By Adeyemi Adeleye A Nigerian author and novelist, Gbenga Sokefun, has called on African leaders to beam searchlight on human trafficking of the male child. Sokefun, the author of a fiction, “Adigun”, in a release made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos said thatContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says only collective support for President Bola Tinubu can bring manifold dividends of democracy to Nigerians. Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, the Lagos State APC Chairman made this remark in his congratulatory statement on the occasion ofContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical company, has called for public-private partnership, strong health care systems to combat cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Africa. Qutaiba Al Manaseer, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs for the Middle East and Africa Region at AstraZeneca, made the call during a webinar organised toContinue Reading
By Oladele Eniola Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has urged up-and-coming artistes to study and understand the contracts they have with their labels. Akindele said this on the sidelines of the premiere of the Prime Video Five Part Mini Series tilted: ‘She must be Obeyed’, held at Filmhouse,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Access Bank Plc says it has enhanced its Agriculture Desk to boost sustainable agricultural business and attract global investments. The Executive Director, Commercial Banking, Access Bank, Ms Hadiza Ambursa, at a news conference in Lagos, said that the move aimed at improving value for itsContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku QNET, an e-commerce company, has partnered Transblue Nigeria Ltd. to empower over 750 youths on financial literacy in the second phase of FinGreen, its corporate social responsibility initiative. The Managing Director of Transblue Nigeria Ltd., Mr Akeem Ajisafe, said this on Wednesday during the graduation ceremony ofContinue Reading
By Yunus Yusuf The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has reiterated plans to collaborate with the Federal Fire Service and other relevant stakeholders to ensure safety of all petroleum facilities in the downstream. Mr Gabriel Orupke, Chairman, MOMAN’s Health, Safety Environment and Quality (HSEQ) committee,Continue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) distributed 14,633 hybrid coconut seedlings to farmers in five states on Tuesday to boost productivity. The states that benefitted are Lagos, Edo, Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, and Kogi. The ministry explained that it carefully selected the five major coconut-producingContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The CrimsonBow Sickle Cell Initiative on Saturday urged the Federal Government not to ignore people with sickle cell aneamia in its policies and and programmes. The Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) made this appeal during an empowerment programme for sickle cell patients in Lagos. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Melinda French-Gates, Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says investing in women’s healthcare, particularly in high quality, affordable, equitable healthcare is a sure way to build a better future we all imagine. French-Gates said this during the 2023 Goalkeepers Conference held on the sidelines of theContinue Reading
