By Augusta Uchediunor The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) urges the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other emergency management agencies to be inclusive of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in their response and measures to reduce disasters. According to CCD, an NGO, disaster is always inclusive and doesContinue Reading
By Adekunle Williams The Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State has read a riot act to all aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket ahead of the Surulere Federal Constituency I bye- election, slated for Aug. 19. The party, at a news briefing on Friday evening at its state secretariat inContinue Reading
By Raji Rasak The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Obinna Ajunwa, has assured officers and soldiers of 15 Engineer Regiment, Topo Barracks, Badagry, of adequate welfare package. Ajunwa gave the assurance during the commissioning of Commanding Officer’s House and other projects at theContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie Brig.-Gen. Nsikak John Edet taken has taken over Command of 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army with its headquarters at Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks Ohafia, Abia. Edet in a statement issued to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Friday, by the Assistant Director Army PublicContinue Reading
By Clara Egbogota Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has urged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state to demonstrate the highest sense of discipline, honesty and selflessness through their conduct. Oborevwori said this at the official opening/swearing-in ceremony of the 2023 Batch ‘B’ Stream IContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Baba-Loja of Igando/Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Alhaji Ogundele Olorunfemi, on Wednesday advised women to adopt a family planning method for their well-being. Olorunfemi spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a medical outreach on family planning, organised by theContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi Dr Abdul-Warith Akinshipo, a Maxillofacial Pathologist a the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), says that oral cancer is curable. Akinshipo disclosed this in Lagos on Wednesday during a seminar he convened on oral cancer with the theme as: “Improving Oral Cancer Awareness and Management in Nigeria”Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on Thursday inaugurated two Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) on traditional herbal medicine and homeland security. The Executive Secretary, NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje, explained during the inauguration in Abuja, that the goal was to promote indigenous skills on traditionalContinue Reading
By Augusta Uchediunor The Controller General of Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, has expressed satisfaction with the quality of granulated organic fertilisers produced at the biofertiliser factory in the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Port-Harcourt, Rivers. The commendation comes after construction of the factory within six monthsContinue Reading
By Moses Omorogieva The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its focus is shifting from enforcement to crime prevention. The spokesman for EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujiaren, said this in Lagos on Thursday, during a workshop for some journalists on Financial Crimes Reporting. He said that the essence of theContinue Reading
