Medical doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, have successfully performed a Thoracoscopic Primary Repair of Oesophageal Atresia with a tracheosophageal fistula in a 13-day-old baby. The Chief Medical Director of LUTH, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo said the surgery through the oesophagus of the neonate entailed minimal access surgery on the baby, the first of…
A gynaecologist and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Joseph Ikechebelu has said that with breakthroughs in science, the era of barrenness among women is gone. Speaking at the take off of a two-day programme organized by a nongovernmental organization, the All for Women Initiative Nigeria (A-WIN), The medical expert stated…
● Osun Governor Deserves Labour Fellowship Award- Comrade Isa Aremu Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has called for the review of the Federation Account Revenue sharing formula as well as the moving of solid minerals from exclusive to concurrent legislative list. The Governor made the advocacy in Lagos on Thursday while attending the South…
There was pandemonium in Kuriga town of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State when bandits invaded LEA Primary School, Kuriga (1), and abducted dozens of pupils. The number of persons abducted couldn’t be ascertained as of press time, but residents said they were about 100. Stunned by thousands of storks flying over the sky…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has continued his remarkable education Policies as he donated 28 buses to Students Unions and Indigenous Associations of tertiary institutions in Oyo State to ease their mobility. The Governor made the presentation of the vehicles during a special event held at the Car park of the Governor’s office state secretariat…
Vice Chancellor, University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State, Professor Taiwo Asaolu has warned unauthorised persons against farming, hunting, harvesting crops and farm produce in the institution’s farm, noting that the farm is now a restricted arca. He added that whoever contravenes the directive shall be appropriately sanctioned. Prof. Asaolu gave the warning on Wednesday during…
Osun State Ministry of Health in collaboration with Breakthrough Action Nigeria, BAN, organised one-day enlightenment programme for media personnel in the state on Tuberculosis disease. Speaking at the event, the State Commissioner for Health, Jola Akintola, stressed the importance of media support in raising awareness about tuberculosis, adding that early detection is crucial for effective…
No fewer than 260,000 candidates on Thursday sat for this year’s Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination across 793 Computer-Based Test centres across the country. The Registrar of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made this known after monitoring some of the centres in Abuja. Oloyede, who expressed delight over the seamless conduct of the exercise nationwide, said…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that no sacrifice is too big for him to pay for the success of the state. He added that he could give up his position to bring peace to Rivers State. The governor stated this in an interview with AIT on Thursday. Fubara further stated that there are…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded N794,000 as the new national minimum wage for workers in the South West geopolitical political zone. The labour union in the South West, through the chairperson of the Lagos State chapter of the NLC, Funmi Sessi, made the demand during her presentation at the ongoing public hearing of the…
