As part of activities marking the World Menstrual Hygiene Day, two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) sensitized more than 200 school girls in Makoko, Lagos on menstrual hygiene management, recently. The organisations, Prime Diamond Initiative for Community Health (PDICH) and the Center for Children’s Health Education Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE) had in attendance several facilitators who mentored the girls for several hours on …

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Representative of the United Nations on United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in China, Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi has revealed that countries facing rapid fertility decline in Africa may not be able to reap the demography dividend. Ahonsi was a guest on a discussion program on Chinese television CGTN last Thursday where he made the assertion. “The likes of Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia …

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Representative of the United Nations on United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in China, Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi has called on Nigeria and other African countries to learn from China in order to reap the dividend of demography. Ahonsi who spoke during a talk show on China Global Television Network on Thursday said, “We need to learn the lesson from countries like …

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Nigerian missionary to Tanzania, Pastor Dayo Adetunji has revealed that he is sent to the east African country to raise indigenous ministers to preach the gospel to the local people. Adetunji, a missionary with the Kingdom Bearer Outreach International told Church Times that the harvest is ripe in Tanzania and God is sending him and his family to preserve the …

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In an attempt to overturn the economic situation of the country, experts have charged members of the private sector (organizations and businesses) to invest in Nigerian youths so as to help turn around the economy. The experts who double as high-level stakeholders spread across National Population Commission, UN agencies led by the United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA], HACEY Health Initiative, …

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Registered candidates for the ongoing UTME examinations nationwide have been enjoined to be careful not to miss their exam centres. Many students may miss the UTME this year because the system has changed from what obtained in the previous years. JAMB as it is still widely called now has a different arrangement from what it used to be. Candidates may …

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President of the E-Waste Relief Foundation (ERF), Mr. Ifeanyi Ochonogor has said that Nigeria annually generates 1 million tonnes of electronic waste out of the total 50million tonnes generated globally per year. Ochonogor who gave the statistics at the Inaugural Board Meeting of the ERF in Lagos recently said the country must as a matter of urgency work towards tackling …

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In a bid to bridge the gender divide in the tech ecosystem in Nigeria and to empower women to be self-reliant and employable, Tech4dev has graduated about 450 women coders from the Nigerian Women Techsters first cohort of training. Tech4devis a non-profit social enterprise that seeks to create proactive and reactive technological solutions to help solve the world’s greatest problems, with primary …

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Evangelist Vera Success is a preacher and Gospel artiste. A graduate of All Nations Bible School, Benin City apart from her singing grace has pastored several Churches and even attempted to start a Church in Benin City, Edo State. She narrated how a bigger Church dislodged her young congregation form the facility she had rented for worship. In this interview, …

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Foluke Iyabode Opalade is perhaps one of Nigeria’s best exports to the world in terms of her unique tradition flavour voice and art performance. With an excellent voice, confidence and passionate stage performance, Foluke is no doubt one of Africa’s best Ijala, Aro genre of the Yoruba folk music. She has taken her unique brand to the world. Born and …

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