Day: February 11, 2016

2016 Budget: N398m For Computers Ridiculous—Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has expressed disgust over the proposed procurement of computers for the News Agency of Nigeria, and the Film and Video Censors Board at the sum of N398 million. Mohammed, while defending his ministry’s budget before the Senate Committe on Information, noted that the said amount is strange to…

Duke, Others Decry Cancer Deaths In Women

The Chairman, Child Survival and Development Organisation of Nigeria, Mrs. Onari Duke, has decried the number of Nigerian women and children dying of cancer. Duke, who spoke at a dinner organised by CS-DON, as part of activities to mark the World Cancer Day in Lagos, urged stakeholders to take collective responsibility towards creating awareness and…