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LAGOS – A week-long Mentorship and Coaching Skill Development Training Workshop for medical laboratory professionals has ended in Lagos, Nigeria. The training workshop funded by German Cooperation, KFW, was jointly organized by the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and the West African Health Organization, WAHO. Speaking at the closing ceremony on Friday, November 29, the workshop coordinator, Dr Abdourahmane Sow, noted that “In the world today, if you don’t have effective laboratory, you cannot work.” He, therefore, charged participants to make use of mentorship skills they have acquired to improve on Laboratory systems in their respective countries. L-R: WAHO…
No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead and 12 reported cases on Friday due to cholera at Lafenwa, Abeokuta North local council of Ogun. The Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr Adesanya Ayinde, said at a news conference in Abeokuta that one person died in the hospital and four in the affected communities. He listed the communities to include Kuto, Kobiti, Abule-Otun, Lafenwa, all in Abeokuta. Ayinde revealed that eight cases were reported from health facilities and four picked in the communities from retrospective case search and confirmed through laboratory test. He said the State Epidemiology…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Friday night said the Bank’s top priorities for 2020 will include support for greater economic growth, price stability and low inflation. The Governor who restated the Apex Bank’s continued operation of tight monetary policy announced the establishment of a Bankers’ Charitable Endowment Fund. Mr. Emefiele unveiled the bank’s plans for next year while delivering the keynote address titled: “Strong Sustainable Growth for the Nigerian Economy” at the 54th Annual Bankers’ Dinner organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in Lagos. The Governor…
The ranks of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State was depleted on Friday as seven serving local government chairmen elected on the party’s platform joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). They swapped the umbrella for the broom at a rally held at the Fajuyi Pavilion where they were received into the APC by Governor Kayode Fayemi. The local government chairmen who defected to APC along with their supporters described Fayemi as a true leader who plays inclusive politics and never victimized them since coming to power last year. The council chairmen who dumped PDP are Ayodeji Daniel (…
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has revoked all farmland titles and allocations that were made along with cattle grazing reserves in the state from 1999 to date. This is contained in a statement by Mallam Yusuf Idris, the Director-General of Press Affairs to the governor and made available to newsmen in Gusau on Saturday. Idris said the governor’s action had become necessary in order to address the issues of insecurity arising from farmers/herders conflicts strongly believed to be connected with the allocations of farmlands along with grazing reserves, cattle routes and forest reserves. He said Gov. Matawalle had also…
Nigeria and Iran have agreed to set up a binational commission that will promote trade, investment, agriculture, and technology transfer, following a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Iranian Vice President for Economic Affairs, Mohammad Nahavandian, on Friday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Speaking at the bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the 5th Summit of Gas Exporting Countries Forum, President Buhari said he was impressed with the speed in the transformation of Iranian oil and gas industry from what it used to be when he served as Nigeria’s petroleum minister in the 1970s. “I will work very hard towards…
Gunmen have attacked some Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials traveling from Abuja to Lagos at Oshawa along the Lokoja-Okene highway at about 1:50 pm on Friday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bandits killed the driver and left the other staff in the vehicle critically injured. A statement by Mr Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, disclosed that the two personnel were ambushed by the gunmen after Zariagi on Lokoja – Okene road. He said that the incident happened at Oshawa, a town close to Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. “The kidnappers, according to first information…
Ignorance is what drives the behaviour of the woman. If only she knows her real worth and the premium placed on her by her husband, she would not organise herself into opposition in a home she is supposed to play excellent and distinguished supportive role through her natural position as help. For posterity, I am pleased to unveil the real worth of the woman. For me as a man, I see my wife as priceless and immeasurable platinum with whom I am intertwined and inseparable till the fullness of time; and except God, not even the children can undo us.…
Amosu Adeboye Players and officials of NPFL side, FC Ifeanyi Ubah was on Friday attacked by Armed Robbers on their way to honour an NPFL matchday six clash against Jigawa Golden Stars. And statement from the club reads: “This is to inform the general public that at about 1:30 pm today, players of FC Ifeanyi Ubah (Anambra Warriors) who were traveling to Kano for their scheduled NPFL matchday 6 fixture against Jigawa Golden Stars ran into a group of armed robbers dressed in NYSC uniforms, operating at Kabba junction, near Lokoja in Kogi state. To the glory of God, no…
The Federal Government has commenced implementation of the 750 million dollars World Bank-funded State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme in 33 states. The Auditor-General for the Federation, Mr Anthony Ayine said the programme was aimed at transforming the public finance management system in states. Ayine said that SFTAS was initiated by the Federal Government, adding that the OAuGF would be the Independent Verification Agents (IVA) for the programme. He noted that states that met the criteria would be eligible for the grants if they achieved any of the nine disbursements linked results under the SFTAS. The auditor-general listed…