CSBS news Desk The United Nations health agency cautioned South-East Asia States last week to remain vigilant against the continuing risks of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) after Thailand confirmed the sometimes fatal disease in a traveller,…
CSBS news desk Twenty countries in the Americas and about 10 in Africa, Asia and the Pacific have reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus infection according to information delivered by the UN World Health Organization (WHO). “Most are reporting…
As the annual Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum kicks off on 1 February, youth takes centre stage at UN headquarters in New York. In a two-day event, young leaders from around the world will discuss concrete commitments and…
Jude Chukwuemeka The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made it known on Thursday in Abeokuta that the Federal Government would soon build 10,000 functional primary healthcare centres in various states of the federation. Ehanire, who disclosed this…
Jude Chukwuemeka Telecoms organisation, Globacom, received lots of commendation for hosting two great shows for young people in Nigeria. These are Glo Slide ‘n’ Bounce musical show and the Glo Laffta Fest comedy fiesta. they were both hosted around the country in…
CSWeekly Desk For some time, it was believed that microfinance banks will fade out completely, as many of them were failing one-by-one in the business. but today, some few microfinance banks are still standing… It was pay back time for…
CSWeekly Desk Nigerian Turkish International Colleges Foundation (NTIC Foundation) has started distributing to underprivileged students under the ‘I Support a Child’s Education’. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Mallam Muhammad Bello, who launched the project in Kayada Junior Secondary School,…
CSWeekly Desk A Non-Governmental Organisation, Democratic Progressive Movement (DPM), has called on the Federal Government to establish special courts to guarantee speedy prosecution of corruption cases in the country. The National Chairman of the group, Rev. Collins Edebiri, made the…
Jude Chukwuemeka According to a Bloomberg report, Nigeria’s Senate summoned central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele to explain the fall of the naira on the unofficial market. The information revealed that Emefiele must appear before lawmakers in Abuja, the capital, at…
