By Joseph Jibueze The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has stopped doctors from appearing before the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) over malpractice allegations. The FCCPC had organised a public hearing to ...

By Adekunle Yusuf The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) said it has partnered Bono Energy Storage Terminal (BEST) to bring on board 300 vulnerable residents its Ilera Eko health plan. Its General Manager, Dr. Emmanuella Zamba, while recei...

By Adekunle Yusuf International Albinism Awareness Day was celebrated worldwide last Sunday, with albinos in Nigeria asking for more government and community care and protection, which every Nigerian is entitled to. To hundreds of albinos and advocac...

By Okodili Ndidi, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednannounced the creation of additional 56, 872 Polling Units (PUS) across the country. With the new units, Nigeria now has 176,846 full-fledged PUs. A breakdown of the ...

By Femi Kusa When I heard of the new international ranking of Jobelyn, the Nigerian herbal blood formula, as a possible anti-cancer agent, I was tempted to see the landmark thrust in terms of a prophet despised at home but celebrated abroad. I quickl...

By Toba Adedeji, Osogbo The Osun State Government has said it closed about 600 private schools, especially primary schools that do not meet   the state’s minimum standard requirements. Speaking during the Inter-ministerial Press briefing held at ...

By Kofoworola Belo-Osagie Students attending Lagos State-owned tertiary institutions and their teachers have praised the Jobs Initiative Lagos (JIL), a schemed aimed at improving the entrepreneurship and employability skills of students in the last t...

By Adebisi Onanuga An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank) Francis Atuche to six years imprisonment for N25.7 billion fraud. His co-defendant, Ugo Anyanwu, was also sentenced t...

By Kofoworola Belo-Osagie and Gbemisola Adesola The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has urged other states to emulate Lagos State Government in checking examination malpractice. Lagos recently fined 2...

The Secretary to the Delta State Government, Chief Patrick Ukah, has called on old boys and girls associations in the state to mentor the pupils to regain lost values in addition to providing critical infrastructure in schools as key stakeholders in ...