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Month: September 2018

NUATE Honours SAHCOL Chairman With Philanthropic Award

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, SAHCOL, Dr. Taiwo Olayinka Afolabi (MON) has been honoured with the ‘NUATE Philanthropic Award’, by the Nigerian Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE. The award was presented to him at the Union Quadrennial National Delegates Conference and Awards Ceremony, held at […]

MAN Urged FG, To Address Challenges Facing Manufacturers In Operating Economic Environment

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has appealed to the Federal Government not to relent in addressing  the challenges being faced by manufacturers in the operating economy environment. This call was made yesterday in lagos by the Director-General of MAN, Mr Ajayi-Kadri, at the 46th Annual General Meeting of the association tagged: “Mainstreaming. Policies to […]

Rape Of South African 7yr Old Causes Outrage

  A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a seven-year-old girl in the restroom of a popular family restaurant, a South African police spokesman . The accused who was arrested at the restaurant in Pretoria, Lungelo Dlamini has been charged with rape and possession of drugs, Dlamini told CNN. He said he could […]

China leads Asia in 2019 World University Rankings

  Chinese universities are leading Asia’s rise in global rankings as eastern higher education institutions close the gap on their western counterparts, but India lags behind. British universities Oxford and Cambridge remain at number one and two respectively in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, with US institutions dominating the top 100 places in […]

Adolescents Drink Less, Although Levels of Alcohol Consumption Are still Dangerously High

A new WHO report published , Adolescent alcohol-related behaviours: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region, 2002–2014, provides new insights into data collected over 12 years on adolescent drinking.  The report reveals that alcohol use has declined among adolescents in Europe. However, despite the reductions, levels of consumption remain dangerously high and this continues […]

World Leaders Commit To Bold Targets And Urgent Action To End TB

  World leaders meeting  at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly have committed to ensure that 40 million people with tuberculosis (TB) receive the care they need by end 2022. They also agreed to provide 30 million people with preventive treatment to protect them from developing TB. “Today is a landmark in the long war […]

Osun Guber Malpractices: PDP Demands Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and Amina Zakari’s Resignation From INEC

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demands the immediate resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, following his alleged role in  manipulations that characterized the September 22, 2018, Osun State Governorship election. In the same vein, the PDP also calls for the resignation of Mrs. Amina Zakari, the […]

FAAC Shares N741.8bn to Tiers of Govt for August 2018

A total of N741.843 billion has been distributed as Federal Allocation for the month of August, 2018 between the Federal, States and Local Government Councils. The communiqué issued by the Technical Sub -Committee of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of its September meeting, indicated that the Gross statutory revenue received was […]

 Lagos Disburses N6bn to 8,000 Beneficiaries of Employment Fund

Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), Mr. Akintunde Oyebode said that no fewer than 15,000 jobs have been created by the Fund in the last two years. Speaking to journalists and some Masters Research Students in his office, he said at least 8000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and businesses […]

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