By Leonard Okachie At least 16 political parties and their Governorship Candidates for the March 18 poll in Abia on Thursday signed a Peace Accord to be of good conduct during the exercise. The event, organised by the state Police Command, took place at the Officers’ Mess, nearContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Lagos-based chef, Mrs Adepeju Ugboma, has determined that her death was avoidable and resulted from medical negligence. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Mukaila Fadeyi, gave the verdict on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze Prof. Enase Okonedo, the Vice-Chancellor of Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, on Thursday said that inclusiveness would boost productivity in workplaces and the society in general. Okonedo made the assertion at the second edition of the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN) International Women’s Day Roundtable, in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has highlighted some of the key lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic. Moeti spoke at a session moderated by Dr Ebere Okereke, the Chief Executive Officer of Africa Public Health Foundation, at theContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Mr Andrew Alli, a banker and an investor, has stressed the need for corporate executives to encourage girls and women to embrace opportunities in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. Alli gave the advice at the FirstBank Women Network International Women’s Day event withContinue Reading
World Athletics will have a female vice-president by the end of the year as part of its gender equality plans for the sport. The governing body will also have 40 per cent female representation on the Council. It will increase the number of women on its Council from theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the number of undernourished adolescent girls and women in Nigeria aged 15 to 49 years increased from 5.6 million in 2018 to 7.3 million in 2021. The organisation made this known in a statement on Tuesday, ahead of the MarchContinue Reading
The Head of Consumer Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Korede Demola-Adeniyi, says investing in and developing women contribute to the development of the economic and human resources in Africa. According to her, this is also important to adopting financial integration across the continent. Demola-Adeniyi, who spoke to the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday embarked on campaign tour of major markets populated by people from the South-East. Sanwo-Olu took a tour of the markets ahead of the Saturday gubernatorial election, following the open endorsement for his re-election by Ndigbo community in theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Mrs Folashade Femi-Lawal, Head, Card and Messaging business, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, has called on female accountants to focus on being relevant in the digital world. Femi-Lawal said this on Tuesday in a presentation at a webinar organised by the Society of Women Accountants of NigeriaContinue Reading
