By Ishola Balogun The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Nigeria’s premier medical research institution, is facing one of the most turbulent periods in its history. What began as a dispute over the application of the Federal Government’s eight-year director tenure policy has snowballed into a wider crisis involving court actions, allegations of staff intimidation, […]

Pennyshelters Group has marked its fourth anniversary with a renewed commitment to sustainable profitability, stronger corporate governance and institutional development as it prepares for its next phase of growth. The Group, which has business interests in financial services, real estate and construction, digital finance, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation and logistics, and hospitality, said its immediate priority […]

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reiterated his administration’s commitment to promoting the welfare of pensioners. Addressing the leadership of the state branch of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) in Ilorin, the governor said he would consider their requests for a vehicle and a permanent Secretariat. “What you were given […]

By Henry Obetta The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC and Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, yesterday,npledged stricter legislation and policies to tackle Nigeria’s health challenges particularly chronic non-communicable diseases, improve healthcare delivery and promote preventive healthcare. They spoke on Saturday in Lagos during unveiling of the, The […]

By Sola Ogundipe With Helicobacter pylori infection affecting more than half of the world’s population and prevalence rates in parts of Africa exceeding 80 percent, medical experts are intensifying calls for stronger African-led research, improved diagnosis and more effective treatment strategies to tackle the growing public health challenge. The bacterium, which colonises the stomach and […]