LASUTH Cardiologists have encouraged Lagosians to constantly check their Blood Pressure despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This advice is in commemoration of the 2020 World Hypertension Day tagged ‘Know Your Numbers’. This annual event is aimed at educating the public and increasing awareness of hypertension and its effects when it is not quickly diagnosed. According to…
A former Deputy Governor of Edo State and a governorship aspirant on the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr. Pius Odubu, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari for choosing Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, an accomplished academic and diplomat per excellence as his new Chief of Staff. Odubu, who was also a former member of the House…
Keystone Bank Limited has launched an online platform to empower Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) with knowledge to manage and grow their businesses in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lender in a statement on Wednesday disclosed that the programme tagged: “Keystone Bank Online MSME Academy” is aimed at helping SMEs cope with…
j With exactly one full year post IPO, the Jumia Q1 2020 report shows a better future ahead for the eCommerce company, recording a decent result in this quarter, especially after surviving a pretty tough 2019. The Q1 report shows a decrease in the operational costs for the first time in six quarters, with Gross…
An accountability advocacy group, the Citizens Quest for Truth Initiative has reiterate her surprise at what the group termed “unusual interest” of the National Assembly in the tenure of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), as expressed in her last press release. According to the group, “Citizens Quest, as…
P+ Measurement Services, a media intelligence and Public relations audit agency has carried out trend analysis on the impact of COVID-19 in Nigeria for the period in view. With the exponential increase in recorded cases over the week since the lockdown has been relaxed in some states in the country, an integrated analysis was carried…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has asked questioned why some respected elders of the state have refused to speak against the recent actions of Governor Nyesom Wike. In a statement, Eze said the governor now sees himself as a natural ruler administering over a police state,…
An initiative aimed at celebrating men who are impacting other lives and communities during the pandemic on Friday, May 15, 2020 commenced in Nigeria. The scheme called #COVIDHero series, was initiated by foremost activist, Esther Ijewere, of the War Against Rape (WAR) fame. The #COVIDHero series was created from her earlier initiative called ‘Men Who…
The management of Dangote Industries Limited wishes to solicit the assistance of the general public in the fight to rid the organisation of illegal haulage activities being perpetrated by some unscrupulous persons. If you have seen any Dangote truck hauling non-Dangote products anywhere across the country, please make a report to Dangote Industries Management hotline,…
By Ayomide Oriade Clearly, Nigeria has climbed the plateau of Coronavirus crisis with the daily upsurge in the confirmed cases and deaths. Nearly the entire 36 states and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are on the infected case chart. COVID-19 contagion is also now at the community transmission stage. Instructively, this stage of the…