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17 Feb
To commemorate the 70th birthday of veteran broadcaster, Bimbo Oloyede, a fundraising committee has unveiled plans to raise a N100m in support of cancer research and treatment in public hospitals. The initiative themed, Extending a Lifeline, Offering Hope, was revealed at a briefing held at the International Press Centre, Lagos, by the Chairman of the…
16 Feb
The Co-ordinator of Lifeline Advocacy and Development Initiative, Bimbo Oloyede, yesterday, stressed the need for research and local solutions to tackle the menace of cancer in the healthcare sector.
8 Feb
Indian and Nigerian researchers have endorsed the use of local plant, Spondias mombin, for the treatment of cancers. They found that Spondias mombin exhibits the ability to regulate various molecular pathways involved in cancer development and progression. They said by modulating these molecular pathways, Spondias mombin has the potential to exert anti- cancer effects. Commonly…
7 Aug 2023
The Dorcas Cancer Foundation (TDCF) has deployed a specialised virtual training programme, Pediatric Radiation Oncology (PedROC) Africa, to develop healthcare professionals’ capacity by increasing proficiency and expertise in childhood cancer treatment in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja was yesterday told how one Ugo Emmanuel Ejima allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter.
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Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 19-year-old man, Jamiu Akande for alleged sexual abuse on nine-year-old girl at Pakata Area in ilorin.
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To further address the energy inefficiency in the country, the Chief Executive Officer, Stanbic IBTC Holding Plc, Dr. Demola Sogunle, said N350 billion fund has been raised to support customers in the energy sector.
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A professor and former Dean, Faculty of Transportation and Logistics at the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Samuel Odewumi, has called on the Federal Government to create a definite parastatal for the effective management of all affairs about roads in Nigeria.
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Two African professional coaching bodies, the Life Coaches Association of Nigeria (LCAN) and the African Board of Consultants, Coaches, and Coaching Psychologists (ABCCCP), have a partnership to boost the coaching profession across the continent.
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The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) said that it has successfully recovered and destroyed over 6,000 illicit and obsolete small and light weapons from various security agencies and operational theatres in the country in the last three years.
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The Federal Government is set to develop a sustainable roadmap for HIV control, vaccination and disease outbreak response in the country.
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Amid geo-political tension marked by uncertainty, volatility, and disruptive forces, the Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD) has tasked directors on effective leadership, noting that their roles as leaders assume even greater significance in turbulent times.
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The Management of ARISE News Channel has announced that the cable news network has gone live in South Africa, in addition to nine other countries in Southern Africa, on Multichoice/DSTV Channel 416.