China has given $6 million to help stop food shortages within the 3 African countries worst impacted by the Ebola virus, the World Food Program declared Monday, a part of Beijing’s growing assistance to the continent where its companies are [...]
Lagos Photo Festival Gets Sponsorship – The mobile network operator, ETISALAT Nigeria has declared the start of the 5th edition of the Lagos Photo Festival. The telecommunications company reiterated its support for innovation and creativity in the country. The second [...]
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has introduced appointment letters to 5,300 teaching as well as non-teaching personnel in the 33 local government areas. At the ceremony in Ibadan yesterday, letters were distributed to the workers employed from the 11 [...]
October 21, 2014
Economy, Employment
The 3 additional Memoranda of Understanding (MoU), aimed at enhancing electricity generation as well as distribution within the country was lately signed along with private sector investors by the federal government. The MoU include an agreement for the construction of [...]
October 21, 2014
Economy, Power
The House of Representatives has okayed the controversial N4,000 online registration fee for the members of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The decision reverses earlier House resolution urging the NYSC to suspend the policy following public outcry against the fee. [...]
A research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has proven that ‘orange’ maize boosts vitamin A storage in your body. This maize has been traditionally bred to obtain higher beta-carotene levels, a natural plant pigment in which the [...]
October 21, 2014
Health issues
Heritage Bank Limited has introduced a proposal to inspire the whole school community. The product tagged: ‘SkoolBank’ according to the bank, is part of its vision to transform the education landscape of the nation and prepare a generation that is [...]
As part of efforts to modernise agriculture, President Goodluck Jonathan unveiled the National Schools Agriculture Programme (NSAP) on Monday. When fully on steam, it will ensure the building of technical and entrepreneurship skills in the students with a view to [...]
October 21, 2014
Economy, Education
Medical officials have introduced new guidelines how health workers should gear up to handle Ebola patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the long-anticipated updates on Monday evening. Health workers have been pushing for new standards since two [...]
October 21, 2014
Health issues
Nigeria got exceptional praise from health officials because the World Health Organisation announced there was no confirmed outbreak within the country for Forty two days. Health chiefs declared Nigeria to be officially free of the deadly Ebola virus yesterday, giving [...]
October 21, 2014
Health issues