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Agency Report The World Health Organisation (WHO), has recommended a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions, including behavioural support delivered by health-care providers, in its first guidelines on tobacco cessation. Other interventions include digital cessation and pharmacological treatments, the world health body said in a statement on Tuesday. It said that the guideline focused on helping the more than 750 million tobacco users who want to quit all forms of tobacco. “The recommendations are relevant for all adults seeking to quit various tobacco products, including cigarettes, waterpipes, smokeless tobacco products, cigars, roll-your-own tobacco, and Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs).’’ Dr Tedros…
By Halimah Olamide Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Mr Oludaisi Elemide, says the state’s Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ade Akinsanya, must intensify efforts on road reconstruction. Members of the House of Assembly in Ogun state have raised concerns over the state of the roads across the state. Their debate on Tuesday came amidst trending videos and photos of very deplorable conditions of the roads in many parts of the state. Though the lawmakers acknowledged that the state government under Prince Dapo Abiodun has made some efforts, they concluded a lot still need to be done. Speaker of…
By Kamil Opeyemi Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has called on all security agencies in the state to join hands with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in ensuring adequate protection of lives and properties of the citizenry. Prince Abiodun made the call on Tuesday while receiving in audience, the new Comptroller, NIS, Ogun State command, Comptroller Grace Adeoye. The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Engr Noimot Salako-Oyedele noted that the NIS, as the gatekeepers of the nation’s borders, preventing the inflow of dangerous weapons, amongst others, needs the support of other sister security agencies for it to…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has expressed satisfaction after an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sentenced a 21-year old groundnuts seller, Sunday Uche, to life imprisonment. Uche was sentenced for defiling a four year-old-girl. Justice Ramon Oshodi concluded in his judgemen that the prosecution was able to prove the offence of defilement against the convict without reasonable doubt. He stated that the defendant’s actions were heinous and deserving of the maximum punishment under the law. Uche was remanded in custody on February 1, 2017, on a count of defilement by penetration preferred…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Gbadebo on Tuesday Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo has requested from the Federal Government a declaration of a national day in honour of the Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka. While advocating that the day should be set aside to celebrate Soyinka, a globally celebrated playwright, essayist, poet and activist, the monarch said Soyinka has advanced the course of humanity across the world not to be honoured in his own country. Oba Gbadebo made this call on Tuesday during a press conference held to herald events lined up to mark the 90th birthday of the…
By Halimah Olamide A Nigerian Law scholar, Dr. Rabiat Akande, has been named among the latest 10 research chairs of the York University in Toronto, Canada. NPO Reports learnt that the York Research Chairs (YRCs) is an internal program that supports outstanding faculty members as they produce research and excel in their wide-ranging areas of study. These, according to the information obtained from the website of the university, includes “cognitive neuroscience, gender justice and molecular ecology, among others. ” “The York Research Chairs program enables the University to celebrate and champion our exceptional research community as they pursue discovery, invention…
By Halimah Olamide The chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Tax Oyedele, has revealed that the government has granted approval for the removal of small businesses from withholding tax in the country. Oyedele, who disclosed this through his X handle on Tuesday said the government has come to terms with the realities that confront small business. He said the removal is part of the ongoing fiscal policy and tax reforms recommended by his committee. “The key changes introduced are to address the identified challenges and specifically include exemption of small businesses from Withholding Tax…
Agency Report At least 39 people were killed and many injured in the recent anti-tax hike protests across Kenya as youth took to the streets on Tuesday for a new round of protests. “Data from our records indicates that 39 people have died and 361 injured in relation to the protests countrywide,” state-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) Chairperson Roseline Odede said in a statement issued in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Monday evening. The KNCHR said there were 32 cases of involuntary disappearances and 627 instances of arrests of protesters who were demonstrating against a wide…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday named a former Managing Director of Wema Bank Plc, Mr Adebola Adebise as the Chairman of the Board of Family Homes Funds. Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL) supports families on low-income attain their home ownership dreams, according to information on its website. Apart from Adebise, Tinubu also approved the appointment of Mr. Abdul Mutallab as the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation. Others named on the new board include: Mr. Abdullahi Musa – Executive Director (Finance) Mr. Emeka Henry Inegbu – Executive Director (Operations) Representative of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated -…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Tuesday said it has declared a ‘war’ that will enable it and other partners realise the potential of crude oil production sufficiency. Mele Kyari, NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, said that the country has enough capacity to produce no less than two million barrels of crude oil per day without deploying new rigs. He said this has however been impeded by failure of the partners to act in “timely manners.” Kyari, disclosed this in a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 23rd edition of the Nigeria Oil &…