March 2025 – Page 55

$22bn Needed Annually For TB Prevention, Treatment – AHF

24.03.2025

As Nigeria joins other Countries in marking this 2025 World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has said that at least $22 billion is required annually for the prevention and treatment of the world’s deadliest infectious disease. The Foundation also cited World Health Organization (WHO) reports, which revealed that TB claimed 1.25 million...

CNG loan programme begins Q2 2025 – FG

24.03.2025

The Federal Government, through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, has clarified that the much-anticipated CNG loan programme for private drivers is not yet operational. It said the framework is still being finalised in collaboration with Credit Corp and other financial institutions. The Programme Director, PCNGI, Michael Oluwagbemi, disclosed this to our correspondent in Abuja....

A Life Of Service, Integrity, Dedication

24.03.2025

Alhaji Muftau Ishola’s name resonates with professionalism, leadership, and an unwavering commitment to service. A proud son of Ogbomoso, Oyo State, and a product of Ebute Meta, Lagos, he has spent decades building a reputation rooted in integrity and excellence, earning the respect of colleagues and associates across various industries. With a career that spanned...

NCF, partners host UNFCCC delegation in Nigeria

24.03.2025

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation and other partners hosted the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Simon Stiell, and his delegation on a four-day (March 4-7, 2025) visit to Nigeria. A statement from the NCF stated that the UNFCCC has been pivotal in supporting climate policy development, capacity building, and other...

INEC Receives Petition Seeking Natasha’s Recall

24.03.2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said it has received a petition seeking the recall of the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. This was confirmed in a press statement issued on Monday, March 24, by the Secretary to the Electoral Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony. The petition was submitted with over...

Coca-Cola Foundation provides water to Borno communities

24.03.2025

Coca-Cola Foundation has improved access to clean water for over 16,000 people in Borno State through its Strengthening Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Service Delivery initiative. The Foundation noted in a statement that it implemented the S-WASH initiative in partnership with the Global Environment & Technology Foundation and WaterAid to rehabilitate boreholes, set up handwashing stations,...

Insurance firm donates wheelchairs to National Orthopaedic Hospital

24.03.2025

Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has donated 20 wheelchairs to the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, in commemoration of this year’s World Wheelchair Day. According to a statement from the firm on Saturday, the donation reaffirmed its commitment to building resilient communities and making a lasting impact on the lives of Nigerians. World Wheelchair Day, observed...

Rivers: Tinubu’s Protecting Nigeria’s Existence, Presidential Aide Replies Jonathan, Soyinka

24.03.2025

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has insisted his principal, President Bola Tinubu, made the right decision in declaring emergency rule in Rivers State. Ajayi was reacting to criticisms of the emergency rule by former President Goodluck Jonathan and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka. Jonathan had expressed concern that the...

Leadway unveils product to empower women

24.03.2025

Financial services group Leadway has unveiled a special community, Hersurred, to empower women. At the launch in Lagos on Friday, it was revealed that the community is a vibrant one and designed to empower women to thrive in business, life and everything else in between. The Chief People Experience Officer at Leadway Group, Kunbi Adeoti,...

Your Conduct Demands Extensive Checks, Kogi West Indigenes Blast Natasha

24.03.2025

Kogi West indigenes, yesterday said the unstable and embarrassing conduct of the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, had shown that her call for periodic drug tests for senators was apt. The indigenes said the embattled senator’s advice was in order, considering the fact that her conduct since she...