Lamide Johnson joins KTN Global Alliance Africa as Country Lead
By Juliet Umeh Deputy Director , UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Mr. Lamide Johnson,has joined the KTN Global Alliance Africa as Country Lead. Alliance Africa is an initiative of the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sports, DCMS, where he was also Interim Country Director. The appointment is a six-year pioneer project co-funded by the […]
CSR: Stakeholders Laud Polaris Bank Feminine Hygiene Initiative
…as Bank Empowers 9 schools In its resolve to overcome one of the biggest healthcare challenges facing teenage girls from less privileged homes in Nigeria, Polaris Bank has launched a Feminine Hygiene initiative. The programme has so far seen the Bank sensitize over a thousand secondary school girls on feminine hygiene practices and provide them with […]
OAU dismisses another lecturer for sexual harassment
The Governing Council of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has dismissed another Lecturer, who was found guilty of sexual demeanour against a female student. The Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, announced this in a statement he issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, in Ile-Ife. He said […]
Domestic violence ended our marriage not DNA ― OAP Nedu’s ex-wife
By Precious Chukwudi On-air personality Chinedu Ani known as Nedu, has been called out by his ex-wife, Uzoamaka Ohiri on allegations of not being supportive to his children. Recall that Uzoamaka had started a row with an Instagram post. She wrote: “@nedu, still handles a marriage show on radio? Seems like a good time to […]
COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’ – WHO experts
Senior officials with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said that even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top concern globally, appearing to “outcompete” others. “I think the Delta variant for me is the one that’s most concerning because of the increased transmissibility,” said Dr Maria […]
Shared ‘grief and anxiety’, powerful unifying factor in COVID fight – UN
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday held a High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace, focused on building resilience and a fair recovery against the continued ravages of COVID-19. Opening the event, the President of the General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, said “the global pandemic has arguably brought humanity closer together”. “Rarely have we been so […]
Anti-Banditry/Counter-Insurgency: NAF tests run Super Tucano jets
With NAF’s Alpha Jets and Fighter Helicopters sustaining attacks on locations of bandits in Zamfara and Kaduna States in the ongoing military operations, the recently Inducted Super Tucano Aircraft are being test run by the Nigerian Airforce (NAF). The Minister of Defence, retired General Bashir Magashi made the disclosure to journalists after a three-hour security […]
Strike: FG, health workers reach truce
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Federal Government has reached a truce with aggrieved health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), an assembly of healthcare professions. A statement issued by Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press, in the Ministry of Labour and Employment said that an understanding was reached by both parties after a […]
Ex-NBC Director, Deputy Provost’s children, 2 others abducted in Katsina
By Bashir Bello Gunmen suspected to be bandits have launched a fresh attack on Bakori Housing Units in Bakori local government area of Katsina State and abducted a former Director of National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Ahmed Abdulkadir and his 15-year-old daughter, Laila. In another development, the bandits invaded Isa Kaita College of Education, IKCOE, in Dutsinma where it kidnapped the […]
No doctor is owed monthly salary – FG
The Federal Government says no doctor or health worker in Nigeria is owed monthly salary. The Minster of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said this at the opening of the meeting of the Presidential Committee on Salaries with the leadership of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) on Tuesday in Abuja. Ngige said the […]
Strike: We’re not owing any health worker monthly salary ― FG
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has said that contrary to the alleged propaganda by the striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) no doctor or health worker in Nigeria was being owed monthly salary. The Minister stated this at the opening of the […]
