Aisha Buhari on Social Media Bill: Nigerians reacts
By Lawal Fadekemi At the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) General Assembly and National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Saturday at the National Mosque Abuja, with the theme; “Islam and National Development”, Hajia Aisha Buhari called for the regulation of social media. She noting that China with about 1.3bn people had done […]
Australian court hands out heavy sentences for Melbourne Christmas terror plotters
Two men who plotted a 2016 Christmas Day terror attack in Melbourne, Australia’s second-most populous city, will spend at least 28 years behind bars, a court ruled on Friday. The Victorian Supreme Court ruled that Ahmed Mohamed, 27, and Abdullah Chaarani, 29, planned to behead people and set off bombs in Federation Square in Melbourne’s […]
Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Nigeria: A multidisciplinary approach as the way forward
Babatunde Yusuf Olalekan The major causes of morbidity and mortality are communicable diseases and these are generally managed using antimicrobial drugs whose usefulness is being threatened by Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Much antimicrobial use and misuse are driven by patients, farmers and the general populace who demand antimicrobials for real or presumed infections and procure them […]
Pathfinder International Initiative helps reduce maternal deaths in C’River
Most developed societies have low maternal mortality rates — Dr. Farouk Jega At the 2019 #HealthMeetsTechNG hackathon organised by EpiAFRIC, Dr. Farouk Jega, Senior Country Representative for Pathfinder International, mentioned that under the Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL) initiative, supported by Pathfinder and other stakeholders, Cross River State had experienced a 66% decrease in maternal mortality. […]
I remain committed to workers’ welfare — Gov. Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has reassured members of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Oyo State Council, that his administration remained committed to the welfare of workers in the state. Makinde stated this at the 4th Triennial Delegates Conference of the TUC, Oyo State council on Thursday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
AfCFTA: Participants call for establishment of African Business Council
Participants at the Policy Dialogue of African Business Associations on Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Thursday called for the establishment of an African Business Council. The Policy Dialogue was co-organised by the African Union (AU), African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA). The African Export-Import […]
