By Ephraims Sheyin The Lagos State Government and GetBundi Education Technology Company have inaugurated a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) laboratory at Wesley Girls Senior Secondary School, Yaba, Lagos. The STEM laboratory is the pilot phase of an ongoing partnership between the Lagos State Government and GetBundi that wouldContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has urged State Governments to prioritise water safety plans at all times, so as to reduce contamination from point of production to consumption. Mrs Abosede Orimoloye, Assistant Director, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Collaborations, made the call at a Workshop for theContinue 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 Sylvester Thompson The African Union Development Agency(AUDA-NEPAD) Centre of Excellence in STI, hosted a two-day workshop geared towards advancing genome editing technology as a tool to drive agricultural productivity in Nigeria. The workshop organised for Chief Executives and Experts in Research and Academic Institutions, declared open by Dr AdelekeContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) says it is awaiting presidential intervention to mass produce guns and other weapons for the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Executive Vice Chairman of NASENI, Prof. Muhammad Haruna, said this during a courtesy visit to the Chief of ArmyContinue Reading
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja expressed sympathy over the accident involving a train and a Lagos State BRT staff bus at Shogunle area of Ikeja. He said in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, that the accident was distressing and extremelyContinue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa The Nigerian stock market on Thursday gained, as the market capitalisation closed N12 billion higher on buying interests in some medium and largely capitalised stocks. The All Share Index (ASI) grew by 21 points or 0.04 per cent to close at N55,822.14 from the N55,801.14 recorded onContinue Reading
By Stanley Nwanosike Five persons were killed in an auto crash on the Enugu-Awka-Onitsha Road on Thursday. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Enugu State, Mr Joseph Toby told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu that 15 persons – 10 males and five femalesContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government on Thursday pledged to work with state governments to tackle cholera outbreaks and deaths in many parts of the country. Mr Ibiyemi Olu-Daniels, a Director in the Water Quality Control and Sanitation Department, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, made the pledge at the ongoingContinue Reading
