LAGOS LAUNCHES FLOATING CLINIC FOR EMERGENCY, OUTREACH SERVICES
THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED A ‘FLOATING CLINIC BOAT’ FOR SWIFT MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS ALONG INLAND WATERWAYS AND RIVERINE COMMUNITIES AS PART OF EFFORTS TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO PROMPT, QUALITATIVE AND EFFICIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES ACROSS LAGOS.
LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH PERMANENT SECRETARY DR. OLUSEGUN OGBOYE WHILE UNVEILING THE FLOATING CLINIC AFTER INSPECTION SAID THE INNOVATION WAS INTRODUCED TO HELP PROVIDE FIRST AID, MEDICAL EMERGENCY CARE AND BASIC HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT ACCIDENT SCENES ON THE INLAND WATERWAYS AND RIVERINE COMMUNITIES IN LAGOS STATE.
OGBOYE SAYS THE INITIATIVE IS ALSO AN EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AS THE BOAT BELONGS TO LASWA BUT WILL BE OPERATED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH.
THE PERMANENT SECRETARY SAYS THE BOAT CLINIC WILL BE DEPLOYED FOR THE ONGOING INTEGRATED MEASLES AND COVID VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN RIVERINE COMMUNITIES ACROSS LAGOS STATE, A PLAN HE SAID WAS INITIATED BY THE SANWO-OLU ADMINISTRATION TO ENSURE EMERGENCY SERVICES IN LAGOS ARE RAMPED UP TO IMPROVE RESPONSE TIME.
FRSC INAUGURATES DANGOTE TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL
DANGOTE CEMENT PLC HAS LAUNCHED THE DANGOTE ARTICULATED TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL IN A MOVE TO INCULCATE SAFE DRIVING CULTURE IN ITS DRIVERS SO AS TO STEM THE TIDE OF ROAD CRASHES.
THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY COMMISSION (FRSC), THE DANGOTE CEMENT MANAGEMENT HOPES WOULD MAKE DRIVERS BECOME BETTER ROAD USERS.
FRSC CORPS MARSHAL BOBOYE OYEYEMI WHILE OFFICIALLY INAUGURATING THE DRIVING ACADEMY SAID IT IS HISTORIC AND UNIQUE AND A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD THAT WILL BENEFIT NOT ONLY THE DANGOTE GROUP BUT NIGERIA IN GENERAL.
FUEL CRISIS: DON’T SELL FUEL ABOVE N165/LITRE, IPMAN WARNS MEMBERS
THE INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM MARKETERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA IPMAN HAS WARNED MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION NOT TO DISPENSE PREMIUM MOTOR SPIRIT, POPULARLY CALLED PETROL, ABOVE THE APPROVED N165/LITRE PUMP PRICE.
IPMAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF DISTRIBUTORS AND TRANSPORTERS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS GAVE THE WARNING IN ABUJA FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT MANY RETAIL OUTLETS HAD ADJUSTED THE PRICE IN THEIR VARIOUS PUMPS UPWARDS ABOVE THE GOVERNMENT-REGULATED RATE.
THE FACTIONAL NATIONAL PRESIDENT, IPMAN, CHINEDU OKORONKWO, WHO ADMITTED MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION HAD CALLED FOR A HIKE IN PETROL PRICE SAYS THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED HAD RELEASED ENOUGH PETROL THOUGH MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION IN LAGOS GET FUEL AT N170 – N173/LITRE AND THAT’S THE REASON BEHIND THE INTENDED PRICE INCREASED.
OKORONKWO HAS HOWEVER, THANKED THE NNPC FOR BRINGING THE PRODUCT TO N143/LITRE TO ENABLE IPMAN MEMBERS CONTINUE SELLING THE PRODUCT AT N165 WHICH IS THE GOVERNMENT-APPROVED PRICE.”
FG Opens Job Creation Portal for Unemployed
THE RISING WAVE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY HAS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS IT HAS ANNOUNCED THE OPENING OF EMPLOYMENT AND JOB CREATION PORTALS FOR UNEMPLOYED NIGERIANS LIVING IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS IN THE DIASPORA.
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTER, SENATOR CHRIS NGIGE, WHO MADE THIS KNOWN YESTERDAY, WHILE SPEAKING WITH NEWSMEN AFTER THE WEEKLY FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (FEC) MEETING PRESIDED OVER BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT ABUJA, SAID COUNCIL APPROVED A PORTAL CALLED NIGERIAN LABOUR EXCHANGE (NILEX) THAT WOULD BE DOMICILED IN HIS MINISTRY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND JOB CREATION.
HE SAID THE DIGITAL PLATFORM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE USED BY EMPLOYERS ON ONE HAND AND JOB SEEKERS ON THE OTHER.
Buhari departs Abuja for Commonwealth meeting in Rwanda
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI IS SET TO DEPART ABUJA THIS WEDNESDAY, FOR KIGALI, RWANDA, TO ATTEND THE 26TH COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING, TAKING PLACE FROM JUNE 20 TO 26, 2022.
AT CHOGM 2022, THE PRESIDENT WILL JOIN OTHER LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON THE PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE MORE THAN 2 BILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN THE 54 INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, THE AMERICAS, EUROPE AND THE PACIFIC THAT MAKE UP THE COMMONWEALTH.
ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT BY HIS SPOKESMAN, FEMI ADESINA, BUHARI WILL ATTEND THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY ON JUNE 24, FOLLOWED BY HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON FRIDAY 24 AND SATURDAY 25 JUNE.
