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Mental disorders, suicide rate, higher among health workers- Psychiatrist

A Psychiatrist, Dr. Oluyomi Esan, says mental disorders and suicide rate are higher among medical practitioners than in any other profession. Esan of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, made the assertion on Wednesday at a public lecture organised by the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), University College Hospital (UCH) Chapter, […]
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NBTE rates Edo high on readiness for technical education

…assures on accreditation of institutions The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has scored Edo State high on its readiness to drive technical education on account of the quality and spread of training institutions and personnel for technical education to drive industrialisation in the state. A delegation from the NBTE led by its Deputy Director, […]

2020 Planting Season: PFI assures farmers of subsidised fertilizers

…as FG considers exporting NPK 20-20 fertilizer By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, PFI, Friday, assured farmers of subsidized fertilizer rate for farmers’ affordability and accessibility in the 2020 wet season planting. 100 women undergo OBLBF free surgery to remove uterine fibroid Niger to spend N260m on youth empowerment This was disclosed […]

100 women undergo OBLBF free surgery to remove uterine fibroid

By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt One hundred indigent women have, in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, commenced free surgery to relieve them of uterine fibroid at the goodwill of the OB Lulu Briggs Foundation, OBLBF, as it marks 18 years of supporting the vulnerable in society. Programmers Coordinator for OBLBF, Mrs. Ineba Tongkam, said the […]

Rape victims: EU opens free abuse referral centre in Anambra

The European Union’s Rule of Law And Anti-Corruption  (ROLAC) project, has opened a free Sexual Abuse Referral Centre at Enugwu-Ukwu General Hospital, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra for rape victims. Dr Bernadette Uchendu, Director of the centre, said it was opened to offer proper psychological cushion to rape victims in the state. Uchendu, in […]

Kogi Guber: PDP warns against violence

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned against the use of violence to manipulate the Nov. 16 governorship election in Kogi. The party gave the warning in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan on Thursday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said that the party was poised to win the election saying there […]

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