The craving for children is a basic instinct. Unfortunately, attempts to fulfill this desire often ends in disaster as several women lose their lives in the process. It is no longer news that within the African region, Nigeria has the highest maternal and infant mortality rates.

The old saying that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” may hold some truth after all as dieticians confirmed the sexual nature of some foods. It is not out of place to note that many first dates and special occasions are centered around a romantic dinner

WHEREAS the drop in Nigeria’s death rate is expected to reflect a general drop in mortality rate, the reverse appears to be the case. Statistics show that almost 800,000 Nigerian children die every year before the age of five. This makes Nigeria the nation with the highest number of infant deaths in Africa. While experts have continued to disagree on the rate of infant death in the country, it was discovered that nearly everyone is responsible for the alarming infant mortality rate in the world’s sixth largest oil producer CHARLES KUMOLU report

The Greece embassy, having established diplomatic ties with Nigeria since 1970, with an embassy in Abuja and a Consulate in Lagos, to serve

Greek President, Karolos Papoulias

intending Nigeria travelers owing to the mutual relationship the two Countries enjoy, Greek owned Companies in Nigeria have interestingly and remarkable invested in the Nigeria economy which led to development of what one may call a small Greek business Community

The British Government recently, published its Trade and Investment White Paper, an ambitious strategy aimed at nurturing International Trade and Investment relationships, which are billed to strengthen and enable developing Countries, build their own paths to growth.

“PEOPLE resident in urban centres in Nigeria, especially Lagos, the Centre of Excellence, have no business with certain disease conditions especially those caused by stress as they see enough everyday to help them de-stress,” said Ngozi as the Ikeja-bound commuter bus wove its way through the peak-period traffic

It was announced last November during a press meeting with the United States consular officers at the public Affairs section of the US Consulate lagos, that 6000 Nigerians were targeted to scale through the US 2012 DV lottery

NO doubt land is a very essential commodity. Little wonder people would readily go to war if they feel there is a trespassing on their land. While some regions are blessed with abundant land mass, others are not so lucky and so they employ such methods as land reclamation. In some urban centres like Lagos, land has been reclaimed from the ocean and former dump sites for other useful purposes like construction of residential and commercial buildings. Experts have, however, warned on the inherent dangers if not properly handled

The Medical Women Association of Nigeria, a professional body for female medical practitioners in Nigeria has endorsed Justy healthy products for nutritional back up for treatments. The products are Green Bread, Justy Green Cookies and Biniza Multivitamin Cereal

WITH the advent of globalisation, the world has shrunk into a global village and Nigeria is part of this village. With globalsiation comes the emergence of the concept of “medical tourism”. This is devised to help citizens in one country, enjoy their tours to other countries, under cost-effective, world-class quality medical healthcare

Even as Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2011 World Cancer Day on February 4, the focal person for cancer control in Nigeria, Dr Patience Osinubi, National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, pointedly attributed the increasing incidence of cancer in Nigeria to general lack of awareness and apathy to go for screening

Here, is an instance of the magic an appeal does in the event of visa refusal. On 23rd September, 2008, Lawale Kolapo Esq, a senior lawyer based here in the country was denied visa to visit his British family in the UK though his application met the requirements.

The consular section of the United States Consulate General in Lagos last Friday, at the Public Affairs section, broad street, Lagos, announced changes in the 2012 DV lottery winners notification mode which according to the consular officers who briefed newsmen, is aimed at addressing some of the issues constituting hindrances to a smooth operation.

There are reported cases of Nigerians whose application to gain legal entry into foreign countries were turned down without the expected host country supplying cogent reasons for visa denial. In most cases, reasons for refusal are not explicit.

IPWA Plc, one of Nigeria’s oldest paint makers, has unveiled a new product which prevents mold growth on building walls, fences, pipelines, etc.