The Federal Ministry of Health, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced the inclusion of three new laboratories into national yellow fever/measles/rubella laboratory network. According to a statement signed by the Director-General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu on Tuesday,
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The Kwara State government has given new directives to public school administrators within the state and therefore banned some existing components of morning assemblies. The directive was contained in a statement released by the state’s Commissioner for Education and Human
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have taken quite a bold step and made a big announcement. The British royals are again defying typical customs of the British monarchy and have announced that they will be stepping back from their role
The Nigerian police force had warned ahead of the yuletide celebrations against the use of explosives and fireworks during the festive period. They warned that the use of the aforementioned posed potent security threat, adding that violators would be made
The Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has announced its plans to recruit 1,000 secondary school teachers into the state’s Post Primary Teaching Service. Mums who are seeking employment can tap into the opportunity. “This is to ensure that the
A few months ago, the Ogun state government launched her recruitment portal and now there’s an update on that. The same portal is currently used to publish and announce all job vacancies within the state and all interested persons who
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1 as public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, NAN reports. The Permanent Secretary
The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board, JAMB, has issued fresh guidelines to prospective candidates for the 2020 UTME. The board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said on Tuesday that prospective candidates must obtain a National Identity Number (NIN) from the National Identity
As part of efforts to improve the quality of naira notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has issued a directive to Nigerians. Naira notes which are weak and could easily tear at further handling or processing, mutilated notes that
A new study has found that social media raises children’s risk of mental health problems by up to half. The study of more than 10,000 children showed that checking various social media platforms weekly means the risk of suffering “psychological
The World Health Organisation has unveiled its recommendations on how to reduce the risk of dementia globally in a report released on Tuesday. In the report, WHO also warned against taking dietary supplements, such as vitamins B and E, in
The world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S pilot programme was launched in Malawi last week Tuesday. This makes Malawi the first of three countries in Africa in which the RTS,S vaccine will be made available to children up to two years
The World Health organisation (WHO) has raised alarm over the surge in cases of measles since the beginning of 2019 and that it keeps getting worse despite the availability of a perfect vaccine. Health organizations around the world are also
Good news for mums who are unable to breastfeed or whose infants are allergic to cow’s milk baby formula. They now have an alternative — camel-based baby formula. A United Arab Emirates-based company has unveiled what it calls the world’s
Can you recall the story of that successful entrepreneur, professional makeup artist and wig maker, Buntricia Bastian who became an internet sensation in the middle of 2018; after she revealed that she was dying and that her ashes was going
Nigerian actress and former model, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, MFR, has added another cap in her feather. The beautiful screen diva who turned 41 on Thursday was recognized by City of Los Angeles. Taking to her Instagram page, the mom-of-4 made
The social media commands a great level of Influence which if put to proper use, could give great cushioned effects. A Nigerian lady, Effa Epelle Cristie has taken to Twitter to seek a husband for her beautiful 45-year old widowed
One man’s meat is another man’s poison as 19-year old Nigerian girl, Onuh Chisom Maryjane has expressed her interest in marrying Izuchukwu Igwilo, the supposedly demented 56-year old man whose family allegedly paid the family of 15-year old Chinwe from Anambra to
Chelsea Clinton, 38, the only biological child of former US president, Bill Clinton, 72, and his wife, former US presidential aspirant who contested against 72-year old 45th POTUS, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, 71, has good news to share! Chelsea Clinton-Mezvinsky
2018 World’s Richest Man, and Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos 54, has announced that he and his American novelist wife, MacKenzie are getting a divorce after 25-years of marriage. The dad-of-4 made this announcement via his Twitter page. He said he
A few weeks ago, unconfirmed reports announced the arrival of a baby to the family of OAP Tolu Oniru-Demuren aka Toolz and her hubby, Captain Tunde Demuren. December 2018 has been one amazing season for many Nigerian celebrities as quite
Remember the popular and well loved woman of God who passed on in the ill-fated Sosoliso plane crash in 2005, beautiful Pastor Bimbo Odukoya? Well, the late influential woman of God had 3 children- Tolu Odukoya-Ijogun, Jimi Odukoya and Tobi
China is putting an end to the country’s increasingly extravagant wedding culture, saying it goes against “socialist core values” and reflects “declining morality.” Chinese weddings have featured elaborate rituals and traditions for thousands of years but officials say modern ceremonies
Nigerian actress, Aishat Lawal has taken to her Instagram page to announce the arrival of her daughter with a lovely video clip. Aisha, an award winning writer who is well-known in the Yoruba movie industry had her daughter in the
The family of late celebrity OAP, Tosyn Bucknor-Boyer has revealed her burial plans. According to the plans revealed by the family, there would be service of songs/night of tribute for her at Harbour point, V/I on Wednesday, November 28, 2018;
