By Justina Auta An international NGO, Sightsavers Nigeria, says it will provide free cataract surgery for 150 adults in remote communities of Shendam, Mangu and Pankshin local government areas of Plateau. The organisation’s Communications Officer, Ms Joy Tarbo, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday, ahead of the World Sight Day celebrated every October 13. Tarbo said the organisation would also engage in free eye health education, screening and provision of spectacles for drivers in FCT motor parks and the National Assembly. She said the programme was in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Federal Capital Territory Administration…
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A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), has expressed concern over the inability of the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent and Elderly Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAEH+N) response Plan to achieve its full objectives, three months to its expiration. Dr Aminu Magashi, Coordinator, Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN), who spoke on behalf of the CSOs, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. RMNCAEH+N plan was developed in 2020 with at an estimated cost of N12.1 billion to mitigate the indirect impact of COVID- 19, as well as prioritise and maintain the provision of RMNCAEH+N services. Such services include routine immunisation, reproductive health…
The Rivers State All Progressives Congress Governorship Candidate, Mr Tonye Cole beat three others to emerge the “Businessman Of The Year” in the 2022 Leadership Excellence Awards. In a 14-day online poll by Nigerians both home and in the Diaspora, Cole was voted ahead of three other nominees. He polled 367,547 votes, or 57 per cent of all votes to defeat Obi Cubana who secured 166,458 votes while Chief Tony Elumelu polled 73,645 votes and Chief Mike Adenuga polled 41,096 votes. The prestigious award, endorsed by the African Union, African Film Institute is organised by IgbereTV. Cole is the co-founder…
James Ewruje has confirmed his new status as the champion of the newly rebranded Lekki Scrabble Classics in Lagos The Master Player claimed the overall title and emerged the best among the 100 players who competed in more than 12 games at the one-day tournament held on Sunday. Ewruje shrugged off the challenges of tournament top favourite Tega Okiemute of Delta State in the last round to cement his pole-position on the log with 11 wins, one defeat. He also recorded a spread of 599 cumulative points in his path to victory. The defeat would be costly as Okiemute tumbled…
A three-year-old golf prodigy in 2016, Lewis Dandyson, who entered the annual Awa Ibraheem Junior Golf Open Championships as the youngest ever, says he wants to be the champion of the 2022 tournament. Dandyson, now nine years, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, said he is matured enough to take the top prize at the age-grade golf championships scheduled from October 21 to 22. The Awa Ibraheem Junior Golf Championships is for children from ages five to 18 and is organised to celebrate a golf icon, Awa Ibrahim, whose birthday is on October 19.…
Belief in the efficacy of a locally-prepared charm that could stave off gunshots has led to the death of a 12-year-old child in Kaiama in Kwara. His elder brother shot him dead while testing the efficacy of the charm with which the two of them had just “fortified’’ themselves. Police spokesperson in Kwara, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, stated in Ilorin on Monday that upon their return home after procuring the charm, the elder took their father’s hunting Dane gun and shot the deceased to test its efficacy. The 12-year-old died on the spot from the shot, he stated. “The two of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered no less than 13,451,466 pills of tramadol 225mh worth N8.9 billion In street value in Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Babafemi said that operatives of the agency had also arrested the suspected drug baron, Chukwukadibia Ugochukwu, in connection to the recovered drugs. He said that the operatives raided one of the mansions of the suspect in the highbrow residential estate, Victoria Garden City, Lekki area of Lagos. He said that the arrest of Ugochukwu, who is the Chairman…
By Stanley Ihedigbo, Lagos The 2022 edition of the anticipated Brands and Marketing Conference and Awards has been slated to hold on November 25, 2022. According to Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN), its organiser, the event will kick off at Oriental Hotel Victoria Island, Lagos by 10am. The BJAN annual conference is a flagship event where seasoned analysts and informed stakeholders gather to dissect key issues facing the marketing industry and Nigeria at large. With BJAN known as the body peopled by journalists covering brands and marketing, this year’s event, the 10th edition, promises to up the ante in…
By Stanley Ihedigbo Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards aims to reward professionalism and excellence in reporting and storytelling around Nestlé’s focus areas comprising – Affordable Nutrition, Environmental Sustainability, Youth Empowerment, Women Empowerment, Engendering Thriving Communities, and Agriculture. Participation is open to mainstream and online journalists from all over Nigeria. Entries must be published stories on Nestlé’s focus areas – Affordable Nutrition, Environmental Sustainability, Youth Empowerment, Women Empowerment, Engendering Thriving Communities, and Agriculture. Entries must be published within the award year: January 1, 2022 to 06 November 2022. Entries will be judged for originality, value addition, accuracy, balance, depth and focus on…
By Stanley Ihedigbo, Lagos The Chairman of Igando-Ikotun LCDA, Akinsanya Lasisi Ayinde has congratulated the people of the area as Nigeria celebrates its 62nd Independence Anniversary. In keeping solidarity with his people, Ayinde also received members of the Alimosho Arts Community Initiative. In the same vein, the Council Mayor and vice Chairman, Mojisola Badmus in a light interaction, also welcomed the mebers of Alimosho Arts community Initiative Expressing happiness for the hospitality accorded members of the Initiative, Mr Ezima said “we are immensely grateful to you for choosing to celebrate Nigeria Independence Day with us.” He equally prayed for God…