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Tunji Bello, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State, says indiscriminate disposal of e-waste posed a serious challenge to the health of residents and the environment. Bello made the assertion on Monday in Lagos at a sensitization event as Nigeria for the first time, commemorated the International E-Waste Day with the theme: “E-Waste Management and the Achievement of the Social Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria”. “E-waste contains hazardous materials which if not managed can cause great health and environmental threats to our society. “Because there is no boundary in the environment, solving e-waste problems starts with sensitization…

Nigeria’s leading media measurement and evaluation agency, P+ Measurement Services, has announced the introduction of a dedicated Broadcast Analytics audit Reporting platform to help brands interpret their TV and radio advert compliance reports. In a statement, the agency said the new solution, regarded as the first of its kind in the Nigerian marketing communications industry, would help brands transform their reports, usually in Excel sheets, into a smart and easy-to-navigate dashboard for easy interpretation. Explaining how brands can leverage the innovative reporting dashboard to gain insights into their campaigns, Lead Consultant at P+ Measurement Services, Mr. Philip Odiakose, said companies…

Acting Director, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), South-West Zone, Bolakale Ayinde (left); Director-General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye; Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and state Co-ordinator of the agency, Francis Oluwole, during the NAFDAC team’s visit to the governor in Ibadan… yesterday. Oyo govt promises to partner agency The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has solicited the support all the 36 state governors in a bid to safeguard the future of Nigerians against fake drugs, drug abuse and processed foods that have been cutting short life expectancy of the citizenry. Director-General, NAFDAC,…

Member, House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Wale Raji; Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Preye Osike and Chairman of the Committee, Musa Sarki-Adar, during the committee’s meeting with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) under its jurisdiction at the National Assembly in Abuja …yesterday. • Reps panel laments sector’s inability to fund budget • ‘2020 budget to lift 10m Nigerians out of poverty’ From the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, came yesterday a disclosure that the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill ( PIB) has discouraged investments in the oil sector, resulting in the stagnation of the…

The Supreme Court has expressed displeasure at what it called unwarranted attacks by a group – Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) – preparatory to its hearing of an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar. The court, in a statement yesterday in Abuja by its spokesman Festus Akande, said the “campaign of calumny” being waged against it by CUPP, through Imo Ugochinyere, was an attempt to blackmail the court in its handling of the appeal by the PDP and Atiku. The Supreme Court said, being an independent body,…

I have always assumed that ‘’the cabal’’ or the kitchen cabinet in any administration exists at the pleasure of the president or the leadership; hence members of this clique owe him and everything that comes with him, unsoiled loyalty. My assumption was underpinned by some classical examples. In 2010, the kitchen cabinet was Turai Yar’Adua’s bulwark when the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was in a vegetative state. In fact, the first lady was the head of that cabal which went overboard in seeking to hold on to power. In Taraba state in 2013, a reprise of the Yar’Adua saga…

By Edoamaowo Udeme  The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has promised to intensify its enforcement of broadcast rights by warning licensed cable operators in Nigeria to respect the protected signals of broadcasting organisations in line with the copyright law, international treaties and global best practices. The Director-General of NCC, Mr. John O. Asein read this riot acts in Abuja during an interactive session with representatives of Association of Cable Operators of Nigeria (ACON) led by its General-Secretary, Mr. Kalada Wilson. The commission according to Asien,  will not tolerate broadcast piracy in whatever form. “While the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is the…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai to perish its planned military operation in the south-east and channel its energy in fighting insecurity in the north. It described the operation as a misplaced one, insisting the Southeast was relatively peaceful. The Nigerian Army had recently announced its plans to begin the fourth phase of Operation Python Dance in the south-east soon. The pro-Biafran group in a statement on by the media and publicity secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful said the only insecurity in Biafraland was those introduced by land grabbing terror herdsmen…

The US Department of State has selected Journalist and Gender Advocate, Aderonke Bello to attend the Department of State’s Global Sports Mentoring Program, GSMP, the product of a partnership between the Department of State, espnW, and the University of Tennessee’s Center for Sport, Peace & Society. The GSMP is an international leadership development programme that was launched in 2012 by the US Department of State and consists of two pillars focusing on advancing gender equality – empowering women through sports program, and disability rights. It is a five-week, immersive mentorship experience that focus on empowering international delegates to serve their…

President Muhammadu Buhari in his 2019 Independence Speech, said in order to “institutionalize these impactful programmes, we created the Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development which shall consolidate and build on our achievements to date.” Indeed the Social Investment Programmes have also been recognized by several local and international organizations for empowering Nigerians and meeting the urgent needs of Nigerians in different areas including providing employment, supporting small businesses and poverty alleviation. Organisations like Action Aid (Nigeria), of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) have all commended the…