Stop Sending Women After Deposits, Oba Of Lagos Tells Banks
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has warned deposit money banks against the practice of sending married women and singles for deposit mobilization. Oba Akiolu sounded the warning at 22nd conference of Banking Institute in Lagos yesterday while delivering his good will message. He said: “to you the bankers,your method and approach in sending […]
Women Fighting Their Way To the Top In Community Radio
Since the advent of democracy in 1994, broadcasting in South Africa has completely transformed with the introduction of community broadcasting as a third tier of broadcasting. This gave birth to over 200 licensed community radio stations and at least 9 licensed community television stations. However, 22 years after the first licensed community radio station started […]
Young Women’s Freedom and Choices Amid Talk of Contraceptives
The Ministry of Health, a few months ago, mooted a proposal to introduce contraceptive use by children as young as 10 years. Similarly, the East African Community Legislative assembly has drafted a bill– the EAC Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Bill 2017, which is at committee stage, and also seeks to legalise abortion. This proposal […]
Trump The Tremendous Champion Of Women? – Ivanka Trump Faces The Heat From Women Around The World
In her first international trip as an official White House adviser, Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, was booed as she attempted to laud her father’s record on women’s rights in front of a mostly female audience. “He has been a tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive,” she said at […]
World Intellectual Property Day : The History
World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually on 26 April.[1] The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life” and “to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across […]
Uganda: Further Detention for Uganda Varsity Don Nyanzi
A court in Kampala has further remanded Uganda’s pioneer Makerere University don Stella Nyanzi until May 10 after hearing of a case in which she is accused of cyber harassment. Dr Nyanzi faces changes over offensive communication for a Facebook post in which she is alleged to have referred to President Yoweri Museveni as a […]
Women Activists Protest ‘Male Dominated Resident Electoral Electionss
No fewer than 37 women activists protested the recent nomination of 27 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying it is worrisome that only one woman is included in the list. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had sent the list of the nominees to the Senate for […]
Shell Reopens 225,000bpd Bonga Field After Maintenance
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has reopened the 225,000 barrel-per-day capacity Bonga deepwater oilfield after a turnaround maintenance, which ensured that statutory activities that would ensure continuous optimum operations at the field were executed. The field was shut down on March 4, 2017, for the maintenance, which involved inspections, recertification, testing and […]
Kenya: 26 Dead, Several Injured In Kibwezi After Bus, Tanker Crash
Twenty six people have died while several have been injured after bus collided with a tanker at Kambu along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, Kibwezi OCPD Leonard Kimaiyo says. The bus, belonging to Buscar company, was headed to Mombasa from Nairobi when the crash happened. Police said the driver of the bus was overtaking another vehicle at […]
Rant Of The Day – We Are Just Friends
Hello friends, Welcome to the rant column I have noticed something on social media, how some ladies and some gentlemen go on facebook, instagram and write some mushy epistles, long writeups for a supposed male/female friend of theirs and when you ask them what’s going on they say, nothing ooooo. We are just friends, been […]
Uganda : Experts Blame Teenage Pregnancies On Poverty
Poverty and ignorance are the leading causes of teenage pregnancies in Busoga sub-region, experts have revealed. According to the executive director of Save the Young Mothers, Ms Betty Angatai, teenage girls are either abandoned after conceiving or ostracised and more often, the person responsible for the pregnancy disowns it. Ms Angatai, in an interview with […]
Tanker Explodes In Lagos
A 33,000 litres tanker fully laden with diesel has crashed on a car in Lagos, leading to a fire outbreak. Sources said the tanker crashed on the BMW Car with registration number (LSD 462 CZ) while driving inward Ladipo area, Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the tanker, with registration number TUT 258 XA, […]
Always Use A Bed-Net Impregnated With Insecticides
1. Determine Your Level Of Risk Inform yourself about your destination and the risk for getting malaria. Things you should consider are: The time of year you are travelling, the duration of your stay, the activities you plan to do and where you will be staying. The risk for an infection can vary considerably, even […]
Malaria Kills Around 430,000 People A Year
Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will pilot the world’s first malaria vaccine from 2018, offering it for babies and children in high-risk areas as part of real-life trials, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The injectable vaccine, called RTS,S or Mosquirix, was developed by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline to protect children from the most deadly form […]
A Push To Eliminate Malaria
Shining a spotlight on countries moving toward elimination of malaria “Our report shines a spotlight on countries that are well on their way to eliminating malaria,” said Dr Pedro Alonso, Director of the WHO Global Malaria Programme. “WHO commends these countries while also highlighting the urgent need for greater investment in settings with high rates […]