Nigeria, Others to Receive 220 million J&J Vaccine Doses

By Adedapo Adesanya One of the largest private tertiary healthcare organisations in West Africa, Iwosan Lagoon Hospital, has launched a new state-of-the-art medical facility in Victoria Island, Lagos as part of its bid to reduce medical tourism in the country. The multi-speciality hospital, founded in 1986, has a team of world-class healthcare experts and advanced technology-driven medical equipment, including a Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) and a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan. The 27-bed facility offers a wide range of primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services and is positioned to be the Centre of Excellence for Advanced Cardiology & Cardiac Surgeries.

In today’s world where modern technology has us glued to our screens, teens and adults alike are woefully inactive. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), global estimates show that one in four adults and more than 80% of adolescents do not do enough physical activity. Physical activity is critical for human health, and adopting a healthy lifestyle that includes regular physical activity is one of the most important things a person can do to improve their health and well-being. Evidence is emerging that shows that physical inactivity is associated with a heightened risk of serious illness and death. On

Every day across Africa, people turn to Google products like Search, YouTube and Fitbit for insights about their health and wellbeing. But many may not know that we have also been researching how AI can help improve healthcare outcomes for people, and how AI can empower our partners to deliver better health services — from improving maternal health outcomes to building useful digital tools for healthcare workers. To mark the upcoming Africa HealthTech Summit in Kigali, Rwanda — an event that brings together a diverse group of digital health innovators and public health experts to share knowledge and ideas to

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Lagos State House of Assembly has called for the immediate arrest of a doctor who performed surgery on a boy, Adebola Akin-Bright, whose intestines went missing in the process of going under the knife. At the plenary on Tuesday, the parliament urged the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to provide funds for the treatment of the boy outside the country. It was alleged that the 12-year-old Adebola underwent surgery at a private hospital, Obitoks Medical Centre, in the Alimosho area of the state. He is currently at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) receiving

By Nwaorgu Faustinus A civil society group known as the Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD) has lambasted the Kwara State government over the shameful status of government schools across the state. As part of its mandate to keep an eye on the activities of the state government and bring government attention to areas of public interest that need immediate government attention, the group’s team of investigators paid a visit to Islamiyyah College, Patigi so as to assess the current situation of the public school established on February 15, 1982 and currently has about 650 students. During the visit, it

By Dipo Olowookere The Africa Finance & Investment Forum (AFIF) 2017 will partner with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the first time on the occasion of the 11th edition of the Forum, taking place in Nairobi. Japanese experts will participate in the AFIF 2-day training, which aims to provide new tools to entrepreneurs to present a business plan to potential investors and access to finance. JICA will present a concept aimed at applying best practices of Japanese management excellence – the Kaizen method – in some pilot companies in Kenya. “Kaizen” is the Japanese word for “improvement” and

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The duration for processing and securing approval for title documents in Lagos State has been reduced to nine months from two years. The General Manager of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), Mr Kehinde Osinaike, explained that the reduction became necessary to address the rate of non-compliance with the of terms of agreement guiding the presentation of registered statutory title documents for approval as well as the level of abuse by members of the public. According to him, his agency has observed that over the years, 99 per cent of applicants granted provisional permits based

By Dipo Olowookere For the third time running, Freedom Park will be participating in the World Trade Market Africa (WTM) exhibition 2017. The event is taking place in Cape Town International Convention Centre from April 19-21, 2017. A team comprising of Outreach officials from Freedom Park will unpack elements of this historic National Heritage Destination at WTM Africa. WTM Africa is a vibrant, culturally diverse, business-to-business travel and tourism event, presenting a diverse range of destinations and industry sectors to South African, African and International travel professionals. Freedom Park elements speak to the national, continental and the international communities, hence

By Adedapo Adesanya The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, says despite popular belief, Nigeria is not an oil-dependent economy. He made this disclosure while speaking at the opening session of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in relation to the achievement of the net-zero target by the year 2060. Mr Kyari stated that presently, the contribution of the sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was just nine per cent. “First of all, let me put it in a general context, our country’s GDP

By Aeniyi Ogunfowoke One of the most challenging aspects of getting a grip on your finances is finding your money leaks and plugging them up. If you do not find these leaks, you will continue to spend money indiscriminately. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares ways for you to find money leaks and permanently plug them in order to save enough to travel. Use a budget  Having a budget means putting a cap on your free spending. In other words, unless an expense is absolutely necessary, that is when you should spend. Without a budget, you will never find your

It has been two years since coronavirus (Covid-19) hit the globe and fiercely impacted every aspect of human existence. While it may appear on the surface that the world has made a successful return to business as usual, this is not the reality of most businesses. This is especially not the case for real estate development companies like LandWey Investment Limited, the largest residential development company in Nigeria. Since 2020, companies like LandWey have battled different challenges ranging from contractors’ time inefficiencies, inflation and the fluctuating FX which has severely impacted the procurement of construction material. Speaking on the current

By Dipo Olowookere Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, has announced testing negative for the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after initially testing positive for the virus. The Governor disclosed on Monday through his official Facebook page. he said his second test for the disease came out negative on Sunday evening. Mr Makinde had used the same platform to announce his COVID-19 status last week, saying he was asymptomatic to the virus, meaning he does not show symptoms of the disease despite being a carrier. He, however, went into an isolation so as not to spread the disease to others around