Новости за 17.05.2023

A member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, Yusuf Gagdi, has said the alliance of Speakership Aspirants otherwise known as G7 was not formed to work against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.   The APC had settled for Tajudeen Abbas, a lawmaker from Kaduna State for the position of Speaker and Benjamin Kalu, a

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, have urged the Presidential Election Petition Court to dismiss the application by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party for a live broadcast of proceedings. They argued that the relief sought by the applicants are not such that the court could grant it. “With much

The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, sent a supplementary appropriation bill of N71 billion to the state House of Assembly for legislative approval. The supplementary appropriation bill, read by the Deputy Speaker, Ochor Ochor, who chaired the plenary, had the sum of N5.6 billion for recurrent expenditure, N65.5 billion for capital expenditure

The United Nations said Wednesday that $3.03 billion would be needed to provide urgent aid to people in conflict-ravaged Sudan and to over one million expected to flee into neighbouring countries this year. Needs have soared since a bloody conflict erupted in Sudan on April 15, the UN said, revising up its response plan for

The President, Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has approved the appointment of Paul Ogbole, SAN, as a member of the Council for Legal Education (Nigeria Law School). This is contained in a letter signed by the Solicitor General of the Federation, Mrs Jedy Agba in Abuja. Agba said the appointment of Ogbole, a former member

The Lagos State Government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, on Tuesday called for more attention on the boy child. The Executive Secretary, DSVA, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, made the call to commemorate the ”International Day of the Boy Child” in some schools in the state. The celebration, held through the agency’s Kings Club Initiative,

The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party says no fewer than 20 lawyers and legal professionals have volunteered to help the party and its candidates retrieve their allegedly stolen mandates. The party at a meeting with some of its candidates in the last general elections, said that a legal team had offered to render

The Federal Government has inducted eight female achievers into the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame at the National Center for Women Development for their outstanding performance in their professional fields. Mrs Pauline Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs, while inducting the women commended the inductees for their contribution and exceptional feat She urged them to mentor

The Senate President candidate for the the 10th National Assembly under the ruling All Progressives Congress, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has called for prayers for him saying there is war out there for him. Akpabio stated this on Tuesday evening in his speech during a meeting with the APC Non-Serving Senators Group in Abuja. He also

Hearty congratulations to the National Youth Service Corps, on its golden jubilee anniversary. According to the information gleaned from the website of the corps, “the NYSC scheme was created in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war. The unfortunate antecedents in our national history gave impetus to the

Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Servier, a French multinational pharmaceutical company, says it has received the World Health Organisation prequalification for zinc dispersible 20mg tablet. According to a statement, SWIPHA is the first company in Africa to obtain WHO prequalification for zinc tablets. The Managing Director of Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited, Frederic Lieutaud,

I watched with shock, disbelief, bewilderment, amazement and chagrin, a viral video where Afrobeat rising star, who should otherwise be the product of a rich heritage of revolutionary struggles, patriotism and selflessness, descended on a cultured policeman, assaulting him, provoking him and in that process also humiliating him and the agency that he represents. The

The Sheriff Deputies Ltd, a security company based in Lagos, says it will launch a book in honour of its late founder, Charles Anyasi on May 31. According to a statement from the firm, the book titled ‘The Signature of Success’ will be unveiled at Much@once Plaza, Ikorodu, Lagos by Island Anyasi, who is currently

The Director-General, Lagos Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola, has said measures have been put in place to curb the activities of some unscrupulous consultants and impersonators of staff of the commission. Mojola, who revealed that legal actions were already in place against those apprehended, therefore, urged the public to report the activities of any unscrupulous official

Pfizer has said Antimicrobial Resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. It stated this during a virtual media roundtable to create awareness about Antimicrobial Stewardship. In a statement signed by Pfizer, Medical Director, West Africa, Pfizer, Dr Kodjo Soroh, explained that “Antimicrobial Resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over

A non-governmental organisation, Adewunmi Desalu Parkinson’s Foundation has said the Parkinson’s disease affects more than 10 million persons, globally. The Foundation said this during the maiden edition of the Parkinson Disease symposium to commemorate the posthumous 80th birthday of Dr Adewunmi Desalu, in whose honour the Foundation was created. At a symposium, titled,  ‘Parkinson’s disease

Phillips Consulting Limited has urged both public and private sectors of the Nigerian economy to rethink employee experience and retention in a bid to tackle the mass exodus of skilled professionals out of the country, in a phenomenon popularly called japa. The firm issued this advice in its new report titled ‘Talent Management, A New

The O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation has said good health will boost individual and national productivity. Speaking at the 38th Free Medical Mission of the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation where 5,000 people received treatment, Chairman of the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation, Dr Seinye Lulu-Briggs, called on organisations and individuals to assist people in need of healthcare. Lulu-Briggs, said, “The

Integrated payments and digital commerce company, Interswitch Group says it is committed to empowering young talents in the country. According to a statement by the company, the Chief Human Resources Officer, Interswitch Nigeria, Franklin Ali stated this during the second edition of the annual Interswitch Career Fair held in Lagos recently. Ali explained that Interswitch

Sometimes we tend to think of crime as only criminal and horrendous offences like murder and robbery. But it is not! Anti-social behaviours such as theft, stealing, gossip, bribery, corruption, cheating, dishonesty, arson, assault, battery, oppression, deceit, etc. are crimes as well. The sentencing of Senator Ike Ekweremmadu in the United Kingdom has shown us

IBM has announced its quantum-safe roadmap, a technology that is a comprehensive set of tools, capabilities, and approaches combined with deep expertise for an end-to-end journey to make organisations safe. IBM disclosed this while launching the ‘IBM Quantum Safe Technology’ at its annual Think event. According to IBM, the Quantum-Safe Roadmap aims at using technology

AXA Mansard Health, one of the Health Management Organisation in the country, has announced a one-year free Gold Health Insurance for Hilda Baci, the 27-year-old Nigerian chef, who aimed for the ‘Guinness world record for the longest cooking time’. The company on its social media page explained that its gesture was to boost the morale

The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has hailed Nigerian women for their strong will at survival and deep entrepreneurial resilience, saying, they keep expanding the scope of possibilities in their different areas of endeavour. Zulum also noted that when the country provides the right environment for women to thrive, they bring value to the

The Yoruba are really losing it, and it appears that those who run Southwestern states are not aware of the level to which things have degenerated, or they simply cannot be bothered. The bad news is that anarchy has taken over the streets of Lagos. The banshees jump over you and instead of assisting you

CRC Credit Bureau Limited has released its CRC Risk Calculator, aimed at empowering businesses to make better financial decisions. A statement said the “CRC Risk Calculator accurately predicts how risky a customer is with respect to approving credit requests. The algorithm uses a risk scale to classify loan applicants using over two years of historical