By Innocent Anaba United States Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, Kathleen FitzGibbon has said that strong intellectual property rights protection was essential to creating jobs and opening new markets for goods and services in Nigeria. Chargé FitzGibbon stated this at a two-day Intellectual Property, IP, symposium on the “The Bane of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals and Piracy,” in Lagos. […]

The Doctor SickleCell Centre For Sickle Cell Disease in association with Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation has concluded plans to hold intervention programs for sickle cell disorder in Africa.

By Omeiza Ajayi Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC for its role in tackling insecurity in the state, describing the corps as one of the best in the country. The governor gave the commendation Wednesday in Abuja when he paid a visit on the Minister […]

Some security stakeholders in Lagos on Wednesday said the Nigeria Police Force would stop collecting money for granting bail to suspects if the force could be adequately funded by the government. The stakeholders disclosed this at a one-day Civil Society Organisation/Media interaction on the bail process at different police stations and the citizens’ rights to […]

By Tordue Salem The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House would ensure that Nigerians get adequate supply for the electricity they pay for. The Speaker said the House would give adequate attention to the practice of estimated billing by electricity distribution companies (Discos) to address the challenges […]