Capacity building in Nigeria will receive a boost from early next year as the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa is bringing its acclaimed short courses to the country. The university, which offers highly competitive, globally-standardised courses across different sectors of the economy, has concluded plans to introduce programmes that would help young Nigerian professionals and others build their ... Read More »
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Fayemi’s wife urges castration, psychiatric test for rapists in Ekiti
Mrs. Fayemi, in her address, said her office had, since 2018, been overwhelmed with complaints bordering on all forms of violence, particularly against women. According to her, the amendment of the bill has become imperative to give the victims voices and for offenders to be held accountable. She added that the worst form of injustice in any society was for ... Read More »
PHOTO NEWS: GOV. SANWO-OLU INAUGURATES THE 9TH EDITION OF MEDIC WEST AFRICA CONFERENCE AT EKO CONVENTION CENTRE, V.I
Business Development Director, Healthcare Informa Markets, Mr. Ali El Khidir; Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Chief Medical Director, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Prof. Adetokunbo Fabanwoduring the inauguration of the 9th Edition of Medic West Africa Conference at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Chief Medical Director, ... Read More »
OYO, OGUN, RIVERS PICK LAST TICKETS AS COWBELLPEDIA ‘19 ENTERS SEMI-FINALS
Representatives of schools from Oyo, Ogun and Rivers States outshined others to pick the last sets of semi-final tickets in the on-going Season 5 of the Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics Television Quiz Show sponsored by Cowbell Milk, the flagship brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited. In the junior category preliminary Group I (week 9) contest last weekend, David Charles of Graceland ... Read More »
For the Records Gov Abiodun speech at ogun East town hall meeting for 2020 budget
Protocols, Let me join others to specially welcome all our people to this Town Hall Meeting. This Town Hall Meeting in Ogun East Senatorial District is one in the series of three Town Hall Meetings which will hold in all the three Senatorial Districts of our dear State as part of the processes towards the preparation for the 2020 fiscal ... Read More »
“Lagos: Like Fashola, like Sanwo-Olu” – Olatunji Oke
Without attempting to deflect responsibilities or rationalize inadequacies, I will attempt a bit of explanation on the present situation of development in Lagos. Firstly, development and progress don’t occur in a vacuum. They take years of careful planning, following to the letter and sometimes modification (in overriding public interests, not personal, parochial or sectional interests). The triadic progression of policies, ... Read More »
REGISTER FOR HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME, SANWO-OLU APPEALS TO LAGOS RESIDENTS
…More Road Ambulances Coming, Says Governor Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, made a passionate call to all residents of the State to register for the Health Insurance Scheme introduced by the government towards ensuring improved healthcare delivery. Subscription to the scheme, Sanwo-Olu said, would enable the Government prioritise its healthcare programmes to enhance its quality and affordability ... Read More »
Kwara gov sends six commissioner-nominees to Assembly
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRahman on Wednesday sent to the House of Assembly a list of six additional commissioner-nominees, comprising top-notch professionals and administrators with rich political backgrounds. This comes a few weeks after AbdulRazaq unveiled a list of four women commissioner-nominees, including the 26-year-old Joanna Kolo. The new nominees are Barrister Salman Jawondo (Asa); Lafia Aliyu Kora Sabi (Baruten); ... Read More »
Minister Inaugurates Committee On National Broadcasting Commission Reforms
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has inaugurated a seven-member Committee on the Implementation of Reforms in the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). In his remarks at the inauguration in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister said the reforms are part of the recommendations of a committee which he earlier set up on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari ... Read More »
PICTURES: FASHOLA RECEIVES CEO OF TVC COMMUNICATIONS AND HIS TEAM
Hon. Minister of Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola,SAN welcoming the Managing Director/CEO of TVC Communications, Mr Andrew Hanlon(left) and the Director Commercial of the organization, Mr Ronan Redmond(right) during a courtesy visit to his Office at the Ministry of Works & Housing Headquarters, Mabushi , Abuja on Wednesday, 9th October 2019. Hon. Minister of Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola,SAN ... Read More »