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No fewer than 262 expectant mothers out of 100,000 pregnant women in Oyo State die as a result of complications and other pregnant related issues, a report obtained by DAILY POST has shown. In the report, released by Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) and Development Communications (DEVCOMS) Network, only six local government areas: Atiba, Ibadan North East, Ibadan South East, Iseyin, Ogbomoso North and Saki East are currently enjoining the State Health Insurance Scheme under-5/ MDG fund initiative. The report showed that one of the major factors responsible for the deaths of about 262 mothers out of 100,000 expectant mothers in the state is the “weak implementation of the family planning/child spacing programmes at the state and local government levels is largely due to inadequate funds as there is no specific budget line for the programmes”. It puts the Contraceptive Prevalence Rate in the state at 37.4%, Unmet needs for Family Planning (FP) at 13.2%, Infa...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that federal government paid about N50 billion to 62 contractors working on 149 projects this year in order to continue works on the nation’s  roads and bridges and sustain the workforce. This is even as he revealed that payments made to 103 construction companies executing 192 projects during the implementation of the 2016 budget resulted in the employment of 17,749 people directly and 52, 000 indirectly in works section. He stated this in Abuja yesterday at the 27th Biennial Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) with the theme, ‘Developing the Economy for Sustainable Growth: The Construction Industry as an Effective Stimulant. The Vice president observed that similar payments were extended to supervising consultants in the housing and powers sectors of the ministry of power, works and housing adding that increased spending led to recall of sacked workers and reopening of construction sites. “Through...

Unilever Nigeria Plc has listed additional 1.96 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo on the Daily Official List of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The additional shares arose from Unilever’s rights issue of 1.96 ordinary shares of 50 kobo at N30 per share in the ratio of 14 new shares for every 27 shares held as at June 28, 2017 at N30 per share. With this listing of 1.96 ordinary shares, the total issued and fully paid up shares of Unilever Nigeria Plc has now increased from 3.78 billion to 5.75 billion ordinary shares. The Company recently raised the sum of N58.85 billion rights issue, which was 120 percent subscribed. Unilever Nigeria stated that the proceeds of the rights issue would deepen the company’s capital to ensure financial flexibility and to repay foreign exchange liabilities. Recently the managing director of Unilever Nigeria, Mr. Yaw Nsarkoh at the facts behind issue of the Company on the NSE said that the N58.85 billion net proceeds of the offer would enable...

Edinson Cavani revealed Neymar will take Paris Saint-Germain’s next penalty, as decided by head coach Unai Emery. Cavani and Neymar were embroiled in an on-field spat over penalty and free-kick taking duties during PSG’s 2-0 victory over Lyon in Ligue 1 on September 18. Talk of a rift between Cavani and Neymar has dominated headlines since, though the forward pair have continually dismissed the claims. But a repeat incident does not appear to be forthcoming with the issue settled, according to Cavani, who was reportedly offered €1million to allow Neymar to take any future spot-kicks. “The coach has decided that Neymar will take the next penalty,” Cavani told reporters. Cavani was speaking after his brace guided PSG to a 4-1 rout of Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday. While Neymar was quiet, Cavani opened the scoring in the 38th minute and completed the crushing win with 11 minutes remaining as leaders PSG moved six points clear of defending champions Monaco. “We played a gr...

Fit-again Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has admitted that he was never worried about returning to action ahead of schedule as "lions do not recover like humans". The 36-year-old made his first appearance for the Red Devils in more than seven months when introduced from the bench in Saturday evening's 4-1 win against Newcastle United. Ibrahimovic, now sporting the number 10 shirt after re-signing for the club in the summer, battled back from a cruciate knee ligament injury well ahead of the predicted nine-month layoff. Asked by BT Sport after the match if he was concerned about pushing himself too much, the Swedish striker said: "No. Lions don't recover like humans. "This feels special. Different day, same quality. I'm not worried at all - I train hard, sacrifice a lot. I play in my head, my knee just needs to follow." Ibrahimovic scored 28 goals in 46 appearances for United in his maiden campaign at United, leading to the...

The Joint Mobile Sanitation Agency of Nigeria (JOMSAN) yesterday held a workshop in Abuja to sensitise its members on its preparedness to halt multiple mobile tax collection across the country. Dukeson Godwin, national chairman of JOMSAN, an umbrella body of local councils mobile advertisement revenue collectors, said the workshop would culminate in the inauguration of a special task force against multiple taxation of vehicles. He said the group, which is voluntary and independent of government, observed that advertisement-bearing vehicles were being made to pay multiple taxes in all 774 local government councils of the country. Godwin said JOMSAN was partnering with the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) to ensure the success of the initiative. He added that the group’s task force in the six geo-political zones would enforce the new directive, which he said, is backed by the police. He explained ...

Although Eminem’s highly anticipated album, Revival, didn’t drop on November 17 as his fans were anticipating, Slim Shady did stop by the Shade 45 studios on Friday to chop it up with DJ Whoo Kid and Lord Sear. Throughout the conversation, Em discussed everything from the current state of Hip Hop to working with Beyoncé on “Walk On Water,” Revival ‘s first single. When Em’s BET Hip Hop Awards appearance was brought up, he expressed similar feelings about Donald Trump that he did in the brutal freestyle he delivered in a video during the show, but also seemed genuinely disappointed that the POTUS hasn’t retaliated yet. “I was and still am extremely angry, I can’t stand that mother F.ucker. I feel like he’s not paying attention to me. I was kind of waiting for him to say something and for some reason, he didn’t say anything.” em says. The Detroit rap giant also talked about what made Beyoncé the ideal choice for “Walk On Water.” Her megastar status in the music industry was s...

 Big Brother 's Bex Shiner  was pictured taking trash out to the bins outside her home, and it all seemed to be going horribly wrong. The reality star, who appeared on the show in 2008, had thrown a red and white polka dot dressing gown on over a pair of knickers and a corset before heading outside.She then pulled her dressing gown to the side in order to reveal her 36FF breasts .

For the past one week, the entire social media is really trending with the fight between dance hall singer shatta wale and starboy wizkid..shatta wale has vowed to stop wizkid from entering Ghana and also ready to cause chaos during the starboy's concert in December.. He posted this video below on his Instagram page

Kenya Airways has narrowed its half-year net loss to Ksh3.8 billion ($36.7 million) compared to Ksh4.8 billion ($46.2 million) for a similar period in 2016, on reduced costs. The national carrier's operating profit for the six months ended in September rose by 52 per cent to Ksh1.44 billion ($13.9 million) from a year earlier. The airline reduced its overheads by 8 per cent to Ksh5.2 billion ($50 million) in the period, which saw its revenues decrease by 0.4 per cent to $526 million. "We have kept our fleet costs in check. Going forward, we look to grow our routes strategically. We shall be extremely cautious about our cash spending," chief executive Sebastian Mikosz told investors at a briefing in Nairobi on Friday. Passenger numbers grew by 3.3 per cent to 2.31 million with intra-Africa traffic improving by 6.7 per cent. However, Kenya's political uncertainty had had a dampening effect, Mr Mikosz said. Restructuring KQ shares were suspended from trad...