By Oluwatope Lawanson Mr Adewale Adedeji, member of Lagos State House of Assembly, marked his birthday by supporting 500 widows with food items and N10 million in Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos, on Monday. The gesture formed part of the sixth edition of the Adewale Temitope Adedeji Widows Empowerment Initiative held withinContinue Reading
By Abiodun Abegunde and Catherine Egwuom The NNPC foundation has inaugurated and handed over three units of 100-bed capacity wards to the management of the National Orthopedic Hospital, Lagos (NOHIL). The inauguration and handover took place in Lagos on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that followingContinue Reading
By Lilian Chukwu As business leaders and cultural icons on Saturday marked the 73rd birthday of Otunba Dr Mike Adenuga Jr., Bodex Media praises the billionaire as a exemplary symbol of Nigerian enterprise and “nation-building.” Bodex Media is a strategic public relations and media influence firm. In aContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Experts have said that Nigeria’s development trajectory is being undermined by persistent institutional trust deficits across key sectors. They made the observation at the 10th Colloquium of the Akinjide Adeosun Foundation (AAF) held on Tuesday in Lagos. Rear Adm. Kenneth Ati-John (Rtd) said weakContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro Prof. Wellington Oyibo , a professor of Medical Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, has urged different states of the Federation to develop the political will toward the elimination of malaria in Nigeria. Oyibo, also a Tropical Disease Specialist, gave the advice in anContinue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom Prof. Wellington Oyibo, Consultant and Medical Parasitologist at the College of Medicine, of the University of Lagos, says untreated malaria remains a top cause of spontaneous miscarriage and maternal complications in Nigeria. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday, Oyibo urgedContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Quilox Team Leader, Akinlabi Abiola-Peller, says the nightclub is increasing investment in digital infrastructure and talent development to stay ahead in Nigeria’s evolving nightlife industry. Abiola-Peller disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He noted that the initiative includes the expansion ofContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Akinjide Adeosun Foundation (AAF) has underscored the need for sustained interventions in zero hunger, good health and well-being, and quality education in Nigeria. The Founder and Chairman of the AAF, Mr Akinjide Adeosun, made the remark on Tuesday in Lagos ahead of the foundation’s decadeContinue Reading
By Lilian. u. Okoro/OLuwafunke Ishola The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Lagos Branch, has removed its Chairman, Dr Babajide Saheed. As a result, Dr Temidire Ewonowo has taken over leadership of the association as the new Chairman. The impeachment took place on Saturday in Lagos during anContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Popoola The ad-hoc committee recently set up by the Ijaw National Congress (INC) to resolve lingering disputes among ex-agitators, businessmen and politicians of the Ijaw tribe has urged aggrieved parties to remain calm. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos, the committee, constituted about two weeksContinue Reading
