The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Tuesday that N200 million had been put aside by the government to support local medical research. At the current 2022 Annual International Conference on Health Advances, Innovation, and Research (ICHAIR), hosted by the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Abayomi made his presence known Read More…
Year: 2022
LAPO Wins Microfinance Bank of 2022 at BAFI Awards
The “Microfinance Bank of the Year” for 2022 has been awarded to LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited (LAPO MfB), a prestigious microfinance organisation in Nigeria. LAPO MfB received the award at the 10th Businessday Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards ceremony, which was recently held in Lagos. Oluremi Akande, Head of Communications and Branding, said Read More…
Four killed, dozens injured in Onitsha market explosion
An explosion at the popular Ogbo Ogwu International Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha, Anambra State on Tuesday left at least four people dead and 12 more hurt, according to a witness and an official. Emeka Umeagbalasi, the leader of the CSO, Intersociety, and a witness to the incident reported that the explosion took place in a Read More…
Nigerians can’t breathe
BAYELSA State was for weeks submerged by floods which damaged or washed away bridges and roads, homes and farms, power transformers, and hospitals, and displaced 99 per cent of its over 2.5 million people. Some deaths were recorded with the living clinging to life while the buried could not safely remain in their abode as Read More…
Dapo Abiodun lauds Agege LG Chairman on chieftaincy
Prince Dapo Abiodun is the Governor of Ogun State. He has congratulated Chief Ganiyu Egunjobi, who is the Chairman of Agege Local Government in Lagos State, on being named Otun of Egbaland. Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, the Alake of Egbaland, bestowed the title. According to Abeokuta tradition, the Otun of Egbaland is a high-ranking title, Read More…
I do not fear open debate with rival candidates – ‘expelled’ ADC presidential flagbearer
The embattled presidential candidate for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu, said he is not scared to engage in open discussion with rival candidates from other political parties. Kachikwu spoke at a ‘town hall’ on the “State of the Nation” topic on Sunday in Abuja. He said that interactive sessions allowed him the Read More…
Bayelsa Queens play AS FAR on Wednesday in CAF Champions semis
On Sunday, in their final Group B match of the 2018 CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco, Bayelsa Queens defeated Wadi Degla 3-0. With six points from three games, the Nigerian squad with its home base in Yenagoa won its group and qualified for Wednesday’s semi-finals. Juliet Sunday’s spectacular shot past goalie Farah Hassan gave Read More…
Further woes for Lagos-bound commuters as FG closes Eko Bridge to avoid tragedy
Commuters trying to access Lagos from the mainland would experience discomfort on that route. This is because on Saturday, Mrs. Forosola Oloyede, the acting federal controller of works in Lagos State, declared that an extra part of the Eko Bridge will be shut down in order to prevent a catastrophe. A fire on Friday night Read More…
“You can lose your home!” – LAWMA
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned Lagos residents not to use empty buildings as garbage dumps. The warning was issued in a statement on Saturday in Lagos by Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, the managing director and CEO of LAWMA. The conduct, which involves using rubbish to restore land for future uses, is unlawful, according Read More…
Between Afenifere and Afenifere
When a knotty matter farts in your mouth and laces it with a pinch of salt, you don’t want to swallow the gas of the fart nor do you want to spit out the salt. To spit or not to spit? Dilemma! In Africa, when young people quarrel, the elders weigh in to resolve matters. Read More…