One of the unfortunate consequences of more people surviving childhood and living longer lives is that you start to see cases of cancer steadily increase. But while medical advances are helping to improve survival rates of cancer patients in high-income…
Members of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAN) have begged the Lagos State House of Assembly to protect their investments in state’s Cleaner Lagos Initiative. The executive bill is entitled: “Bill for Law to Provide for the Management,…
A Continent of Hope – By AntónioGuterres Far too often, the world views Africa through the prism of problems. When I look to Africa, I see a continent of hope, promise and vast potential. I am committed to building on those…
In April 2015, Dangote Cement announced through electronic media a Truck Entrepreneurship Scheme that looks to enable graduates monetarily. The plan involved possible ownership for any representative (Truck Officer) who could cover 400,000km with the truck. Representatives enthusiastically connected for…
26 year old, Odebode Ademola, a co-founder of NerdBevy, an Information Technology driven company with a special drive to provide solutions geared at providing maximum productivity in Nigeria’s IT ground, in 2014, launched RepairAm.com with his partner, Onibokun Ayobami. This was…
Today is Safer Internet Day (SID) and Facebook has launched a series of initiatives to help make the Internet a safer and better place for people across Africa, especially children and the youth. Facebook is partnering with public sector agencies…
Nigeria plans to achieve 30 per cent broadband penetration by 2018 and with the right policies in place and an enabling environment, President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Mr. Olusola Teniola says ‘anything is possible’. In 2016, some statistics…
“The world, indeed, moves under the impulses of youth to realize the ideals of youth. It has youth for its beginning and youth for its end; for youth is alive, and progress is but the movement of life to attain…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that the world may record more than 17 million cancer-related deaths in the next 20 to 30 years if unhealthy lifestyle choices should continue. In a statement released in Abuja to mark the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have concluded plans to hold a protest rally over the state of the nation. The protest code named ‘national day of action against orruption and for good governance’ will…
