You thought knowing your blood type was something people do for fun. It may actually be a window into your health. From heart disease and strokes to certain types of cancer, here’s why your blood type matters. Your blood type…
*Osinbajo orders 72-hour operation to clear Apapa gridlock (Punch)* Oseni, others emerge newly elected Lagos NMA executives (NewTelegraph)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 21, 2018 Osinbajo orders 72-hour operation to clear Apapa gridlock (Punch) Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has ordered a 72-hour joint operation to clear the gridlock around the Apapa Expressway caused by stationary trailers. The…
Orits Wiliki: Standing the test of time
Orits Wiliki’s ‘Ten Commandments’ is poetry, pure and simple. That must be the reason the reggae song by the self-acclaimed Kole-man Revolutionaire is evergreen. Check out the lyrics in the first part of the song. I see them falling, the…
MTN partners Microsoft to grow Nigerian SMEs
MTN Nigeria and Microsoft Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the creation of sustainable and scalable initiatives aimed at driving growth within the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment of the Enterprise Business in Nigeria.…
‘Outliers’: Busting the myth of meritocracy, individual achievement -Toni Kan
Malcolm Gladwell amazes and astounds afresh with his original thinking, fresh insights and somewhat controversial conclusions in what is his longest book yet, Outliers: The Story of Success (Penguin Books, 2009). The man who gave us Tipping point and Blink,…
Story for the gods –Oshoko Bushushu
So, I get this invite for a premiere of a new movie. I wear all black; shoes, trousers, shirt and jacket. Nollywood and the music industry is well represented but my eyes are not out for the stars. I am…
Q2: Dangote Cement invests $3bn across Africa, employs 27,952 Nigerians in 2017
Group Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Cement, Joe Makoju, said the company has invested a whopping $3 billion to build manufacturing plants and import/grinding terminals across Africa. The company’s operations, according to Makoju are in Cameroon (1.5Mta clinker grinding), Congo…
Delta govt commends Ubulu-Uku USA for rehabilitating hospital, awarding scholarship
The Delta State Government has commended Ubulu-Uku sons and daughters from the Aniocha South area of the state based in the United States of America (USA) for their support to the government’s developmental efforts in making life more meaningful to…
Seplat brings joy to Benin City
Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc., operators of the NPDC/SEPLAT joint venture recently concluded the 7th edition of its annual Eye Can See CSR programme. The programme took place at the Oba of Benin’s palace. It witnessed a large turn out…
MTN gifts COOUTH, Anambra State medical equipment
It was all joy and excitement for students and staff of Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) as well as residents of Anambra State as they received brand new sets of hospital supplies from MTN Foundation under its Emergency…