The Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) has sponsored free eye surgery on 250 persons in Edo state. OSN President, Dr Abiola Oyeleye, disclosed this on Wednesday when the executives of the society visited the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II. Oyeleye said the free surgeries were part of the programmes for the society’s scientific conference holding in Benin. “We are willing to do more before the end of the conference. This visit is to seek the Oba’s blessings. ”We are here in Benin with our partners. Nigerian doctors in Diaspora and our friends from South Africa,” the president said. In his response,…
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The President Muhammadu Buhari administration deserves more plaudits than it is getting for Nigeria’s 3.50 per cent economic growth in the second quarter of 2022. This, according to the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), is because it came at a time that much of the world witnessed a general economic slowdown. BMO said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke that this was traceable to the same policies that took Nigeria’s economy out of a COVID-19 induced global recession faster than expected. “Many analysts have continued to express surprise that the Nigerian economy has been…
Security agencies on Wednesday embarked on a show-of-force in Lagos, in display of their readiness to enforce the ban on operations of commercial motorcycles extended to more areas of the state. The spokesman of the police command in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement that it was done ahead of the September 1 commencement of the enforcement. Recall that the Lagos State Government had on Aug.18 announced the ban of commercial motorcycle (popularly known as okada) operations in four more Local Governments (LGs) and six Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said that…
Niger state governor, Abubakar Bello on Wednesday, inaugurated the N303 million National Headquarters complex of Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), named after late Sen. Dahiru Awaisu Kuta. Bello also inaugurated 12 operational utility vehicles for the smooth operations of the commission. Speaking at the event in Minna, Bello urged the commission to urgently find lasting solutions to the perennial flood disaster bedevilling riverine communities in their areas of operation. He said that the commission would bring relief to the flood-prone areas and other parts of the country. “The task of the commission is very important. Every year, water…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says it has recovered 15 bodies from River Ngadabul in Maiduguri, northeastern state of Nigeria. The Northeast Coordinator of the agency, Muhammad Usman confirmed this in Maiduguri on Wednesday. According to him, the number of cases of drowned people in the river have been on the increase. He urged parents and guardians to caution their wards and children against swimming in the river to avoid drowning. “NEMA as a disaster agency has been engaged in serious sensitization of the public on dangers of flooding and precautionary measures. “We have been having meetings with various…
Lawyers under the auspices of Body of Bauchi Lawyers of Conscience (BOBALAC) have vowed that their support during the forthcoming 2023 general elections is for the re-election bid of governor Bala Mohammed. The group made their stand in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary, Abdullatif Isa and Abbakar Idris and made available to newsmen on Wednesday. According to the statement, the group found it pertinent to clarify the growing speculations and fake information on social media to the effect that some of its members involved in defending legal matters for Senator Bala Mohammed (Kauran Bauchi) of Bauchi…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians to avoid voting the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming general elections. A statement by the Sokoto state spokesperson of the party, Hassan Sanyinnawal said Atiku gave the warning while speaking at the Northwest stakeholders’ meeting of the party held in Kano on Tuesday. According to Abubakar, of voted to power he would tackle insecurity, inflation, lack of infrastructure, backwardness in educational sector, which had plagued the country. The presidential candidate said APC lacked focus, vision has no plan on ground to solve Nigeria’s…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says he is considering a government of national unity and tax rebate if elected president in 2023. The former vice president disclosed this in a statement he personally issued on Tuesday in Kano and made available to journalists in Abuja. Mr Abubakar said he was considering a government of national unity that would douse the temperature, unite Nigerians and pave the way for improved security. “Improved security allows for investments and, therefore, an improved economy, also targeted tax rebates to attract foreign and local investments, amongst other proactive measures…
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has constituted a 9-member committee in a move to find lasting solution to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the state. The committee, according to the Deputy Speaker, Abubakar Magaji, who presided over the plenary sitting of the Assembly on Tuesday, is to be led by the Majority Leader, Malami Basakkwace. Mr Magaji said that the committee was mandated with the responsibility to contact the management of the Sokoto state University and the ASUU chapter domiciled in the state-owned institution. “This is in order to find a lasting…
Gorbachev died after a long illness, Russian state news agencies reported. “Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a severe and prolonged illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital said, according to RIA Novosti Tuesday. The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences, Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told RIA Novosti. Putin will send a message on Wednesday to Gorbachev’s family and friends, RIA Novosti added. Other world leaders also paid tribute to Gorbachev on Tuesday,…