The Guardian (Nigeria)

Pharmacist­s Council Seals 301 Illegal Medicine Stores In Ondo

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yesterday, to unveil the level of progress made in the fight against illicit drugs distributi­on in the country. Esumobi disclosed that the enforcemen­t was in line with the new National Drug Distributi­on guidelines, which states that medicine must remain safe, effective and of good quality, as they move from the producers to consumers.

ALAGOS State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA) official, Ola Oyeshina, who was attacked at about 5pm on Friday, 29th November during the course of decongesti­ng traffic in the Iganmu-sifax axis of Apapa, died yesterday.

It was learnt that the attackers hit the officer with a large stone, which got him severely injured and was immediatel­y rushed to Area “B” police station, along with two of the people that attacked him. Thereafter, ACP Bayo Sulaimon ordered the detention of the two attackers that were arrested, while a letter of medical referral was issued for the victim at the hospital.

Due to the trauma experience­d, Oyeshina was immediatel­y referred to LUTH from Randle Hospital, Surulere, but he died yesterday.

Speaking on the incident, the General Manager of LASTMA, Olajide Oduyoye condemned in its entirety the continued attack on the officers of the agency in the course of executing their duty, which has been entrusted to them by a law passed by the State House of Assembly in 2000 and amended in 2018.

TRural Electrific­ation Agency, in its bid towards building young women in the energy sector, held its first female Science Technology Engineerin­g and Mathematic­s (STEM) workshop in Lagos State.

The workshop was organ

TExecutive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, yesterday, called for partnershi­p between Nigerian universiti­es and the private sector.

Adeduntan made the call during the 2019 edition of First Bank/university of Ibadan (UI) Career Fair at the institutio­n’s Internatio­nal Conference Centre. The caised by the Agency in partnershi­p with leading private sector developers, and was attended by power sector stakeholde­rs and business profession­als, with the aim of bringing together young women with top power sector and business profession­als to share knowledge and discuss the reer fair, themed: ‘The Entreprene­urial Mindset and the Future of the Work’, is an event in which organisati­ons spanning diverse industries and sectors are given opportunit­y to engage exceptiona­lly talented final year students of the university.

He urged the participan­ts to acquire the right capabiliti­es and strength, through opportunit­ies for women in the industry.

The Energising Education Programme (EEP) is being implemente­d by the Rural Electrific­ation Agency to provide sustainabl­e and clean power supply to 37 Federal Universiti­es and seven University Teaching Hospitals across Nigeria. continuous capacity enhancemen­t, as it is central to survival. He noted that innovation and creativity are central to economic developmen­t.

He added that intelligen­t quotient and emotional intelligen­ce are critical to being successful as entreprene­urs or employees.

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