NDLEA arrests wanted kingpin, Chadian, grandpa over London-bound shipment, 4 tons of drugs
.As operatives raid Mushin, Lagos, 5 other states; recover 99,867 pills of opioids
A drug kingpin wanted for attempts to ship illicit drug consignments to the United Kingdom tops the list of arrests made by...
Trouble looms in universities as ASUU issues FG 21-day strike notice
Trouble looms in universities as ASUU issues FG 21-day strike notice
CHIGOZIE AMADI
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has informed the Federal Government of its plans to embark on a nationwide strike by placing the...
JAMB extends 2024 direct entry registration by 2 weeks
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that it would be extending the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration by two weeks to enable all candidates desirous of DE registration to do so.
JAMB...
HND/BSc dichotomy: NBTE, Mewar Group partner on HND “top-up” online programme
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the Mewar Group, an ICT-driven accredited International university has partnered on a one-year Top-Up programme for Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates.
The Executive Secretary, NBTE, Prof. Idris...
World TB Day: Lagos restates commitment to eradicate tuberculosis
.Commemorates Day
Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has restated the commitment of the State government to bringing an end to preventable deaths arising from tuberculosis.
Sanwo-Olu who today joined policy makers, stakeholders...
WHO raises alarm over rising rate of suicide .Describes act as serious threat...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm over the rising rate of suicide, saying such act constitutes serious threat to public health across the world.
It said, globally, over 700,000 people commit suicide annually...
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on substandard, contaminated syrup
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
has notified the public about five contaminated syrups allegedly going round in World Health Organisation (WHO) regions.
The notification is contained in a public alert...
FG destroys over 1m doses of expired COVID-19 vaccine.
Federal Government yesterday destroyed about 1 million doses of expired Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
The expiration was attributed to the consequence of delays in the shipment of vaccine doses, especially that of...
Ogun govt seals 4 private hospitals, reads riot act to others
Mr. Frank Ugboma, the lawmaker representing Oguta state constituency in Imo, has cried to the Federal Government to urgently send relief materials and other medical facilities to victims of the recent flood disaster in...
WHO, UNICEF, World Bank advocate increased investments on safe drinking water .As report...
The World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nation's Children Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank have called for increased investments by governments at all levels on safe drinking water in order to reduce effects of...
