At Christmas, there is always excitement and many people love to travel from one place to another. It is almost generally regarded as vacation or holiday period.  At this period too, many people show off their achievements and exchange gift items.  However, apparently for these factors, both transporters and business people, exploit the opportunity to hike […]

IN a bid to ensure that Nigeria’s seafarers are employable globally, the Federal Government has commenced move  to release a definite policy programme that will address the issue of sea time challenges for Nigerian seafarers.

Media manager and journalist, Abdul Imoyo has passed away. Imoyo was a newspaper editor in Lagos before joining Access Bank in 2014 as a corporate communications manager for the frontline financial services group. Until his death, Abdul Imoyo was the Head of Media Relations at Access Holding. A statement issued by Tunde Imoyo, on behalf […]

Between November 30 and December 12, delegates from nearly 200 countries gathered in Dubai for COP28 climate conference where almost all the countries agreed to actualise the transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy. One out of the four agreements reached at the summit was “fast-tracking a just, orderly and equitable energy transition”, wherein conference of parties […]

In a move towards fostering gender equality, inclusiveness, economic empowerment and in promoting the development of the micro, small and medium enterprises in the country, Keystone Bank Limited recently empowered over 300 female-business owners in Maiduguri, Borno State capital.

TOWARDS mitigating the huge burden of tuberculosis in Nigeria,  the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative, ASR Africa,  in partnership with the  United States government Agency for International Development, USAID,  have renovated 10 Tuberculosis Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) centres in identified Primary Health Care centres across seven states in the country.

By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja As the curtains drop at the Conference of Parties, COP28, today in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, Monday, expressed disappointment over the alleged failure to fully phase out fossil fuels believed to be a major factor of climate change impacts on human health and the entire ecosystem. […]

With an array of star actors, ‘Alaga The Play’ made its grand debut in Lagos, leaving audiences mesmerised with its captivating display of Yoruba culture.

By Kingsley Adegboye A Lagos-based real estate firm, Denaro Properties, has projected a stable real estate sector in 2024 following the various reforms by the federal government. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Babajide Ogunleye who made known in his address at the company’s end-of-year get-together recently, was of the view that the […]

Contrary  to common belief that accident victims get their limbs amputated when they seek medical care at the National Orthopedic Hospital Igbobi Lagos, the hospital has said that the people who make the claim do not tell the full story.

By Ayo Onikoyi Abdulqudus Adeyemi Adedeji, heralded as a visionary in healthcare IT and cybersecurity, is spearheading a transformative effort to redefine cybersecurity within the medical sector. His mission? To fortify the security of medical data and digital healthcare systems, ultimately shielding patient information and vital healthcare infrastructure from cyber threats. Leveraging his extensive background […]

Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Health Management Agency, LASHMA, Dr Emmanuella Zamba, has urged well-meaning Lagosians to support the state’s vulnerable, even as the agency is seeking innovative ways to provide affordable healthcare to them.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Former Economic Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Ode Ojowu and other participants at the maiden Igede Economic and Investment Summit have decried the security challenges and level of underdevelopment in Igede speaking communities of Benue state and called for deliberate actions and initiatives to change the narrative. In his opening […]

The Trial of King Ahebi …the woman who became man, is a recreation of an epic story of the first and ever Igbo King who was a woman and who ruled tyrannically, marrying wives for herself, taking other people’s wives and making masquerades – an abomination in Igboland since masquerades are the exclusive preserve of the men.

•Says it’ll add to Nigerians woes By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education,  CHRICED, has decried the World Bank’s recent recommendation that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, should rise to N750 per liter, a move it claimed could worsen the economic suffering of millions of Nigerians. CHRICED […]