Malawi: Men Challenged To Join Wives In Breast, Cervical Cancer Fight
Men have been urged to take central role in ensuring their wives’ freedom from breast cancer by among others, assisting in early detection diagnosis exercises. The call was made recently by Jones Masiye, Acting Head of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Ministry of Health, who was speaking at Chezi trading centre in T.A Nkukula in Dowa […]
Tanzania: UN, EU To Rescue Suffering Girls in Tanzania
THE International Organisation for Migration (IOM), operating under the United Nations with mutual support from the European Union is floating a programme aimed at rescuing young girls living in harsh conditions here. During a field trip to a humanitarian project located at the Moshono section of Baraa Ward, in the outskirts of Arusha, field officials […]
25 Percent Of Mothers Die of Severe Bleeding In Busoga’
Severe bleeding and physical violence against mothers remain the leading causes of maternal deaths across Busoga sub-region, a recent Maternal Health Status Report issued by Jinja Regional Referral Hospital indicates. According to the report, severe bleeding accounts for 25 per cent of maternal deaths registered while indirect causes such as physical violence against the mother […]
FG Approves Take-Off Of 8 New Private Universities
THE Federal Government yesterday gave its nod to the take-off of eight new private universities in Nigeria. This was sequel to a memo approved by the National Universities Commission, NUC, and presented to the Federal Executive Council, FEC, by the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja, yesterday. With this development, the number of universities in […]
Militants Blow Up Major Pipelines Again
A day after President Muhammadu Buhari met with leaders of the Niger Delta to resolve the crisis in the region, a major oil pipeline was sabotaged. No group has, however, claimed responsibility for the explosion at the oil field operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, in Delta State. The attack breached a crude […]
Federal Government To Kick – Start A New National Airline
The Federal Government will appoint a transaction adviser next week as part of efforts to establish a new national carrier, an official has said. The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the new national carrier will ensure competition, cut in ticket costs and give Nigerians options to choose from. Mr. Sirika, who briefed […]
Uganda: 100 Teachers Likely To Lose Jobs Over Irregular Recruitment
Up to 200 teachers recruited in the financial year 2014/15 in Rakai District could lose their jobs following the Inspector General of Government (IGG) disapproval of the process through which they were recruited by the district service commission (DSC). “The teachers deemed to have been recruited under suspicious conditions shall be interdicted and subjected to […]
Teach YoungGirls About Money
I come from a long line of risk-takers, which is ironic since my family was in the business of managing risk: banking. My great-grandfather came to America when he was 21 years old to build a better life. He went from being a door-to-door salesman to building a textile business and owning his own factory. […]
What Smart Entrepreneurs Can Do
1. Define and champion the behavior you want to see. Positive reinforcement makes people feel noticed and valued, compelling them to repeat what they do well. But leaders usually do a better job of telling employees what they do wrong. More than 70 percent of employees have never even heard their bosses say “thank you.” Modeling desired behavior […]
Liberia: Adolescent Girls Urged To Cultivate Professionalism
Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Julia Duncan Cassell has called on adolescent and younger Liberian girls to hold themselves to the highest standards and cultivate a new culture of professionalism. Minister Duncan Cassell, speaking in Gorblee, Grand Bassa County, on Wednesday at the EPAG Round-4 graduation, urged the over 60 young women to use […]
Namibia: Woman Stabbed And Burned To Death
Helaria Hainane, 48, became the latest casualty of domestic violence after she was allegedly stabbed and set on fire with a chain tied around her neck at Okahamevona at Okongo last week Thursday. Hainane’s younger sister, Nadula Hainane, told New Era that apart from the burned body, there was apparently a ditch dug at their […]
Entrepreneurs In Aba Smile As Firm Doles Out Grants, Equipment
A mentoring and financing firm, Easybiz Universal, recently berthed in the commercial city of Aba in Abia State to empower entrepreneurs from Abia, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states during an event held at MCC by Umuohiam, Aba. Speaking on the occasion, Managing Director of Easybiz Universal, Mr. Godswill Ogidi, maintained that Nigerian entrepreneurs need […]
Erisco Foods Exits Nigeria, Moves To China
A leading indigenous local tomato paste manufacturer, Erisco Foods Limited, has made good its threat of shutting down the $150bn plant and relocating its manufacturing base to a location outside Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer, Erisco Foods Limited, Chief Eric Umeofia, announced on Tuesday that the company was winding down operations preparatory for its final […]
Eight Suicide Bombers Blow Themselves Up
The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that 8 suicide bomber blew themselves up at a military checkpoint in Gubio, Borno State. The Army spokesman, Sani Usman, said in a statement in Abuja that the incident occurred at a checkpoint at Gubio, Gubio Local Government Area. Mr. Usman, a colonel, said the suicide bombers came in […]
FG Hails Nigerian Doctor In U.S. For Successful Operation On Unborn Baby
The Federal Government has commended a US-based Nigerian surgeon, Dr Oluyinka Olutoye, who successfully removed tumour from a baby in her mother’s womb. In a statement in Abuja, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, said that the Nigerian Government and people were proud of Olutoye. The […]