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Buhari: World Leaders must Work Together to Stem COVID-19 Pandemic
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
With the global surge in cases of COVID-19, President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasised the urgent need for world leaders to work...
Bandits Kill 2, Abduct 50 in Kaduna
John Shiklam in Kaduna
Two people have been killed, while 50 others were abducted when bandits invaded Anguwan Gimbiya, a suburb in Sabon Tasha area...
Airlines Strategise Amid Fears Harmattan May Disrupt Flight Operations During Yuletide
Chinedu Eze
Domestic airline operators in Nigeria have expressed fears that their flight schedule might be disrupted by the harmattan weather, which becomes severe from...
Direct Remittances Drops by 62.4% to $1.96bn in 10 Months
Nume Ekeghe
Latest data by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that total direct remittances from Nigerians in Diaspora dropped by 62,4 per cent...
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Chief Charles Mba: Building Affordable Homes for the Average Nigerian
Chief Charles Mba is the Chief Executive Officer of CDV Properties and Development Limited, a real estate development company. In this interview with Precious...
Kinglace Ice Cream Launches in Nigeria, To Create over 1,000 Jobs
Mary Nnah
Kinglace Ice Cream, produced by the oldest ice cream manufacturers in Russia, Iceberry and distributed by Wow Creamery, was officially launched in Lagos...
African Music Fashion Runway Holds 7th Edition
Mary Nnah
Organisers of the 7th edition of the annual Music Fashion Runway (MFR), a cultural showcase platform, are set to hold its 7th edition,...
Lions Club Sensitises Community on Diabetes Awareness, Early Detection
Mary Nnah
Held in commemoration of the World Diabetes Day, 2021, the Lagos Ikoyi Lions Club recently embarked on a “Free Diabetes Awareness and Screening...
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Improving National Workplace Policies for Exclusive Breastfeeding
Despite emphasis on importance of exclusive breastfeeding for infants during their first six months of birth, Sunday Ehigiator reports that Nigerian working mothers are...
Kano Relishes Switch over to Digital Terrestrial Platform
Kano, the country’s most populous state has embraced the digital world with the promise of improved television service after making the transition from analogue...
CSO Targets Lifting 20 million Nigerian Under-5 Children from Malnutrition by 2030
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
The Civil Society- Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has flagged-off a partnership project aimed at improving Nigeria's nutrition systems.
The organisation...
8-year-old Anuoluwapo Moses Urgently Needs N15m for Open Heart Surgery
Rebecca Ejifoma
Eight-years-old Anuoluwapo Moses urgently needs N15m for an open heart surgery to correct her heart defects and forestall irreversible and life-threatening complications.
According to...
Health Experts Advocate Mandatory Blood Sugar Screening for Patients
Mary Nnah
Health professionals have agreed that one of the ways to ensure access to diabetes care is that government and private sector stakeholders must...
SPORT
EDUCATION
Sokoto Varsity Matriculates 2,000 Students, Denounces Indecency
Onuminya Innocent
The Sokoto State University (SSU) has matriculated about 2,000 students into various departments of the institution.
The institution's Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sani Muhammad Dangoggo, disclosed...
Buhari Tells Universities to Look for Alternative Funding
Adibe Emenyonu
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on universities to look for other funding sources as the federal government subventions cannot meet their needs.
“The federal...
LASDRI Honours Greensprings’ Bus Driver for Safe Driving
In celebration of the 2021 Drivers’ Appreciation Day, the Lagos State Driver’s Institute (LASDRI) gave a special recognition award to Mr. Williams Udeme, a...
Global Education Week: BIC Honours Exceptional Educators
Uchechukwu Nnaike
BIC, one of the world leaders in stationery, lighters and shavers, marked this year’s Global Education Week (GEW) by honouring 10 exceptional educators...
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Nation-Building: Between Restructuring and Autonomy
GUEST COLUMNIST BY KAYODE FAYEMI
What would have been Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s idea of nation-building amidst the centrifugal forces emerging from almost all parts of...
EDITORIAL
TRAGEDY ON KANO WATERWAY
The authorities should enforce minimum standards for water transportation
The death on Tuesday of dozens of villagers following a boat mishap in Bagwai local government...
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RIDING AGAINST THE STORMY TIDE
Lagos State government’s white power on Justice Okuwobi’s panel report rides against the tide, writes Bolaji Adebiyi
Coming into office on the tide of a...
