World Sight Day: FG activates 1,400 PHCs for eye care
By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja ABUJA — The Federal Government has activated more than 1,400 primary healthcare centres, PHCs, across the country to provide primary eye care services as part of efforts to expand access to quality eye care and reduce avoidable blindness. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, […]
Kiz Nation expands footprint in Nigeria’s entertainment industry
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- Kiz Nation, led by its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Agbagun Itua K, is expanding its presence in Nigeria’s entertainment industry through talent management, music distribution and collaborations with established and emerging artistes. Agbagun, who disclosed this during an interview, said the company’s operations go beyond music production and promotion to […]
AELEX plays key role in Dangote Refinery’s $1.5bn IPO
By Henry Ojelu LAGOS — The approximately US$1.5 billion Initial Public Offering, IPO, of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE has been completed, with AELEX acting as Solicitors to the Offer in the landmark transaction. The offering is the largest single IPO undertaken in Africa and the first public offering by a Free Zone Entity, […]
Nigerian novel ‘The God Weaver’ hits Amazon top 10
Duke Terry Gbande’s novel, The God Weaver, has climbed to 10th position on Amazon’s African Myths and Legends Best Sellers list, weeks after its launch in Abuja, with its use of artificial intelligence sparking debate over creativity and authorship. The novel, launched at the XL Creative Hub in Abuja, is an adaptation of a screenplay […]
Worshippers tasked on new beginning as Foursquare kicks off 71st annual convention
By Ebunoluwa Sessou It is another season of refreshing, open opportunities and breaking new grounds as worshippers gathered at the 71st Annual National Convention of the Foursquare Gospel Church, Ajebo, Ogun State to celebrate God’s faithfulness at the opening ceremony of the Annual National Convention. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the convention, the General […]
HIV status not food safety risk, LSACA tells food sector stakeholders
By Henry Ojelu The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, has urged employers and workers in the food sector to end stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV, stressing that the virus cannot be transmitted through the preparation, handling or serving of food. The agency made the call at a sensitisation meeting for food […]
