To prevent an outbreak of the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD), the Federal Government yesterday approved the extension of the current holiday of primary and secondary schools across the country until further notice. The development, government stated, is part of measures to curb the spread of Ebola. Also, the National Council on Health (NCH) has banned the inter-state transportation of corpses ... Read More »
Three major Non-Governmental Organisations, Kwara North Youth Consultative forum, The National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS), National Headquarters and Ilorin Emirate Students Union, National Headquarters, have endorsed the State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed for a second term in office. In separate statements, the organisations identified the people oriented policies and programmes of Governor Ahmed as testimonies of why he ... Read More »
Weird Mc who campaigned vigorously for Gov. Aregbesola and was even present at the State on several occasions to make her impact felt has been fingered to be the next commissioner for Arts and Culture under the regime of the re-elected governor. This wouldn’t have made news, but Weird Mc herself re-tweeted the tweet which obviously means there’s something big ... Read More »
The Canadian Public Health Agency has offered to release 1000 dose of a made-in-Canada experimental Ebola virus vaccine known as VSV-EBOV which has never been tested on humans but has shown to be effective in the treatment of the disease in animals. In a statement released yesterday August 12th, the Canadian Health Minister Rona Ambrose said the World Health Organization’s ... Read More »
Century Group, one of Nigeria’s multinational groups operating in energy and non-energy sectors recently announced the discovery of its first oil in Atala Field, a 34km2 farm out area, in OML 46 through one of its six main subsidiaries- Century Exploration and Production Limited (CEPL). Discovery of oil in this field is a major landmark because Atala field had lain ... Read More »
Press Release Monday 11th August, 2014 PRRedline Clinches Classic Africa Merit Award ‘s Outstanding PR Agency of the Year Emerging powerhouse in the Nigerian Public Relations and Stakeholders management Sector, PRRedline, has again clinched another award as Nigeria’s Outstanding PR Company of theYear 2014 for its outstanding works on local and international brands such as MoneyGram, Heritage Bank, Osun State ... Read More »
This is really good news as the US finally agrees to give liberia experimental drug, ZMapp.The Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, announced yesterday that their country is to receive sample doses of experimental drug, ZMapp to treat doctors infected with Ebola A statement published on Mrs Sirleaf’s website on Monday said the US had approved a request from Liberia to ... Read More »
The West Africa Examination Council, WAEC has released its May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, recording mass failure in Mathematics and English Language. Announcing the results, Monday, at WAEC office, Yaba, the Head of National Office, WAEC, Mr. Charles Eguridu said: “A total of 529,425 candidates, representing 31.28%, obtained credits in five (5) subjects and above, ... Read More »
There are strong indications that a former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, and his loyalists may submit a request for the registration of the Action Group of Nigeria to the Independent National Electoral Commission any moment from now. This followed the leadership crisis that has rocked the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress. There have been ... Read More »
Prevention they say is better than cure. The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has asked Rev. Fathers to start a new procedure of giving the Holy Communion to check likely spread of the Ebola virus. The Holy Communion will now be given on the palm as against placing it on the tongue of the recipient. Many ... Read More »
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