Ondo govt links naming ceremonies to 29 deaths from ‘Monkey Tail’ consumption
By Dayo Johnson Akure The Ondo State Government has confirmed that 29 people died from the consumption of local herbal alcoholic mixtures, commonly called “monkey tail” in Odigbo council area of the state. Health Commissioner, Dr Banji Ajaka, said weekend that there were 60 suspected cases linked to two naming ceremonies. He said the fatality […]
UBEC N380bn Fund: 20% yet unaccessed — Executive Secretary
Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Dr. Hammid Bobboyi, has disclosed that Federal Government statutorily released more than three hundred and eighty billion naira (N380bn) as the FGN-Universal Basic Education grant as at 31st October 2017.
UI first Professor of Pharmacy becomes Chrisland varsity V-C
Her ascendancy to the head of Chrisland University, one of the newly established vision-driven private universities in Nigeria, located in Abeokuta, Ogun State,after approval by the federal government, did not come to many as surprise, given her academic pedigree.
120 students benefit from Hidden Figures initiative
Gbenga and Aisha Oyebode in partnership with the Murtala Mohammed Foundation and Harbor Point Limited recently brought the Hidden Figures initiative to Nigeria. The critically acclaimed movie, Hidden Figures, tells the true life story of three brilliant African-American women who were mathematicians at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into orbit, a spectacular achievement that became one of the historical moments the world remembers.
Cowbellpedia Math contest: Ernest-Eze emerges double winner
Munachi Ernest-Eze has launched himself into the Hall of Fame of the Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics Television Quiz Show by becoming the first winner of both Junior and Senior categories.
Autopsies of 26 Nigerians girls killed in Mediterranean out
Post-mortem examinations on the bodies of 26 teenage migrant girls found dead in the Mediterranean in early November confirmed they almost all drowned at sea, Italian news agencies reported Wednesday.
