Franka Osakwe Despite the Lagos State government’s effort in providing Family Planning (FP) services at the state owned health facilities, only very few women are utilizing the services- hence the rise in unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortion and maternal deaths. Evidence…
A two-year-old boy, Eniola Ajakaye, has drowned inside a drum of water while holidaying with his grandmother in Aboru, in the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State. Officers from Oke Odo Police Division arrested the victim’s father, Sunday Ajakaye, a…
Nominations are now open for the Nigeria Prize for Patriotism (NPP), an award program aimed at celebrating Nigerians who are living a life of sacrifice in service of the people and the country in general. Citing love for country and…
Abuja, Nigeria – The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria announced that applications for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship began on Wednesday, September 20, 2016. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, and…
Abuja, Nigeria – The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria announced that applications for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship began on Wednesday, September 20, 2016. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, and…
…state has only 2% burden- NMEP Franka Osakwe The Head of Case Management, National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP), Dr. Godwin Ntadom, has warned against too many malaria positive results doled out by several quack laboratories in Lagos State saying that…
By James Ogunjimi After all is said and done, the ‘change begins with me’ campaign is a very good one. But I have two issues with it. 1) Timing: The timing is all wrong. Almost as wrong as the “Let…
Mayowa Adeniran @mayowalive In an effort to build on the success of the maiden edition of Partnership for Development conference that was held in Lagos, 2015, the South West Regional Office of the UK Department for International Development (DFID Nigeria)…
The Lagos State High Court presided over by Justice Kudirat Jose on 21 September, 2016 convicted and sentenced one Michael Ugochukwu to five years imprisonment on a one count charge of stealing to the tune of N10,500,000 (Ten Million, Five…
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, will visit Nigeria from September 26 to 28, 2016, on his first official visit to the country since his appointment last year. A statement from the AfDB in Abuja said Adesina will meet policy-makers, the private sector…