THE PRESIDENT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GEOFFREY ONYEAMA; THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, BUDGET AND NATIONAL PLANNING, ZAINAB AHMED; THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, OSAGIE EHANIRE; THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, MOHAMMED ABDULLAHI AND THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL ECONOMY, ISA ALI PANTAMI.
FG to prosecute food vendors using transformer oil to cook
The Federal Government is making plans to prosecute users of PolyChlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs), popularly known as transformer oil, in frying “Akara”, plantain chips, chicken and other food items.
A Consultant to the Federal Ministry of Environment, Babajide Alloy, stated this on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a workshop in Calabar.
According to him, the consumption of food prepared from the chemical substance will expose the public to cancers of the lungs, heart, kidney and liver diseases.
NYSC DG URGES CORPS MEMBERS TO EMBRACE SKILL ACQUISITION
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig-General Mohammed Farah, has called on the 2022 Batch B stream 1 corps members nationwide to ensure they utilize the opportunity given to them as corps members by participating actively in all camp activities.
The DG who was represented by the Ebonyi State Coordinator of NYSC, Bamai Mercy implored the Corps Members to sustain the high level of discipline and enthusiasm demonstrated in the camp so far, by remaining compliant with the camp rules and regulations, to key into Skill Acquisition Entrepreneurship Development for self-employment and to adhere strictly to COVID-19 Safety Protocols.
Our Correspondent in Ebonyi state, Emmanuel Nnaji, gathered that a total of 1337 corps members, took the NYSC Oath of allegiance in Ebonyi state, administered by Justice Vincent Nwancho, who represented the Chief Judge of Ebonyi state.
NECO RELEASES 2022 COMMON ENTRANCE RESULTS
The Federal Government Has Announced The Release Of The Results Of The 2022 National Common Entrance Examination Into Unity Schools.
The Government Said All The Admission Processes Into Class One Of The Junior Secondary School (Jss 1) In The Colleges, Would Be Completed On Or Before July 1.
Lagos State Had 19,518 Pupils, The Highest Number Registered For The Examination.
The Federal Capital Territory Came Second With 8,623 Pupils, While Anambra Came Third With 5,335 Pupils.
Education Minister Adamu Adamu Announced The Figures At A Media Briefing In Abuja After Receiving The Results From The Registrar Of The National Examinations Council, Ibrahim Wushishi.
Adamu, Who Was Represented By The Permanent Secretary In The Ministry, David Adejo Andrew, Said Ajidagba Akanke, Said To Be An Indigene Of Sokoto State, Had The Highest Score Of 201, While Obot Abundance Idara, An Indigene Of Akwa Ibom State, Came Second With 200 Marks
Fuel scarcity gets messier as depot run out of stock
FUEL QUEUES ON MONDAY PERSISTED IN PARTS OF LAGOS STATE FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF SOME MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM MARKETERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (IPMAN), TO SHUTDOWN THEIR OPERATIONS.
, CHAIRMAN, IPMAN, LAGOS SATELLITE DEPOT, EJIGBO, AKIN AKINRINADE WHO CONFIRMED THE DEVELOPMENT TO NEWSMEN IN LAGOS SAID THEY TOOK THE DECISION BECAUSE THEY COULD NO LONGER CONTINUE TO OPERATE AT A LOSS.
HE SAID WHILE THE GOVERNMENT HAD FIXED N165 PER LITRE AS THE PUMP PRICE OF PREMIUM MOTOR SPIRIT (PMS), CURRENT REALITIES IN THE MARKET SHOWED THAT THE MINIMUM PRODUCT RETAIL PRICE SHOULD BE AT N180 PER LITRE.
ACCORDING TO HIM, THE CURRENT SCARCITY BEING WITNESSED IN LAGOS IS BECAUSE MAJORITY OF PETROL STATIONS IN THE STATE ARE OWNED BY IPMAN MEMBERS WHO ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO OPERATE IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT
Three Killed, Others Injured As Gunmen Attack Imo Community
AT LEAST THREE PERSONS HAVE BEEN KILLED WITH SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED IN AN ATTACK IN ORLU, IMO STATE.
THE POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER IN THE STATE, MICHEAL ABATTAM, CONFIRMED THE ATTACK ON SUNDAY, SAYING THAT THE COMMAND RECEIVED A DISTRESS CALL THAT GUNMEN, WHO WERE OPERATING IN A RED TOYOTA SIENNA VEHICLE WITHOUT A REGISTRATION NUMBER, SPED OFF TO UMUEBELE OKPORO COMMUNITY IN ORLU.
ABATTAM SAYS THE GUNMEN STORMED THE AREA, SHOT AT SOME RESIDENTS WHO WERE HAVING A MEETING IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE, KILLING THREE PERSONS ON THE SPOT WHILE TWO OTHERS SUSTAINED VARIOUS DEGREES OF BULLET WOUNDS AND WERE RUSHED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
THE POLICE SPOKESMAN HOWEVER ASSURED THAT THE COMMAND IS WORKING WITH OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES TO ENSURE THAT THE PERPETRATORS OF THE DASTARDLY ACT ARE ARRESTED AND MADE TO FACE THE FULL WRATH OF THE LAW.
ON HIS PART, THE STATE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MOHAMMED BARDE, APPEALED TO IMO RESIDENTS TO GO ABOUT THEIR LAWFUL BUSINESSES WITHOUT FEAR OR MOLESTATION AS CALM HAS BEEN RESTORED IN THE COMMUNITY.