Uzoka charges UBA staff, says customer satisfaction remains priority
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Kennedy Uzoka, has said that the main priority for every employee in the bank is to always ensure customer satisfaction. This, he said, is crucial for every forward-thinking organisation such as UBA, as the customer remains the undisputed employer. In a message to all staff to mark the commemoration...
COVID-19 impact pushing young Nigerians into depression – UNICEF
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s mental health in Nigeria is rising, as one in six young adults aged between 15 and 24 years is currently experiencing depression, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. UNICEF said this in its flagship report, “State of the World’s Children 2021; On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children’s...
Patients heave sigh of relief as Resident Doctors resume work
Resident Doctors in tertiary hospitals have resumed work in some states of the North-West on Wednesday in compliance with the directive of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The association ordered its members to down tools 64 days ago, insisting that some demands put forward to the Federal Government must be satisfied. NAN checks in Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi and Zamfara...
KADMAM: 78.5% of PHCs in Kaduna have no ambulance
The Kaduna Maternal Accountability Mechanism (KADMAM) says inadequacy of ambulances and dearth of health personnel were the major challenges hampering smooth running of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Kaduna State. According to KADMAN, its investigations showed that 78.5 per cent of PHCs in the state have no ambulance. KADMAM, an accountability mechanism, stated this in its presentation through Mr. Silas Iseva...
Nestle inaugurates hygiene facilities in Abaji schools
Nestle Nigeria Plc has inaugurated hygiene facilities in some schools in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, as part of its corporate social responsibility. Mr. Ayodele Ayookere, the Abaji Nestle Factory Manager, disclosed this at the commissioning of the projects on Tuesday, in Abuja, citing Abaji West Primary School and LEA Primary School as the beneficiaries. Ayookere said that...
Soursop leaf cures malaria, says researcher
Soursop leaf contains some curative anti-malaria substances that can be used to treat ailment, Mr. Nwonuma Obiora of the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, has said. Obiora, who stated this while defending his PhD thesis on Tuesday in Ilorin, explained that the Soursop leaf extract could cure malaria and that the level of toxin is...
Pfizer committed to bridging access to affordable treatments — Official
A biopharmaceutical company, Pfizer, says it is committed to broadening patients’ access to quality and affordable healthcare treatments that will enhance their lives. Mr. Olayinka Subair, Pfizer Nigeria’s Country Manager and Cluster Lead, West Africa, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Subair said Pfizer applies science and its global resources to bring therapies to patients in a way...
NPHCDA: 1.9% of Nigerians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that 1.9% of eligible population in Nigeria is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The eligible population for vaccination is 111,776,503. Out of this figure, 2,166,186 people have received their second doses of the vaccines as at Tuesday October 4. Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this on Tuesday during the weekly...
Sylva: How court cases may chase IOCs from Nigeria’s onshore
There are high indications that International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria, may be forced to leave the onshore, as a result of the many court cases they have to deal with. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, made the stunning revelation at the 2021 National Oil and Gas workshop for Justices and Judges with the theme,...
5G Spectrum: NCC set to auction 5 slots, says Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to auction five slots of spectrum for deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology. Prof. Umar Dambatta, NCC Executive Vice-Chairman, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during the public hearing and inquiry on the proposed draft regulations on telephone subscriber registration, Sim replacement and spectrum allocation, 2021. Dambatta stated that the commission had put...
