IDE: UNICEF warns of Nigerian education crisis
OBIORA METU
As the world celebrated the International Day of Education yesterday amid COVID-19 concerns, the United Nation Education Fund (UNICEF) has commended the government for pledging to increase Nigeria’s annual domestic education expenditure by...
Don’t join strikes, FG charges newly-inducted doctors
.As MDCN inducts Ngige’s son, five other
Federal Government has charged newly inducted medical graduates to desist from joining incessant strikes by Doctors in the country.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige gave this...
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...
Omicron accounts for 73 % of new COVID-19 cases in U.S –CDC
Omicron is now the dominant variant of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73 per cent of new infections last week, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced.
The CDC statistics...
COVID-19: Educate us more to help you, traditional rulers tell FG
AKOR SYLVESTER-Abuja
Northern Traditional Leaders have urged federal government to educate them more on COVID-19 vaccine, even as they said they have made fruitful effort in convincing the people to take the vaccine..
Emir of Argungu,...
HealthPlus ePharmacy and first-ever digital prescription website launched
HealthPlus, Nigeria’s first integrative pharmacy has made history by launching West Africa’s first-ever ePharmacy and digital prescription Platform. Nigerians located anywhere in the country and indeed anywhere in the world can get a prescription...
JAMB to clear backlog of 706,189 illegal admissions – Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it would soon begin to clear the backlog of illegal admissions conducted by tertiary education institutions in the country.
JAMB had recently uncovered 706,189 illegal admissions by...
WE’LL WALK FOR PEACE WITH YOU, LASU STUDENTS TELL SANWO-OLU
…As Governor Commissions Biggest Students' Arcade In Nigeria
Lagos State University (LASU) students on Thursday expressed their readiness to participate in the proposed Peace Walk, being organised by the State Government to herald the healing...
Oyetola flags off mass distribution of Osun Health Insurance cards to 69,273 vulnerable citizens
...says scheme panacea to ensure equal access to qualitative healthcare service
As part of efforts to improve access to quality healthcare, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, flagged off mass distribution of Osun Health Insurance cards...
Lagos to hold week-long free family health interventions
. Restates commitment to reduce maternal, child deaths
In its continued quest to reduce maternal, infant and child mortality as well as promote optimal health for the entire family, the Lagos State Government has announced...