TODAY, Tuesday August 9, 2022, is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The United Nations sets aside August 9 of every year to draw attention to the need to protect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs designated the universal theme for this year’s celebration […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disputed the allegations of perjury raised against the party’s chairman in Akwa Ibom, Stephen Ntukepo. The party faulted the allegations made by the Resident Electoral Commissioner Mike Igini, that the chairman (Ntukepo) forged party’s congress documents, stressing that the claim was to satisfy the interest of the former National […]

Two Catholic priests were stunned as they discovered a citizen in Owerri Prison, who has spent 14 years of his youthful years awaiting trial.

Professionally known by the name, “Madinma Jones Ogwo” she has excelled beyond her natural configuration in a society where it is believed that a female child is a second class citizen only good in carrying out domestic chores, then getting married, produce children and life is okay. When she secured admission to study Physiology at […]

…Dualisation awarded in 2020, contractor yet to be mobilised By Dayo Johnson The Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, has pleaded with the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, to expedite action on the commencement of the reconstruction of the Akure – Ado Ekiti road. Adegoroye, during a visit to the […]

THE National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has identified misinformation as one of the key factors responsible for low uptake of COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria even as the country begins to witness increase in figure of new cases.

Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Monday, rolled out drums in celebration of its 60th Anniversary, with the Chief Medical Director, Professor Chris Bode stoutly claiming that against all odds the hospital management has raised the facility bed space from 500 to over 1000-bedded hospital currently.

With outbreaks of infectious diseases like COVID-19 and Monkeypox globally, the Management and Board of the National Orthopaedic Hospital Lagos, NOHIL, has said that the establishment of a molecular laboratory in the hospital will facilitate high-level reliability and accuracy of tests conducted even as they said the construction of same in all the states of the federation will make sample collection and treatment faster, thus, reducing the spread of such diseases.

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece continues the highlights of the Constitution in resolving the issue of possible conflict between the state and Federal governments on the control of Police operations 7. The Nigeria Police Force shall be under the command of the Inspector-General of the Nigeria Police. 8. The President or such […]

Fidson Healthcare Plc has restated its commitment to championing innovation and capacity expansion to address customers’ need for affordable and high-quality drugs despite the unfriendly socio-economic realities in Nigeria.