Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Consistency and diligence are essential tools in attaining greater height. It is no news that the Nigerian Youth Parliament has recorded a new shift with Dr Azeezat Yishawu emerging as the first female Speaker. Dr Azeezat is a woman of great intellect and integrity whose passion and drive for…
President Muhammadu Buhari says stronger partnership with the private sector will help in improving health facilities and access in the country, adding that a nation needs a healthy population to prosper. The president stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the virtual groundbreaking ceremony of African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE), a landmark hospital project…
Telecommunication giants, MTN-Nigeria, on Wednesday, said it is perfecting paper works to commence the construction work on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway project. Mrs Lynda Saint-Nwafor, Chief Enterprise Officer, MTN-Nigeria, made the assertion at the announcement of the company’s N97 billion public offer to retail investors for the sale of 575 million shares, in Awka. Saint-Nwafor said:…
Lagos State Government on Wednesday, unveiled the ”Lagos State Electricity Policy”, geared at providing cleaner, reliable, affordable and uninterrupted power supply to residents. Speaking at the unveiling of the policy, organised by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that what residents wanted was regular power supply. Sanwo-Olu…
Nigeria and Israel have expressed determination to prioritise investment on youth innovative and research programmes, to tackle poverty. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made this known in his inaugural address at the Innovative Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (i-FAIR-2) ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja. Osinbajo was represented at the event by Minister of Science and…
Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild have advised the public against letting down their guard as the festive season approaches, to avoid an emergence of COVID-19 fourth wave. Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, Chairman of the Guild, gave the advice at a news conference announcing activities for the association’s scientific conference, in Lagos. The News…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has moved a step further to provide a world class health facility in Nigeria for the benefit of all Africans, tagged “African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE). Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the Afreximbank, spoke on Tuesday at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the construction of the African Medical Centre of…
DAKAR, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty African nations have getting shots in arms. Governments on the continent of over one billion people…
I can clearly say that the tenure of the Prince Uche Secondus and Elder Yemi Akinwonmi -led National Working Committee was very eventful. We came into office in 2017 at a point when the government in power and the ruling party, APC considered the PDP as a dead party. We came in at a point…
