By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP), Yabatech Chapter has commended Alhaji Tunde Fanimokun, a philanthropist, for donating N3.5 billion to build an Entrepreneurship Centre for the college. The Chairman of SSANIP, Yabatech Chapter, Mr Jason Ayodeji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas on Thursday signed the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM) Host Country Agreement. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the signing ceremony was held during a media briefing on Thursday in the Bahamas.Continue Reading
By Olarenwaju Akojede Smart DNA, a leading DNA testing center in Nigeria, says it is bringing its trusted DNA testing services closer to vibrant communities and rapidly developing area, necessitating the opening of a new facility in the Lekki, Lagos. According to it, this will to give improved servicesContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, has set up an action committee to combat sexual violence against women through the mobile courts. This is contained in a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor, on Friday in Osogbo. The statement said the setting upContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Amid challenging operating environment, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it delivered exceptional financial results in 2023 well ahead of expectations. This is contained in a statement signed by Vincent Musumba, Manager, Communications and Events, Afreximbank, on Friday. Msumba said that largely propelled by the bank’sContinue Reading
By Olanrewaju Akojede Each woman in the health workforce is powerful and capable of transforming individual lives, communities, and nations when supported in her role, says Pathfinder, a global non-profit organisation. According to Pathfinder, women health workers deliver care to approximately five billion people, mostly as nurses, midwives, andContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Dr Olajide Babatunde, Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on e-GIS and Urban Development, on Friday restated the commitment of the government to develop Kotangowa ICT market into a world class marketplace. Babatunde disclosed this during an inspection of the area earmarked for the relocationContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Coalition of Disability Organisations (CODO) has called on the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other relevant agencies to ensure full compliance with the National Disability Act at Nigerian airports. The coalition, led by the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CDD), made the callContinue Reading
By Uchenna Eletuo No fewer than 760 Lagos residents were on Wednesday screened for Tuberculosis (TB) free by the Archbishop John Kwao Aggey Foundation during a medical outreach. The outreach, which took place at Obalende, Lagos, was attended by youths and the elderly, in commemoration of the first indigenous CatholicContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Executive Chairman, Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area, Alhaja Funmilayo Muhammed, has called on Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu in his efforts to address economic hardship. Muhammed made this remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at theContinue Reading
