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http://ift.tt/2r3f31e Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Chris Bode. The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital(LUTH), Prof. Chris Bode yesterday said the crisis in the hospital has been resolved. He also said some measures have been put in place to make the hospital the The Preferred Destination for Nigerians in need of specialised medical care. Bode made the disclosures in a statement against the backdrop of protest by some resident doctors and health workers. The statement said: “The recent crisis that surfaced between Management and some union members at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital has been amicably resolved. “The Management of LUTH had a round-table family meeting with the union officials and a number of confidence building measures were discussed to consolidate the current successes so far recorded to reposition LUTH as The Preferred Destination for Nigerians in need of specialised medical car...

http://ift.tt/2ssbi6p Forte Oil Forte Oil Plc, at the weekend, unveiled a strategic growth plan aimed at enhancing business profitability and increasing its market share in the industry. Part of the plan, according to the Group Executive Director, Finance and Risk Management, Julius Omodayo-Owotuga, is to deepen its focus on high margin products such as lubricants, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and power to drive revenue generation. Omodayo-Owotuga, who spoke at a press briefing in Lagos, said: “We grew the lubricants business by 62 per cent in 2016, to 21 million litres from 13 million litres recorded in 2015.” Another area of focus, according to him, is to strengthen the company’s balance sheet through enhancement of working capital and efficient management of inventory and trade account receivables. “The company is moving its plans towards the acquisition of the right upstream assets at the right price to increase volume and margins.” Furthermore, he added that the fi...

http://ift.tt/2sshbjT Determined to tackle the menace of erosion, Kogi authorities have launched the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Project (NEWMAP) in the State. With several houses already swallowed up by erosion and hundreds of lives lost while properties worth billions went down the drain on account of the menace, the government backed the World Bank’s driven project with N100 million counterpart funding in 2016. Under the project, the World Bank is contributing $500million, Global Environment Facility (GEF) $8million, the Federal and State Government $150million. The project, which started in 2013 with seven South Eastern States, and incorporated Kogi in the second phase of seven new states to benefit from the World Bank’s eight-year Strategic Investment Loan (SIL) of $508.59 million to ameliorate the effect of environmental degradation. The partnership that will see to the implementation of Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) in vulnerable commu...

http://ift.tt/2otQSEf Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems — including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. Determined to improve the quality of life for people with lupus and commemorate the 14th World Lupus Day (WLD), the Nigerian Association of Rheumatology (NAR) has partnered with the Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). NAR and LASUTH at an event to mark the WLD, brought together people from different works of life, both sufferers and careers to create awareness against the disease which for now has no cure and for sufferers to have interactions with each other. Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems — including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. President, African League of Associations for Rheumatologists (ALAR) and member of NAR,...

http://ift.tt/2pmoRn5 The Supreme Court in 2014 nullified the impeachment saga that ousted Fayose from office about seven months to the end of his first term. The apex court described the said impeachment as null and void. Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose yesterday evening dropped a bombshell when he declared that he would contest the 2018 gubernatorial election ‎so that he could serve his ‘term which was truncated through an orchestrated conspiracy of illegal impeachment in 2006.’ The Supreme Court in 2014 nullified the impeachment saga that ousted Fayose from office about seven months to the end of his first term. The apex court described the said impeachment as null and void. Speaking in a live broadcast on Ekiti State Television in Ado-Ekiti on Monday evening, Fayose who was explaining why he chose to put his image on a campaign poster currently circulating the nooks and cranny of the state, said that since the apex court had said that. Hiss impeachment in 2006 was illegal...

http://ift.tt/2q5kdKK Leighton Kings and Keffi Ponys battling for honours at the Access Bank UNICEF Charity Shield Polo tournament, which ended at the Fifth Chukker Polo and Country Club, Kaduna…at the weekend. Leighton Kings defeated Keffi Ponys 10 to 7 to win their fifth Charity Shield title of the Access Bank UNICEF Charity Shield International Polo tournament, which ended at the Fifth Chukker Polo and Country Club, Kaduna at the weekend. Other winners of the weeklong polo fiesta included Saopolo, Tavia, STL-Titans and Keffi that carted home the Access Bank Cup, WAPIC Cup and the Argentine Ambassador Cup respectively. The prestigious tournament came to a thrilling climax on Sunday with the presentation of the N10 million donation by the sole sponsors, Access Bank Plc to UNICEF. The donation was presented by the Group Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe in support of UNICEF campaign against HIV/AIDS pandemic among Nigerian children. Wigwe, who led other t...

http://ift.tt/2rEiyJ5 Food security • Compensates Five Affected Communities  The Lagos State government has acquired 500 hectares of land in Eluju-mowo, along Itoikin-Epe road for Farm Estate Initiative, to address the various challenges facing agriculture in the state.   It has also fully compensated the five affected communities, whose crops were affected.Speaking at a cheque presentation ceremony, held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Ikeja, Special Adviser to the state governor on Food Security, Mr. Ganiyu Okanlawon Sanni, the compensation was in fulfillment of the promise made by government to residents of the communities.   He noted that acquiring of the land and payment of compensation is part of effort of government to address the various challenges facing agriculture in the state, such as declining land for agricultural activities, encroachment by land speculators, as well as, promoting the utilisation of agricultural land for its intended purposes. ...

http://ift.tt/2p81Lf0 Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mohammed Sanusi The Nigeria Football Federation has moved to enforce earlier circulars it sent out to all its affiliate bodies in respect of football officials playing multiple roles that amount to conflicts of interest in the football space. In a letter dated 2nd May 2017 and signed by the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, the Federation unequivocally requested “all affiliates to send to the office of the National Integrity Officer received copies of resignation letters by all affected officials on or before 12th May 2017. The said letters should be scanned and sent to the following email: christian.emeruwa77@gmail.com.” For avoidance of doubt, the NFF listed the following as specific issues contained in previous circulars to its affiliates: 1) We have observed that some Club Officials are currently operating as Match Commissioners in some strata of our Leagues. In view o...

http://ift.tt/2pzRXOq PHOTO: Jumia travel As part of effort to eradicate unemployment in the state, the Lagos State Government has unveiled a platform to groom interns to promote entrepreneurship among youths in the state. The initiative tagged: ‘Graduate Internship Programme’ focuses on promoting and sustaining entrepreneurship thereby creating employment through effective use of wealth strategies and resources while collaborating with all stakeholders and the private sector. The programme, which is an initiative of the state Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment (MWCE), is also aimed at entrepreneurship development through establishment and promotion of business to create sustainable wealth and employment. Speaking at the unveiling in Lagos, Commissioner of MWCE, Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti said the scheme will help reduce reliance on white collar jobs and help youth to be more creative with their intellectuals rather than waiting for people to create work. Durosinmi-E...

http://ift.tt/2oRX79O Barely three years after receiving Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), member communities in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State has appealed to the state government to expedite actions in the remuneration of its Memorandum of Understanding. Barely three years after receiving Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), member communities in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State has appealed to the state government to expedite actions in the remuneration of its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable its people enjoy the benefit of investments the area is attracting as a new commercial hub. Already the communities under the auspices of Lekki Coastal Area Development Association (Resettlement Committee) received a C of O for 375.03 hectares in 2014 after they relinquished their ownership of 7,500 hectares of land for the development of Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ). Speaking at during a courtesy visit to announce the official takeover of land at the weekend, Chairman ...