The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has advocated a synergy between financial institutions and private investors to address infrastructure deficit in the country. Akinwuntan in a presentation titled ‘Transportation Infrastructure Development Financing In Nigeria’ delivered at the Nigerian Institute…
Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government will administer Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents between Aug. 28 and Aug. 29. Abayomi disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos after receiving the…
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has said that Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Abuja lacked access to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Mr. David Anyale, the Executive Director of CCD. Anyaele, who stated this…
By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Over 3500 residents of Ogun State are set to benefit from a free eyes treatment and surgeries being championed by Hon. Jide Jones, a philanthropist and member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Jones has equally urged…
By Racheal Oyelola The acting Commandant, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Katsina State, Dr. Nnanna Nworisa, has sent a note of warning to students of higher institutions in the state to shun drug abuse in order not to…
Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has improved funding for primary healthcare and easing of legal logjams militating against the effective running of what the Governor called the bedrock of healthcare worldwide. AbdulRazak said more attention ought to go into primary healthcare…
New ways of using existing edicines to prevent malaria has been shown to reduce severe cases of the parasitic disease among infants by more than 70 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a study. The “dramatic” results, published in…
Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, promoters of Kerrygold Avantage Milk, has emphasised the importance of taking milk, saying it is packed with essential nutrients for healthy living. Ese Okpomo, Board Bia’s West Africa Manager, in a statement on Wednesday…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Osun residents have been urged to guard themselves against the Covid-19 pandemic as the state received 47,900 doses of Moderna vaccine from the Federal Government. The State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola who charged the residents to protect themselves…
The Lagos State Government has approved 183 centres for the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The state Ministry of Health gave a breakdown of the centers in a statement on Tuesday. According to the Ministry, interested persons are expected…
