The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Thursday donated relief materials to the Sickle Cell Orphanage and Underprivileged Home in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State. The Chairman of the association, Dr. Princeston Okam, said the gesture was part of the NMA’s corporate social responsibility and one of the activities lined up for its 2025 Anambra Physicians’ Week celebration. Items donated included bags of rice, cartons of noodles, tubers of yam, and toilet tissues. The association also announced scholarship opportunities for the orphanage inmates. Okam, who led other members on the visit, highlighted that sickle cell disease, which continues to…
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MTN Nigeria has called on government and business leaders from Nigeria and South Africa to prioritize the effective implementation of people-oriented and growth-driven economic policies. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Karl Toriola, made the appeal on Thursday at the Nigeria-South Africa Economic Diplomacy Roundtable held in Lagos. Toriola emphasized that the combined economic weight of the two nations could serve as a powerful engine for Africa’s development. He proposed a three-point agenda to accelerate economic growth across the continent. The first priority, he said, is the full activation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) beyond…
Dr. Zainab Mu’azu, a gynaecologist in the Department of Community Medicine at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, has urged pregnant women to receive tetanus vaccinations to improve maternal care and reduce mortality. Speaking to reporters on Thursday in Bauchi, Mu’azu explained that the vaccine protects both mothers and newborns from the serious risks of tetanus and diphtheria. She said the vaccine is recommended during every pregnancy, as it helps protect infants from illnesses like whooping cough and tetanus before they can be vaccinated and establishes protective antibodies in the mother that are transferred to the baby. Mu’azu…
Pioneer Education Centre, Benin, Edo, has emerged the winner of the NNPC/SEPLAT Energy 2025 Parles Quiz finals, held in Asaba on Thursday. The quiz is part of SEPLAT Joint Venture’s (JV) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at equipping secondary schools with science laboratories and Information Communication Technology (ICT) centres to enhance learning and empower students. Pioneer Education Centre took home the first prize of ₦10 million to equip its ICT centre. The second and third-place schools—Notre Dame College, Uzoro, Delta, and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College, Benin—received ₦5 million and ₦3 million, respectively. Ogini Model College, Ogharefe-Oghara, Delta,…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Automated National Standing Orders (NSOs) Mobile Application, a digital innovation designed to strengthen primary healthcare delivery and improve service efficiency across Nigeria. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako, unveiled the mobile app on Thursday in Abuja, describing it as a milestone in Nigeria’s transition toward a digital and equitable health system. Salako said the app, developed by the Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN) with support from the Health Information System Agency (HISA), transforms static clinical manuals into interactive digital tools. He explained that the innovation aligns…
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has announced October 31, 2025, as the deadline for all candidates offered provisional admission to accept their offers for the 2025/2026 academic session. The announcement was made in a statement by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, following decisions reached at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting with vice chancellors and other stakeholders on the national admissions calendar. According to the statement, candidates who fail to accept their admission by the deadline risk forfeiting their offers. ALSO READ: NAPTIP targets irregular migration with new education initiative “The Vice Chancellor, Prof.…
Global technology giant Microsoft has warned that the global cybersecurity landscape has reached a critical stage, driven by the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and growing geopolitical tensions. The company’s Chief Security Advisor for Africa, Kerissa Varma, disclosed this on Thursday during a virtual media roundtable, citing findings from Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report (MDDR) 2025, released in October. Varma said the report, based on Microsoft’s extensive monitoring network, analyzed more than 100 trillion security signals and screened 5 billion emails daily, providing one of the world’s most comprehensive views of cyber threats. She explained that the 2025 report highlights…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to accelerating national development through digital technology and innovation. Tinubu stated this in her address at the official commissioning and handover ceremony of a digital learning centre to Model Technical College, Asaba, the Delta State capital. Represented by the wife of the Delta State Governor, Mrs. Tobore Oborovwori, the First Lady said a technology-driven system of learning remains the foundation for educational advancement in any nation. “In today’s changing world, digital knowledge is no longer optional, but an essential tool for learning and a key…
Sightsavers Nigeria, an international non-governmental organisation (NGO), has revealed that more than 4.25 million Nigerians are currently living with blindness or visual impairment. Ms. Barbara Marok, the organisation’s Eye Health Programme Officer, disclosed this on Thursday during a media engagement meeting held in Keffi, Nasarawa State. Marok said many of the cases stem from preventable or treatable conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, and uncorrected refractive errors. “More than 4.2 million Nigerians are blind or visually impaired, many due to preventable or treatable conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, and refractive errors,” she stated. “Only 4.4 per cent of Nigerians currently have access…
The Federal Ministry of Environment has reviewed the National Erosion and Flood Control Policy (NEFCOP) to strengthen the national framework for managing erosion and flooding across Nigeria. Mr. Mahmud Kambari, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, made the disclosure during a National Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop on the NEFCOP review. The workshop was organized by the Ministry in collaboration with the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL) Project, supported by the World Bank. Kambari explained that the review was necessary due to the lapse of time since the policy’s first launch in 2005 and changing environmental circumstances. The original NEFCOP…