Rotary D9110 Performs Free Cataract Surgeries On 100 Residents Of Lagos And Ogun

The Rotary District 9110 Committee on Blindness Prevention embarked on a 3-day “Save Our Sight” Mission to Ota, Ogun State and performed free cataract surgeries on 100 Residents of Lagos and Ogun States. The surgeries took place at the Ace Medicare Clinics, Ota, Ogun State from January 14th -17th 2021. The surgeries were sponsored by…

COVID-19: CACOVID Supplies FG With Oxygen To Stem High Death Rate

Fighting against the second wave of coronavirus pandemic, the private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), has supported the Federal Government with the supply of critical oxygen for case management of COVID-19 patients, to Isolation centres across the Country. Updating media on the latest donations by CACOVID, yesterday in Lagos, Managing director and CEO of Aliko…

Sanction APC Leaders for Assault on Democracy, PDP Urges Biden

Following the United States lifting of immigration visa restrictions on regular Nigerians, the main opposition party in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended President Joe Biden for this act but urged him to impose firm sanctions on leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and officials of the Buhari administration involved in acts of…

Niger-Delta Group Urges President Buhari To Inaugurate NDDC Board

The Niger Delta Development Initiative (NDDI), a socio-cultural, political and economic pressure group has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the legally recognised Board of the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which he appointed in August 2019. In a petition signed by the President of the Group Chief Ebikalome Tonye Anselm and Secretary Comrade Johnson Oghenekevbe,…

COVID-19 Vaccine: Lagos Targets 60% Rollout, Engages Pfizer, Others

As the epicenter of Covid-19 infections in the country, Lagos State is aiming to achieve 60 per cent vaccine rollout when the vaccination programme commences in the coming weeks in a bid to help check rate of transmission and build the resilience of the State against the ravaging virus. The state says it had activated…

Former PSG Coach, Tuchel Set To Replace Lampard At Chelsea

Less than 24 hours after a FA Cup victory over Luton that has seen Chelsea qualify for the next round, reports have emerged on Monday that Frank Lampard has been sacked by Roman Abramovich with the former PSG manager Thomas Tuchel set to replace him. Having spent more than £200 million last summer on players…

Sanwo-Olu Vows To Change Narrative of Maternal And Child Mortality

The prayer and joy of every pregnant woman is to have a smooth nine months journey and safe delivery with both mother and child intact but that has not been in some instances as cases of maternal and child mortality is reported across the country and in most developing countries. However one man who is…

Real Madrid Coach, Zidane Tests Positive For Coronavirus

As clubs around the world seek to manage their way through a second wave of a global pandemic that has seen a surge in the numbers of infection reported, the Spanish football club on Friday announced that Real Madrid Coach, Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for the virus. With this development the Madrid boss will…

Promasidor Nigeria Appoints New Chief Executive Officer

Promasidor Nigeria Limited has appointed Bruno Gruwez as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective January 1st 2021. Bruno succeeds Anders Einarsson, who will assume regional responsibilities within the Promasidor Group. Bruno joins Promasidor from PepsiCo, where he was Senior Director, Food Categories Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to that, he was Senior Commercial Director for PepsiCo South…

The Incubator Reality Set To Disrupt Nigerian Startups With Over N1 Billion

The Incubator Reality has created a lifeline to leapfrog and disrupt Nigerian start-ups to increase their capacity and access to funding via a novelty incubation program. A statement by ECSCORP, the Incubator’s architect, said the reality TV show, the biggest and first of its kind in the world, seeks to change the start-up narrative by…