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Healthcare consulting firm, Salient Advisory, has launched its latest market intelligence report, focusing on 24 leading Africa-focused supply chain innovators, which appear to be on the cusp of more substantive impact. The 24 innovators are Chefaa, DrugStoc, Field Inc, Figorr, Grinta, HealthPlus, Kasha, LifeBank, Maisha Meds, Meditect, mPedigree, MYDAWA, Pendulum, PharmaSecure, Remedial Health, RxAll, Sobrus,…
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Governor Alex Otti of Abia has said that the State Government will soon make a pronouncement on a new retirement age for nurses in the state from 60 years to 65 years. Otti said this on Friday night at the Government House, Umuahia during his monthly interactive session with newsmen. He said that the measure…
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The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the death of a 17-year old boy, who was electrocuted while working with his step-father at a building construction site. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the mother of…
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The University of Benin (UNIBEN )has said that Sen. Daisy Ehanire-Danjuma was the donor of the newly inaugurated girls hostel in the institution. It also said that the lady was undertaking the construction of a second hostel. The university made the clarification in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, and…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has summoned an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting following the alleged invasion of its headquarters by armed security agencies on Wednesday night. A notice of the meeting obtained by The Guardian showed that the meeting would be held virtually today (Saturday) at 4pm.The Guardian gathered that the meeting was summoned to…
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Over the years, Lagos has been the hotbed of revolt and dissension in Nigeria, even after the Federal capital moved to Abuja. It was not so in the last protest dubbed hunger protest, even though key players and a number of conveners are Lagos based. It is not clear whether interventions by the state government pre…
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The Society for Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria has said that without an effective, efficient, and vibrant midstream and downstream sectors, investments in the upstream sector would become meaningless. The Chairman, SPE Nigerian Council, Salahudeen Tahir,who stated this at a media parley during the closing of Nigeria Annual International Conference & Exhibition (NAICE) 2024, in Lagos,…
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• Nigerians Count Gains, Losses Of Exercise • Say It’s A Warning To Ruling Class To Curb Luxurious Lifestyle As the 10-day #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest ends today, Nigerians are counting their gains and losses, even as they are naming the heroes and villains of the exercise, and sharing the lessons learnt. Despite assurances that…
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•Seek Synergy, Action Against Abuse The First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, and the wife of the governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, have flagged off the 2024 Annual August Meeting in Enugu State, calling for synergy and action against all forms of abuse. Tinubu and Mbah commended the August Meeting initiative as a veritable…
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The incessant rejection of Nigerian livestock and fish abroad has been partly linked to wrong application of antibiotics by farmers, which has been identified as causes of serious cases of antibiotics resistance in humans. To this end, experts have discovered an alternative – onion peels, considered as the richest part of onions because it contains…
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United States-based sprinter Favour Ofili went through the junior ranks, ruling the Nigeria Youth Games before leaving for the U.S. on a scholarship at Louisiana State University. Since then, her athletics career has been on the rise winning medals for both the school athletics team and Nigeria. In this report, GOWON AKPODONOR looks at Ofili’s…