By Usman Aliyu Environmental engineering experts have called for Nigeria to shift from the traditional “take-make-dispose” economic model to a circular economy to tackle climate change, reduce waste and create jobs. The experts made the call at the 9th memorial public lecture of late Samuel Fadahunsi, organised by the NigerianContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Redeemer’s Health Village (RHV), a faith-based health facility, has unveiled a robotic surgery service to advance healthcare delivery and reduce medical tourism in the country. RHV unveiled the service in Lagos on Saturday at a dinner luncheon held in partnership with ROBOMED Global, a U.S.-based medicalContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Prof. Oyediran Oyewole, a Professor of Public Health Nutrition, has called for greater involvement of dietitians and nutritionists in managing Non-Communicable Diseases. Oyewole, of the Department of Health Promotion and Education, University of Ibadan, made the call on Friday in Lagos. He spoke while delivering the keynoteContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The South-East chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it is targeting one million votes for the party’s presidential ticket in the 2027 general elections. Chairman, FCT South-East of the NDC, Mike Nwosu, disclosed this on Saturday when he ledContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) has condemned the reported deaths of more than 100 artisanal miners following the collapse of a gold-mining site in Zamboye, Central African Republic. The Chairman of AMSG, Mr Dele Alake made the condemnation on Friday in Abuja. Alake described the incidentContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas, and management professionals have stressed the need for human-centred organisational transformation. They said the success of technological and strategic changes ultimately depended on the people driving and implementing transformation across organisations. They gave the advice on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Aderogba George A pest control expert, Mr Bamidele Abiru, says between 600,000 and 700,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa die from malaria annually, underscoring the need for sustained efforts to combat mosquito-borne diseases. Abiru, Managing Director of Greenbox Facilities Limited, Abuja, said this during a medical outreach in Gosa Community,Continue Reading
By Joshua Oladipo The Osogbo Metropolitan Lions Club on Thursday donated instructional and educational materials to secondary school students to boost academic excellence. The materials were donated to students of Al Bayyan International School, Osogbo. The initiative, with the theme, “Productivity, Goal Setting and Time Management,” was aimed atContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang An interest group, Concerned Citizens Assembly, has called for restructuring of Nigeria into 17 autonomous federated regions, with substantial powers devolved from the Federal Government to the regions. The group made the call in a communiqué issued on Wednesday at the conclusion of a three-day deliberation onContinue Reading
By Francis Onyeukwu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The tributes that followed the week-long retirement activities for Mufutau Ojo, former Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), were remarkable by the agency’s standards. Again and again, colleagues spoke not only about his professional accomplishments, but also about a manContinue Reading
