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Amaka Obiefune Nigeria’s Insurance Sector needs strong media support for image improvement just as the Insurance Industry Consultative Industry (IICC ) was formed to raise the profile of the industry, Funmi Babingtom-Ashaye, the Chairman, IICC has said delivering her welcome address at the ongoing 2018 IICC Media Retreat taking place in Ijebu-Ode, […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has graduated 1,544 recruits. The recruits have just successfully completed the Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 38/2017 at the NAF’s Military Training Centre (MTC), Kaduna. According to a press statement by Air Vice Marshal , Director of Public Relations and Information Olatokunbo Adesanya , the Nigerian Air Force Chief of […]
Winifred Bosa Young people must be involved at all levels of policy-making and in all processes that affect them, including in the design of national plans, according to a summary statement issued at the end of a United Nations forum on youth. The statement – issued by the President of the UN Economic and Social […]
Stressing the importance of quality education for the future of young people and children, senior United Nations officials, including the head of its education agency and the UN youth envoy, called for cooperation to strengthen education and learning programmes in all corners of the world. “No single country or agency can tackle the challenges of […]
Millions of people suffering from cancer in developing countries still lack access to effective prevention, screening, early diagnosis and treatment, the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said, urging continued efforts to ensure greater access to these vital services. “Twenty-eight African countries do not have a single radiotherapy machine,” said Yukiya […]
Secretary-General António Guterres has made it clear that the United Nations will not tolerate sexual harassment “anytime, anywhere,” within its ranks and laid out a five-point plan to ensure equality across the Organization, which he said was critical to tackle on the challenge of such behavior. “I reaffirm my total commitment to the UN’s zero […]
Nearly three in ten young people between the ages of 15 and 24 living in conflict- or disaster-affected countries are illiterate, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said calling for greater investments in the education, particularly for the most disadvantaged children and youth. The situation is particularly dire for girls and young women in that […]
Antimicrobials have been a driver of unprecedented medical and societal advances, but their overuse has resulted in antibiotic resistant bacteria, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting new surveillance data which reveals widespread resistance to some of the world’s most common infections, including E. coli and pneumonia. “The report confirms the serious situation of antibiotic […]
Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik is resuming its Garden City Express which enables customers to fly direct to the heart of Port Harcourt City from MMA2 terminal in Lagos. The daily flight service which commences on February 12, 2018 will depart from Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) Ikeja, Lagos and arrive at the Nigeria Air […]
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Managem ent Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu has charged the newly inaugurated SERVICOM (Service Compact with all Nigerians) committee to ensure that the system of service delivery in the agency meets international best practices in line with its service level agreement with customers. Akinkuotu who made these […]