The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire weekend urged the newly inaugurated Fellows of the Academy of Medicine Specialities of Nigeria, AMSN, to provide moral and ethical guidance for upcoming generations.

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja A peace advocacy group, Coalition of Plateau Peace Practitioners Network (COPPPN),has condemned recent attack in Irigwe Community of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The indigenous peace building group which described the development as not only barbaric and senseless but also uncivilized,called on people sabotaging the peace efforts in […]

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State will, on Tuesday, August 3, at the Government House, Enugu, by 1pm, receive the young inventor, Master Emmanuel Maduabuchi Chukwu, an indigene of the state and student of Government Technical College (GTC), Nsukka, who manufactured a hand-made aircraft.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health,  Prof. Akin Abayomi, has described blood donation in the state as awfully low, stating that only 54 percent of blood needs in the state had been met, as against the World Health Organisation’s requirement.

 As the world marks this year’s World Breastfeeding Week, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and the World Health Organisation, WHO, have faulted the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Nigeria which the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, NDHS, put at 29 per cent rate.

“History does not repeat itself; man does.” — Prof Barbara Tuchmann, Harvard University, USA By Dele Sobowale One man, who is currently repeating himself, to the sorrow of Fellow Nigerians, is President Mohammadu Buhari. History has already recorded that as Military Head of State from 1984 to August 1985, he led Nigeria to the first economic […]

The Minister of labour and employment, Festus Keyamo has thrown his weight behind agitation for the deployment of indigenous professionals in addressing the challenges facing the country. Keyamo said it is imperative that for national development to be orderly, progressive and qualitative, professionals must be deployed to do what they do best especially as it […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom Lafarge Africa Plc has reaffirmed its commitment towards affordable and clean energy with the launch of a new set of 52 natural gas (LNG) fueled trucks. The implementation of the natural gas powered trucks in partnership with Ecologique is expected to improve environmental care. Speaking at the launch of the trucks at Lafarge’s […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Blessing Oborududu has qualified for the women’s Wrestling Freestyle 68 kg gold medal contest after a semi-final victory over Mongolia’s Battsetseg Soronzonbold defeating her 7-2. The qualification means that Nigeria is guaranteed at least a silver medal finish in the event. She will contest the final with America’s Tamyra Mensah-Stock who defeated […]

By Peter Egwuatu Sterling Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cross River State government and a consortium of healthcare providers to provide services for the Cross River health supply value chain transformation project. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Lagos, Mr. Obinna Ukachukwu, Divisional Head, Health and Education Sectors at Sterling […]

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja FORMER Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof. Peter Okebukola has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to consider reappointment of both Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, and Prof Is-haq Oloyede as Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission and Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,respectively. Recall that the first […]

The quantity and quality of goods and services produced by a nation are greatly determined by its human resources. The fact that humans initiate and coordinate production activities, makes them the most important factor that can affect the economy.

•Investment analysts in divergent views By Peter Egwuatu Mixed sentiments characterisednthe stock market last week with profit-taking bringing down market capitalisation while trade volume and value went up. These came at the backdrop of the retention of Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, at 11.5 per cent by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee, MPC. […]

•11 banks pay N2.3bn fine  •Operators share more insight, as shareholders kick By Peter Egwuatu More companies are defaulting in filling their financial statements at the Nigerian Exchange Limited NGX. As at end of first half 2021, H1’21, 33 of them defaulted, up by over 103 percent from 16 last year. This comes as 11 banks paid […]

By Babajide Komolafe The nation’s external reserves rose marginally to $33.38 billion in July, thus reversing the downtrend suffered in the two previous months.  Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the balances in the reserves rose by $60 million to $33.38 billion from $33.32 billion at the end of June.  The marginal […]