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Mr. Shola Tinubu, the president, the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), says a 10 years Strategy plan by the council will help boost the industry. He was speaking at the 2018 first quarter Press Conference held at NCRIB Secretariat in Lagos, when he said he was certainly convinced beyond any doubt that the […]
Amaka Obiefuna Diamond Bank recently hosts Cosmetologists, Makeup Artistes, Beauticians, beauty Bloggers in Lagos to the biggest beauty products and services fair. Titled The Beauty Souk, the event, though powered by Diamond, was organized by event’s organizer- Eventful Nigeria. There were numerous activities & freebies ranging from masterclasses from leading experts in the beauty sector […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the UN Security Council and its member urging them to “treat the atrocities by herdsmen as terrorist acts, in line with the UN Security Council resolution 2349 (2017), which addresses Boko Haram’s presence in the Lake Chad Basin and calls on all states […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), in collaboration with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) and Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), will be returning to Ports and borders to effectively control the importation of narcotic drugs and hazardous chemical substances. These substances have been identified to be grossly […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended “sincere congratulations” to President Vladimir Putin of Russia on his victory in the recent presidential election. In a letter on behalf of himself, the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the president said Mr. Putin’s “success for the fourth time in the election is a clear testimony […]
The Special Adviser to Governor Ambode on Communities and Communications, Mr. Ahmed Omoyele Sulaimon has said that the community radio station established by the State Government in one of the state-owned tertiary institutions, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu would soon go on air. Emphasising that the radio station is equipped with modern-day facilities and state-of-the-art broadcasting […]
The World Health Organization has reached out to 16 African nations to provide support for preparedness and response to a listeriosis outbreak that started in South Africa in 2017 but is now threatening other countries on the continent. They are Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, […]
Nigerian Prisons Service NPS Decongestion Panel frees 139 Prisons Inmates in Katsina. The National stakeholders committee on prison decongestion on 19th March 2018 facilitated the release of 139 inmates in Katsina, Daura and Funtua Prisons. Sequel to the Controller General of prisons written Memo to the Federal Executive Council meeting on the level of congestion […]
Fatima Habu Usman, a 26 year old final year student of the Department of Nursing at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), is battling for her life after been thrown with acid by two unknown tricycle operators in Borno State. Mr Ibrahim Yusuf, her relative who confirmed the incident to newsmen said Fatima was kidnapped when […]
About 150 trainee graduates of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) skills acquisition scheme under the Lagos State Employability Support Project (LSESP) organized in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), have secured immediate employment following their successful graduation in the first batch of the LSESP skills acquisition programme. The employment of the […]