November 2019

Do Ultrasound Scans Sparingly – Doctors Warn Pregnant Women

November 19, 2019 8:58 am

Undergoing ultrasound scans too often may lead to foetus deformity among pregnant mothers or cause a thermal effect on the patient’s body tissue, experts have warned.

Janet Akinmoladun, a consultant radiologist at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, spoke while training doctors and paramedics on carrying out emergency ultrasound procedures at the 661 Nigerian Airforce Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos state.

The training, which held at the Sam Ethnan Airforce Base, was organized by the GTAK Health Alliance for Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) alongside the military hospital and saw a team of experts teach and showcase medical technologies.

Akinmoladun stated that, although …

Tuface and Blackface

Blackface Finally Sues 2face Over Song Theft

November 19, 2019 8:58 am

Blackface has revealed that his lawyers have filed his claims against 2face Idibia in court over song theft.

The singer took to social media where he also revealed that he waited this long before dragging 2face to court as a way of ensuring they avoided such a situation.

Blackface shared:

 

I sincerely want to apologize to close friends, relatives, well wishers who may have been affected by my actions or inactions over the years

I have always stood for a better Nigeria,equal rights and an agitator for a system in place in our country so adequate compensation be given …

Oshiomhole Didn’t Pay Salaries, Pensions In 18 LGs – SSG

November 19, 2019 2:56 am
Secretary to Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie, has said All Progressives Congress (APC), National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, left behind unpaid salaries of workers in 18 local government areas when he was governor. 

Ogie said this during a visit by a team of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Study Tour Course 42 at Government House, in Benin.

Representing Governor Godwin Obaseki, he said at the time Oshiomhole left office as governor, the 18 councils could also not pay pensions, adding that the reasons the local governments are indebted is due to the collection of taxes by non-state actors, who …

Inflation

Nigeria’s Inflation Rises To 11.61%

November 19, 2019 2:56 am
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday, said that inflation rose by 11.61 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2019 from 11.24 per cent recorded in September, 2019 with major increases recorded in food. On a year-on-year basis, the composite food index rose by 14.09 per cent in October 2019 compared to 13.51 per cent in September 2019. 

“This rise in the food index was caused by increases in prices of meat, oils and fats, bread and cereals, potatoes, yam and other tubers, fish and vegetables. On a month-on-month basis, the food sub-index increased by 1.33 per cent in October 2019, up …

AMCON Reports 1,000 Chronic Debtors Owing ₦3.96tn

₦1bn Debt: AMCON Takes Over Ex-Minister’s Assets

November 19, 2019 2:50 am
Following the order of Hon. Justice Chuka Austine Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over two properties belonging to Mr Ademola Seriki, in Lagos and Abuja over an outstanding indebtedness of nearly ₦1billion. 

The case between AMCON and Seriki, a former Minister of State for Defence as well as a former Supervising Minister for Mines and Steel Development has lingered for a while  with the bad bank waiting for the obligor to pay up.

In a statement yesterday, AMCON said it does not in the first instance resort to the …

Don’t Demand Money During Immunisation – UNICEF

November 19, 2019 2:49 am

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned health workers in Cross River State not to demand money from parents during immunisation of children against measles.

UNICEF Consultant in the state, Iyabo Ajibola, who handed down the warning, yesterday during the commencement of measles vaccination second dose immunisation in Calabar South, said it is not acceptable that health workers demand money because the Federal Government, UNICEF and other partners have made vaccines available free of charge.

She said: “It is important to say vaccination of measles second dose is free and no person should demand money from parents because the …

Timipre Sylva: Petrol Price Should Be ₦181 Per Litre

Sylva: How Dickson Made APC Victory In Bayelsa Much Easier

November 19, 2019 2:49 am

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipreye Sylva has `thanked’ Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa for making it much easier for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), David Lyon, to win the Nov. 16 election.

He disclosed this after presenting the Bayelsa Governor-elect, David Lyon, to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday.

Sylva attributed the electoral victory of the APC candidate to what he described as “poor performance by the Bayelsa State government”.
He said: “It’s been a very hectic week but I will like to bring in this Eritrean proverb, …

LASEPA

Noise Pollution: Lagos State Seals 8 Mosques And Churches

November 19, 2019 2:48 am

As Lagos State joined other countries of the world to commemorate the 2019 United Nations International Day of Tolerance, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, (LASEPA) embarked on a clampdown of some religious outlets comprising of mosques and churches across different areas of the State for causing noise pollution and disruption of peace within their vicinity.

Following the clampdown exercise of these religious outlets by LASEPA, the General Manager of the Agency, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe said there is no hiding place for any religious organisation that cannot operate within the ambit of the law, regardless of their faith inclinations.

She …

Buratai Calls For Synergy Between Security Agencies

November 18, 2019 5:12 pm

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has called for synergy between the Armed Forces,  other security agencies and the media as a way of achieving success in operations being carried out by the force.

General Buratai spoke at a workshops organised for Commanding Officers, Defence Correspondents, Officers of the Directorate of Army Public Relations (DAPR) and Online Publishers, saying the present fight against insurgents in the North East , including the war against militancy requires high degree of coordinated efforts among security agencies.

The  Army Chief who was represented by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division …

Bayelsa Guber Most Peaceful Since 1999 – Oshiomhole

November 18, 2019 5:10 pm

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has described the November 16th guber elections in Bayelsa State as the most peaceful since 1999.

Oshiomhole said this after he was joined by Chairman All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign Mohammed Badaru, Governor of Kebbi State and Chairman APC Governors Forum, Atiku Bagudu and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Silver, to present Bayelsa Governor-elect David Lyon to President Muhammadu Buhari, at the State House, Abuja.

Lyon, staged an upset to defeat the PDP’s Duoye Diri in the Bayelsa governorship election.

The party chairman while commending President …

Rice

Customs Seizes 1,365 Bags Of Rice, Nabs Nine Suspects

November 18, 2019 5:09 pm

The Katsina State Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 1,365 bags of rice and 295 belts of second-hand clothing smuggled into the country with the duty paid value of ₦62 million within 10 days.

The Acting Comptroller in charge of the command, Mr. Kirawa Abdullahi, who stated this while addressing journalists in Katsina on Monday, added that nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the seizures.

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He explained that the seizures were made at different locations within the command’s area of coverage, lamenting that Nigerians …

Smile Rolls Out Improved Data Pans

November 18, 2019 5:07 pm

Smile Communications Ltd, one of Nigeria’s leading 4G LTE broadband service providers, has rolled out its new ValuePlus data plans, which offers double the value, a 100% increase in data volume on their existing 30 days data plans at more affordable prices.

The Ag Managing Director of Smile Nigeria, Akin Alayoku, said in a press statement that the offerings are unprecedented in the range of the data plans on offer and unsurpassed in the value that will accrue to the customers who will take advantage of the offerings.

According to him, the main objective of the ValuePlus data plans is …

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