By Blessing Ajah Stakeholders at a one day public discussion on Tuberculosis (TB) have advocated community collective effort in tackling stigmatisation of those infected with the disease. They made the call in separate interviews on the sidelines of a public discussion on Tuberculosis held on Thursday at Birmingham University inContinue Reading
By Uche Bibilari University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, has successfully performed its first Endourology Laser Surgery, with support from Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) grant. The hospital’s Associate Professor of Urology, Dr Terka Atim, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Gwagwalada, FCT, that theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Prof. Philip Afaha, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, University of Abuja (UniAbuja), has urged journalists to go a step further in reporting solutions rather than focusing only on the problems of the society. Afaha made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the unveiling and presentation of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said crude oil output increased mainly in Nigeria and Libya, while production in Iran and Iraq decreased. OPEC said based on secondary data sources, total OPEC-12 crude oil production averaged 26.57 mb/d in February with 203 tb/d higher, month-on-month (m-o-m).Continue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr Solomon Arase, has called on the Nigeria Police to activate its platform for tracking kidnappers and other criminals using mobile phones to demand for ransom. Arase made the call while addressing personnel of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime CentreContinue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers says his administration will give utmost attention to the education sector to maintain standard and ensure quality. Fubara said this when he inaugurated the Governing Council of the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt on Wednesday. “When one creates a job, you automaticallyContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Prof. Promise Mebine, the Director/Chief Executive, National Mathematical Centre, (NMC), has called for more support towards aiding the teaching and learning of mathematics to promote national development. Mebine said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in commemoration of the International Day ofContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has raised concerns over the Federal Government’s plan to stop funding the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC). Its Secretary-General, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, expressed the teachers’ concerns at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja. “The withdrawal will pose a hugeContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Seplat Energy JV/ NNPC E&P Limited on Wednesday disclosed that it had undertaken more than 90,000 eye surgeries in the last 12 years in its host communities of Edo, Delta and Imo. Mr Emmanuel Otokhine, Base Manager, Western Asset, Seplat Energy, made this known during the openingContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Perpetua Onuegbu Stakeholders at a dialogue held in Abuja have advocated for the empowerment of women through Media and Information Literacy (MIL). The stakeholders made the call at an Intergenerational Dialogue, which is part of the activities to commemorate the 2024 International Women’s Day. They maintained that MILContinue Reading
