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In light of the increasing difficulty that needy women and girls face in handling their monthly periods due to lack of access to sanitary products, an NGO has called on the Nigerian government to provide free sanitary pads for such women. The Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE), an NGO that works with vulnerable children especially girls, …

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A non-governmental organisation, Beulah Sickle Cell Foundation, Abuja has called on well-meaning Nigerians to come to the aid of one of the patients under its care. Japheth Maichibi, 30, has been in the care of the organisation for over a year on intensive treatment. With a worsening health condition, the needed support is now beyond what the organisation can handle. …

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By Dayo Emmanuel It was intercession time in church on Sunday 10th March and as usual, the church maintained its tradition of interceding for two countries each week. Coincidentally it was time to intercede for Ethiopia and Djibouti; two countries from the region called the horn of Africa. The map of each country was displayed by the projector. Ethiopia was …

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…Worth $16.6bn, still number 1 in Africa President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has significantly moved up in the World billionaires’ list as he emerged 64th richest person in the world, with an estimated worth of $16.6 billion, as against his previous ranking of 103rd in the world. Dangote, who remains the richest man in Africa for the 8th year …

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A reporter’s two-days experience at the National Identification Number Lagos headquarters Dayo Emmanuel NIN SLIP IS FREE. ENROLLMENT IS FREE. CARD COLLECTION IS ALSO FREE. This is the message that welcomes visitors to the building housing the headquarters of the National Identification Number (NIN) centre at Ikeja, Lagos. The facility utilized by the Ministry of the Interior is large enough …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on Nigerians to use radio as a tool for building peace across political, economic, religious and ethnic divides particularly at this period when Nigeria is holding general elections to elect a new set of leaders. MRA made the call in a statement issued in Lagos by Mr. Ayode Longe, MRA’s Programme Director, to commemorate …

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Director of the International Press Centre (IPC), Mr. Lanre Arogundade has enjoined journalists to be security conscious and embrace professionalism as they cover the 2019 general elections. Arogundade gave the advice at a media round-table and presentation of report of monitoring of print and online newspapers’ reporting of the 2019 electoral process. “My appeal is that we must know that …

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By Ogu Bundu Nwadike   There are three national legislators in the race for the office of the governor of Imo State in the March 2 gubernatorial elections. One named Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, one named Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, and one named Senator Hope Uzodinma. They are not strangers to one another because at various times they have been members …

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The Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE), an NGO that works with vulnerable children and young people in impoverished communities across Nigeria, celebrated its fifth anniversary recently in Lagos, and hosted a British celebrity. Mr. Chris Packham, a well-known presenter on the BBC’s nature series, ‘Spring Watch’, ‘Winter Watch’ and ‘Autumn Watch’ who was in Makoko, fishing …

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Nigerians having aged parents may have nothing to worry about again as far as caring for the senior citizens are concerned. This is because an outfit dedicated to giving the old citizens the best care has been established in Nigeria. Talking to journalists on the need to cater for the elderly ones who at some points cannot cater for themselves, …

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