“We are strongly committed to the task of reversing the trend of overseas medical tourism in favour of local medical tourism, through the provision of the right atmosphere for qualitative medical care
Author: NAN
Similarly, the All-Share Index recorded marginal gain, appreciating by 102.36 points or 0.36 per cent to close at 28,805.45, compared with 28,703.09 recorded on Thursday.
Oshinowo spoke to newsmen on Friday in Lagos while reacting to the picketing of NECA, which disrupted its 59th Annual General Meeting.
The Joe Ajaero faction of the NLC disrupted NECA’s AGM over what it termed anti-labour stance.
Thirty-six scholarships will go to candidates with the highest scores in the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination from all the states, and one scholarship will be awarded to the candidate with the highest scores nationally
According to sources, the sporadic shooting lasted for several hours, leading to speculations that armed robbers were attacking banks in the area.
The panic alert was, however, put to rest by the Lagos State Police Command
In a statement on Friday, Obanikoro said his wife should not be maligned and facts, which ought to be sacred, distorted to skew and tilt investigation, thereby influencing public opinion negatively on a patriotic, hard-working and innocent woman who is apolitical
Justice Olubukola Ayoola granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining Prince Bayo Aderinle and other members of the Apina family from being nominated for the vacant stool
NAN reports that the High Level Policy Forum is to assess the benchmark academic standards for engineering profession, which outcome would determine whether or not Nigerian engineers will be granted international accreditation
Counsel to the claimant, Jibrin Okutepa (SAN), decried the absence of the respondents, even when they had been served with hearing notices.
Okutepa said by their absence, they have showed a great disrespect to the court
They told NAN that the gang were armed with dangerous weapons in carrying out the incessant nefarious activities on the unsuspecting militants.
The fleeing residents of Igboolowu community told NAN that they had sent an SOS to the Lagos State Police Command over the development
The fun seekers added that apart from polluting the theatre’s environment with their dung, the animals posed danger to visitors as they could run out of control and inflict severe injuries on them
The defence chief said the suspects had been investigated and cleared, hence the need to officially hand them over to their state officials.
He noted that such professional conduct had been exhibited by the military in the past, particularly by the Nigerian Army
Seizures recorded in the period under review were valued at N702 million with a payable duty of N186.2 million with a total Duty Paid Value of N888.3 million
The command wishes to inform members of the public that this story is just a figment of imagination of the initiator, it is not anyway or part true and so should be treated as such and by extension discarded
The fast lane, precisely, is a stereotype that conjures negative imageries. Therefore, it is hardly a compliment for one to be described to be on the fast lane. An unassuming gentleman, Ogah was never known for the fast lane. Save for some criminal charges bordering on fraud and forgery in Lagos law courts, which have dented an immaculate reputation of the soft-spoken gentleman of the oil wealth fame, Ogah has never been identified or associated with the fast lane of life. Until two weeks ago, his reputation spoke of a man who carried himself with so much respectability
Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said: “The EFCC is at liberty to continue to use the APC media organs to feed the public with concocted stories all in an attempt to tarnish my image, cases are only won and lost in the court, not on the pages of newspapers. If they are sure of all their claims, can’t they just go to court?
The Minister said in view of the lean resources available to states, it might not be expedient to set-up a full-fledged ministry, but rather a manageable outfit that would provide the link for the states to also take full advantage of privatization and the investment potentials available, as well as help solve some particular power issues in the various localities
Ashefon said: “I must say we are impressed by the level of participation by African artistes, on the continent and in the Diaspora, in the on-going AFRIMA 3.0 entries submission process so far. This is an encouraging success marker for us considering the fact that we have surpassed the 1500 mark before the close of entries in two weeks’ time
Speaker after speaker commended the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, for identifying school feeding as one huge opportunity for social welfare and an instrument of economic strength for Nigeria
In his tribute, Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State expressed the state government’s condolences to the family, the people of Obosi and NAN staff over Mgbemena’s demise