Govt Should Adopt Partnership for Economic Growth, Says Ex-CBN Boss The Federal Government should collaborate with the non-state actors to achieve economic development and ensure the success of its social investment programmes, a former acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Sarah Alade, advised on Thursday. According to her, non-state actors, including the…

UBTH Secondary School Emerges Winner Of LAPO Quiz Competition The University of Benin Teaching Hospital Staff Secondary School, Benin City, has won the Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) quiz competition for secondary schools in Edo and Delta states. Daily Trust reports that six schools—Baptist High School, UBTH Staff Secondary School and Don Bosco Science Academy…

LAPO Household Poultry Initiative (LAHPI): ₦199m Disbursed to 319 Poultry Farmers The LAPO Household Poultry Initiative (LAHPI) is aimed at improving the quality of life of rural dwellers through committed support and commercialization of domestic poultry enterprises. In June, 2023, the organisation enhanced the nutrition and income status of 319 poultry farmers in Edo, Delta and Ondo…

LAPO Co-operative Society Holds 2nd AGM, Elects New EXCO The LAPO Staff Multipurpose Co-operative Society held its 2nd. Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, December 2nd, 2022 with a new executive elected to run the affairs of the cooperative. The AGM provided a golden opportunity for members to review the state of affairs and success…

LAPO-C4: 2,566 Community Members Enlightened, Screened The LAPO Community Campaign for Cancer Control (LAPO-C4) is a community-based health intervention project aimed at reducing cancer-related deaths in Nigeria through public awareness on prevention and early detection of malignant cases. In December2023, the organisation sensitized and screened 2,472 community members on Breast, Cervical and Prostate cancer and…

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has advocated a harmonised and consolidated national public sector intervention in addressing Nigeria’s poor health statistics, which has seen rising cases of maternal and infant mortality in the country. READ MORE