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The Nigerian Protein Deficiency Report 2020, the result of a survey carried out in 2020 to assess the malignant issues of protein deficiency in Nigeria, will be formally presented to the public at a special Protein Challenge webinar session on Thursday, March 18, 2021. To register to attend the webinar, please click here. ProteinChallenge is the tag name of the Nigeria Protein Deficiency Awareness Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to create nationwide awareness of the prevalence, challenges and impact of protein deficiency in Nigeria and to work with relevant stakeholders to explore options of mitigating it so that Nigerians of…

DStv and GOtv customers can look forward to live football action on SuperSport from the 2020-21 Premier League with matches scheduled for 14-15 March 2021. The pick of matches from this weekend’s Premier League action sees Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur meet for the latest edition of the North London derby at 5:30pm on Sunday, 14th March on SuperSport Premier League (DStv Channel 203). More than local bragging rights will be at stake in this clash, with both teams scrambling to secure qualification for European football next season. The Gunners have put together some solid form of late and manager Mikel Arteta feels that his side is gradually…

Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo sitting at a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, ruled that the court will proceed with contempt proceedings against Alta Semper Capital, Chidi Okoro and their other local collaborators in the dispute between the founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Bukola George, and Alta Semper, the other shareholder of HealthPlus Limited, a leading retail pharmaceutical company in Nigeria. HealthPlus has been embroiled in a crisis since Alta Semper, a UK private equity firm breached its agreement to invest USD 18million in HealthPlus in two tranches. The PE firm invested the first tranche of about USD 9.5million…

As part of measures to fast-track the elimination of malaria in the State, the Ogun State Government has inaugurated the Insecticide Treated Nets Campaign Coordination Network (ICCN) to facilitate effective distribution of the nets across the State. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, during the inauguration of the ICCN in Abeokuta, disclosed that the distribution of the insecticide-treated nets would commence in July across all the 20 Local Government Areas, adding that the ICCN is saddled with ensuring that the nets are well- distributed and appropriately utilized. Coker noted that malaria remains one of the diseases that contribute to…

The African property firm, Adron Homes and Properties has partnered with Remo Secondary School, Sagamu to host 2021 Ionic Festival in Ogun State. The festival will be entertaining all secondary schools both public and primary in the state. IONIAN brotherhood was coined from the names of the four schools that constituted it. They were Abeokuta Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, Ibadan Grammar School and Ondo Boys’ High School. Apart from cooperation in the academic arena, they engaged in sports, vocational education, cultural cooperation, and made input into the educational policies and joint admission policies for members. They also ensured the…

GOtv has got a great line-up of colourful and exciting Bollywood movies and new episodes of intense drama series you can watch throughout this week into the weekend. From the rich culture, outfits, romantic sceneries to music, you get to experience it all on StarLife (channel 23) available on GOtv Max! Here are Bollywood programmes to catch throughout this week on GOtv MAX: Romance will never go out of fashion. Eternal Love Season 1 narrates the love story of Rohit, a successful cardiologist and Sonakshi, a television actress. They view the world differently as Rohit believes in science and logic, while Sonakshi lives in a…

Observed every March 8th, International Women’s Day is a global celebration of social, cultural and political achievements of women while promoting gender equality. The day is set aside for a global campaign to sensitize and deepen the gender equality movement. The 2021 celebration theme: ‘Choose to Challenge’, was a call to individuals, social, political and corporate organisations to challenge the status quo and address all forms of marginalization against women. In the ecommerce ecosystem, Jumia has continued to champion women empowerment both internally and for sellers on the platform. Through partnerships training and capacity building programmes, Jumia has been able…

Britain has advised its citizens to leave Myanmar due to increasing violence and political tension. “Political tension and unrest are widespread since the military takeover, and levels of violence are rising,’’  the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said in updated travel advice issued on Friday. It noted that there were military-ordered nighttime internet shutdowns, adding that money was becoming more difficult to access, with banks shut and automated teller machines not working. British nationals were advised to leave the country by commercial means unless they have an “urgent need’’ to stay. Although Myanmar’s military has suspended normal commercial passenger flights,…

LAGOS: UK based Career Masterclass – which has carved a place for itself in the careers market for democratisation of opportunities – enters the Nigerian market to offer quality career advice and training to established and aspiring professionals. It has already worked with leading companies including Google Africa and AG Leventis in Nigeria. Career Masterclass helps create a level playing field within the corporate world by arming middle level professionals with the right tools to help them to break the glass ceiling. It has worked with leading multinationals including Amazon, Deutsche Bank, Google and Visa in the UK, Nigeria, the US…

Lagos, Nigeria, March 10, 2021: Nigeria’s leading innovative bank, Wema Bank Plc., through its female proposition, Sara by Wema will also mark this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) with a webinar on Friday, March 12 by 10.00 am. The 90 minutes’ event themed ‘Challenge Today for an Equal Tomorrow’ will have key industry experts and leading female corporate policy influencers in the Nigerian financial, investment, talent development and management ecosystem as panellists. The webinar aims at speaking to women on challenging societal norms to reach their full potential in entrepreneurship, the workplace, or personal lives. The Executive Director, Business Support,…