By Raji Rasak The Medical Director, General Hospital, Badagry, Dr Olatunde Bakare, has urged nursing mothers to constantly breastfeed their children. Olatunde made the appeal at the World Breastfeeding Week Celebration, organised by the hospital on Friday in Badagry, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday, announced the award of N5 billion contract for the rehabilitation of Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) System. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project would be executed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd (CCECC) withinContinue Reading
. By Awayi Kuje The Nassarawa State All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has appreciated President Bola Tinubu for appointing Imaan Ibrahim as one of his cabinet members. This is contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Director of the PCC, North-Central Zone, Alhaji Yusuf Omaki, andContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiatives (CYIF) has trained no fewer than 1, 000 persons in sign language to bridge the gap between the deaf and the hearing community. The Representative of the group, Mr Seunfunmi Ogunbure, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA), on Friday graduated the first set of DEPOWA Daycare, Nursery, Primary and Secondary School in Abuja. The President of DEPOWA, Mrs Oghogho Musa, promised to ensure that the association continues to deliver qualitative and affordable education to wards ofContinue Reading
By Deborah Akpede The police command in Lagos State has arrested a 29-year-old ‘bolt’ driver, Jeremiah Adeniran, who allegedly robbed some of his passengers. Adeniran, during an interview with journalists on Friday in Ikeja, confessed that the hike in fuel price led him to robbery. “Before, I canContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigeria Navy Headquarters, has debunked allegations in a publication that Navy personnel aboard Motor Tanker (MT) PRAISEL were aiding oil theft. The Navy’s Director of Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said on Friday that the personnel only escorted the vessel for thorough investigation of its contents. Ayo-VaughanContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye A communications expert and youth advocate, Mr Oloruntobi Alasi, has described President Bola Tinubu’s youth inclusion in governance as unprecedented. Alasi, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, commended Tinubu’s inclusion of youths and women in the ministerial list submitted to the Senate for screening. AlasiContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Alive & Thrive in collaboration with key stakeholders in Lagos on Thursday advocated for family-friendly workplace breastfeeding policies. The Project Director of Alive & Thrive, Dr Victor Ogbodo, made the recommendation at a programme organised by the NGO in Lagos as partContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Medical Guild has revealed that the process of installation of the malfunctioned elevator that led to the demise of Dr Diaso Vwaere was done by a contractor who did not have an elevator system installation certification. Medical Guild is the umbrella body of all medicalContinue Reading
