The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Enugu State has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of one of its highly respected medical elders and renowned gastroenterologist, Prof. Neri Picardo. The association said the late physician collapsed and died while seeing a patient at his clinic at the Niger Foundation, in spite of several efforts to resuscitate…

Borno State Government in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Thursday urged 10,000 youths in the state inaugurated into Imole Youth Corps, to ensure the success of the programme. The Imole Youth Corps is an empowerment programme of the state government to provide job opportunities for the youth in the state. Speaking during the inauguration in Osogbo, Adeleke said…

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the expansion of its Contactless Passport Application System to Europe, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, set to commence on Friday, February 7. Immigration spokesperson, ACI AS Akinlabi, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Akinlabi said the expansion follows the successful implementation of the system in Canada on…

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has began the payment of N50,000 monthly stipends to 10,000 indigenous youths from the Niger Delta under its Youths Internship Scheme. Mrs Seledi-Thompson-Wakama, Director of Corporate Affairs at the NDDC, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday. She explained that the beneficiaries would undergo practical, hands-on training…