Vodacom advocates gender equality for ICT women
VODACOM Business Nigeria in its bid to address the gap between women and men in the ICT sector, where, according to the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics , the ratio of Nigerian female workers to men in ICT was 3:1 in 2012; organized a one day ICT field trip for female students from Baptist Girls Academy, in Lagos to motivate girls to choose future careers in ICT.
Tread path of caution, Obasanjo warns advocates of division
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, in Kano warned those advocating division of the country to tread the path of caution.
Enugu establishes revenue court to shore up IGR
AS a way of enhancing its Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, the Enugu State government, yesterday, handed over a revenue court to the state judiciary.
NPC seeks better investment in family planning by govt at all levels
The National Population Commission, NPC, has urged the three levels of government to boost investment in family planning as part of strategies to provide adequate sexual and reproductive health services in the country.
Electricity: Power supply drops to 3,628mw
ELECTRICITY supply, yesterday, dropped to 3,628 megawatts, mw from 3,808mw on Tuesday, thus forcing many consumers to live in darkness. According to the Nigeria System Operator, average daily supply before yesterday was over 4,000 mw, with the daily maximum generation for the month of June averaging at 4,171 megawatts.
FG adopts WHO guidelines for multidrug resistant TB
The Federal Government has introduced a shorter treatment procedure for Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Tuberculosis treatment in Nigeria even as the first Extensively Drug-Resistant TB ward and MDR ward opened at the south west zone TB reference laboratory at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Oyo State.
