Gunmen slay 50 in Shiroro attack
Tragedy struck Tuesday evening in Alawa community, Shiroro Local Government council of Niger State, when gunmen invaded the town killing 50 people and injured hundreds of others. Among those killed in the
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Professional cooks task Nigerians on balance diets
PROFESSIONAL cooks have tasked Nigerians to provide their families, with balanced diets, micronutrient deficiencies and the importance of culinary hygiene through interactive cooking demonstration on micronutrient fortification. It was recommended that Maggi
Social workers launch association in Lagos
MEDICAL social workers under the aegis of Association of Medical Social Worker of Nigeria (AMSWON) have launched the Lagos arm of the national body. The launch, recently held in Lagos, also saw
Stakeholders seek self-sufficiency in rice production
Apparently irked by the huge amount of money spent on importation of rice on a yearly basis, stakeholders in the agriculture sector have called for concerted actions to boost local capacity in
UAC pays N3.3 billion dividend to shareholders
UAC of Nigeria Plc. (UAC) has declared a dividend of N3.3 billion, culminating to N175kobo per share due to every shareholders of the company for the 2014 financial year. The company also
UN approves global to-do list for next 15 years
ON SEPTEMBER 25, Pope Francis will address the United Nations just before a three-day meeting that will set the agenda for international development efforts over the next 15 years. At the Sustainable
How mother-child separation fosters human trafficking, other crimes, by Oyemade
A PROFESSOr of preventive and social medicine at the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State, Adefunke Oyemade, has established the link between mother-child separation or rather maternal deprivation and the rising cases
‘Create healthy environment for workers’
NIGERIAN employers have been advised to create healthy environment for workers, promote the best occupational health and safety standards. Speaking at the 1000 Days Without Lost Time Accident organised by FrieslandCampina WAMCO
Sex does not increase heart attack risk, researchers find
Birth control pills pose small but significant stroke risk SEX is rarely the cause of a heart attack, and most heart disease patients are safe to resume sexual activity after a heart
Lagos PHCs: How local govts abandon facilities to residents
THERE are several houses in the fairly large community but one has a peculiarity that cannot be missed by a visitor. Sitting in the heart of the rural settlement, both young and