By Moses Adeniyi No less than 250,000 persons would again benefit from the 4th edition of BOSKOH free medical outreach in Lagos, as the programme was on Thursday launched for residents of the state to benefit. The 3rd edition had…
The Federal Government is set to begin the implementation of the National Surgical, Obstetrics, Anesthesia and Nursing Plan (NSOANP) 2019-2023. Dr. Obiajulu Ugbo, the Head, Coordinating Unit, Department of Hospital Services, Ministry of Health, disclosed this on Thursday while presenting…
The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Amb. Maryam Katagum, has urged Nigerian pharmaceutical companies to ultilise the licensing provision of the TRIPS Waivers Agreement for COVID-19 to establish vaccine production plants for the country. Katagum…
The Federal Government’s inspired transition of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to a private limited liability company is a landmark achievement, according to the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO). The group noted that for many years, including during the military era,…
The European Union, EU, has urged member states to reduce their gas consumption by 15 per cent as it warned that a complete shutdown of Russian supplies was ‘likely’. The EU has been scrambling to wean itself off Russian gas…
By Ogaga Ariemu The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has restored national power grid collapse after system disturbance on Wednesday. This was contained in a statement released to Nigerian NewsDirect Newspaper on Thursday by TCN’s General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs…
Internet Fraud has become one delinquency eating deep into the fabrics of the Nigerian society. The level of its pervasiveness has grown to the extent that many now celebrate the flamboyant life style of perpetrators of the crime. The permeating…
The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N426.58/$1 at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, where forex is traded officially. Naira retracted on Wednesday, depreciating by 0.57 per cent to close at N426.58/$, from N424.17/$1…
By Philemon Adedeji Sentiments remained bearish in the domestic equities market yesterday, as losses in International breweries, Caverton Offshore Support Group and 20 others caused 0.12 per cent decline in the benchmark index. From the release of Nigerian Exchange Limited…
Nigerian breweries on Thursday reported the Sustained sell pressure which witnessed shares of some blue-chip firms quoted on the Nigerian Exchange has resulted in shareholders of Nigerian Breweries Plc losing about N26.717 billion in a trading day. The result showed…
