year, going by some proposals in the N7.298 trillion 2017 Appropriation Bill currently being considered by the National Assembly.

To help reduce the high rate of maternal, infant and child mortality in Lagos through the up-take of family planning, Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative, NURHI in continuation of its renovation process of family planning clinics at the Primary Healthcare Centres across Lagos State has recently given Itire Ijesha PHC, Era PHC, Ishasi PHC and Mushin General hospital new looks.

THE Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, yesterday, said despite the poor generation nationwide, power delivery had picked up in Sapele, Delta State, with the residents enjoying more than six hours of electricity daily.

APPREHENSION, yesterday, enveloped Delta State, following the abduction of the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of the ‘C’ Division, Asaba, Mr Valentine Mbalu.

IMMEDIATE past Commissioner for Establishment and Special Duties in Edo State, Mr Didi Adodo, has been appointed General Secretary of United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC.

NDOKWA National Youth Movement, NNYM, has commended Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, for his directive to multinational oil companies operating in the Niger Delta to relocate their headquarters to the region.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says the Gunners ‘are the best club in the world’ despite being outside the Premier League top four and facing a Champions League exit, with their best player set to leave.