As part of its ongoing commitment to continually empower the Nigerian media and enable it play the critical watchdog role in the society, Polaris Bank is organizing an open workshop for all classes of Journalists across the media spectrum as…
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BSN celebrates 2024 White Cane Safety Day with blind community
The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) on Tuesday joined the blind community in Lagos to mark the International White Cane Safety Day. The International White Cane Safety Day celebrates the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired. The…
LASG, UNICEF To Vaccinate 18 Million Residents Against Infectious Diseases; Set To Launch Statewide Immunization Campaign
Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy and Unicef Host Media Orientation to Garner Media Support for Statewide Immunization Campaign … In six months, over 73.27percent of children diagnosed with measles lacked / avoided vaccination … Actively seeks media support…
COP29 Host, Azerbaijan’s Climate Action Rated ‘Critically Insufficient” by Climate Action Tracker
Azerbaijan, host of the 2024 UNFCCC COP29 has been given an abysmal rating of “Critically Insufficient” after it fell far below expectations in its climate action interventions. This was the outcome of an updated country analyses released by the Climate…
Lagos First Lady Mobilizes Grassroots Leaders For TB Prevention
· To Launch State’s STOP TB Partnership, Inaugurate Local Health Advocates · Outlines Vision for Grassroots TB Advocacy Lagos State First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has announced a bold new initiative to strengthen grassroots advocacy in the fight…
Lagos Inaugurates Local TB Champions, State TB Steering Committee, And Stop TB Partnership
· As First Lady Urges Action Against TB in Lagos In a landmark initiative to tackle tuberculosis (TB) in Lagos State, the First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, officially inaugurated the Local Government and Local…
LAGOS TAKES BOLD STEPS TO ENHANCE TRAUMA CARE
• As Trauma Conference Sets Stage for Healthcare Reforms• Governor Sanwo-Olu, Minister of State for Health Signs Historic MOU on Epe General Hospital Today marked a major milestone in Lagos State’s healthcare landscape, as key government officials convened at the…
Gaza: WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign amid tragic reality
Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted that it…
Dangote calls on African business leaders to drive continent’s transformation
The Dangote Group has expanded from Nigeria to 14 countries across the continent, spanning multiple sectors from cement to fertilizers, sugar to oil refineries, petrochemicals, agriculture and more The President and Chief Executive of the Pan-African conglomerate, Dangote Group, Aliko…
ITRI’s Technology Camp Empowers Young Minds
The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) hosted a technology camp for children in Hualien this summer, in collaboration with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the Hualien County Government, the Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, and Tzu Chi University. Themed “AI…
