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Bernie Sanders will face Donald Trump in 2020 election, says Democrats

The 2020 presidential election is Senator Bernie Sanders’ race to lose, according to a new survey of more than a dozen top...

Shell Companies emerge best in sustainability innovation in Africa

 Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) have emerged the 2017 Best Nigerian companies in Sustainability Innovation in Africa, beating two other finalists at...

Keystone Bank renovates sick bay in Lagos school

[dropcap]K[/dropcap]eystone Bank has handed over a renovated and fully equipped Sick Bay to Dodan Barracks Primary School, Obalende, Lagos to manage remote health...

$350m Loan: el-Rufai’s Vain Quest

By Musa Simon Reef Kaduna State Government under Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai is presently engulfed in a loan request controversy of $350...

Minister Calls for Calm As Six More Cases of Monkey Pox Confirmed

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has announced laboratory confirmation of six additional cases among the suspected cases...

Is Retirement Throwing Someone Overboard to Swim or Sink?

By Edwin Nwachukwu Lagos, Oct. 17, 2017 (NAN) The day was Saturday, October 14, 2017. I had just returned from a two...

Unions maintain health workers strike still active

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals, JOHESU, have denied claims that they have called off their strike and...

Dangote Foundation, GBCHealth, join forces to build Coalition on Health

Dangote Foundation and GBCHealth have joined forces to forge a new model of partnership, African Business Coalition on Health (GBCHealth) in Africa....

Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses Going On Strike Is Fundamentally Wrong.

By Adewole Kehinde Workers’ strikes involve the collective withholding of labour/services by a group of workers for the purpose of extracting certain...

Brand New Cars Up For Grabs In Western Union Mega Promo

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]estern Union, a leader in global payments services, has launched a mega promotion dubbed “Western Union® Mega Promo,” in Nigeria for 2017. For over...

Some lessons from America By Sufuyan Ojeifo

I am a bushman. And, I make no pretensions about it. I do not mean that I am a supporter of former...

Of herbal healing, spirituality and public health By Reuben Abati

  The other week, July 20 to be precise, I was the reviewer of an important book on herbal healing. Herbal healing...

Nigeria Senate Approves Mandatory Treatment of Gunshot Victims

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]igeria Senate Tuesday overwhelmingly passed the Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshots Bill, which seeks to compel hospitals to treat persons with...

Nigeria: At Government Hospitals, Life Is Cheap

Per Second News—-The purpose of hospitals is to provide health facilities in a hygienic environment, but some of the government hospitals in...