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Guild of Medical Directors train members on Coronavirus

Guild of Medical Directors train members on Coronavirus

By Chioma Obinna As Coronavirus continues to ravage countries across the world, Guild of Medical Directors, GMD, Lagos State Chapter, Sunday trained medical directors in private hospitals on coronavirus epidemic as part of efforts to contain the outbreak in Nigeria. The Guild also urged Nigerians to be calm and appreciate efforts put up by the […]

WHO lauds Nigeria’s swiftness, transparency on coronavirus

WHO lauds Nigeria’s swiftness, transparency on coronavirus

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has lauded the efforts of the Nigerian government on measures taken to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. Ghebreyesus in a tweet on his twitter handle @DrTedros admitted the Nigerian government’s effort in containing the outbreak. He further commended the Nigeria Centre […]

COVID-19: FAAN strengthens airport safety

COVID-19: FAAN strengthens airport safety

•As Daraju Industries deploys free hand sanitisers, hand wash & facial wipes By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s effort to contain the coronavirus disease. COVID-19 has been widely hailed as timely and effective, even as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, is strengthening safety at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, in the wake of the […]

Poverty gap fueling north-south migration in Nigeria

Poverty gap fueling north-south migration in Nigeria

Mustapha Abdullahi spent his childhood in constant hunger “roaming the streets for food” in his village in northern Nigeria, unsure when his next meal would arrive. Like many living in areas where opportunities are scarce, he knew he had to move. When he turned 12 he travelled south to Nigeria’s commercial megacity, Lagos. “I came to […]

Why we prefer second hand, ‘Okirika’ clothes ― Jos residents

Why we prefer second hand, ‘Okirika’ clothes ― Jos residents

Some residents of Jos in Plateau, have said that they preferred second hand clothes, popularly called “Okirika”, because they were more durable compared to new ones usually obtained in boutiques. A cross section of residents interviewed by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday in Jos, said that the second hand clothes were cheaper […]