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LAPO awards scholarship to over 3,487 students in 15 years LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited says it has awarded scholarships to 3,487 secondary and university students between 2006 and 2021. Honestus Ayo Obadiora, executive director of Lift Above Poverty Organisation, made the disclosure at the 2021 annual quiz of the institution in Benin City. Obadiora also…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, Friday, said his administration was determined to build about 300 designated Primary Health Care centres (PHCs) across the state in 30 months. Obaseki said this in Benin during the inauguration of the Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) ultra-medical care facility, called the Benin Medical Care (BMC). He said the…

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Charles Soludo, has called on the Federal Government to review the curricula of primary and secondary schools in the country to include issues on public health. Solduo said it was important to have a healthy and educated population, adding that quality education would also help…

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

LAPO Inaugurates Ultra-Modern Medical Centre in Benin Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) is set to inaugurate its ultra-modern Benin Medical Care (BMC) hospital. James-Wisdom Abhulimen, Public Relations Officer of LAPO said this in a statement issued to newsmen in Benin on Thursday. READ MORE

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

Prof. Charles Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, says magical miracle centres can be a stumbling block to having and supporting an effective health system in the country. Soludo, therefore, called for a collective response in tackling poor healthcare systems, poverty and other major challenges facing the country. Soludo made the…

To commemorate the 2019 International Women’s Day, the Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), a leading empowerment initiative in the country recently organised an empowerment programme with the theme: “Balance and Peace,”,aimed at teaching women on how to overcome health problems and tackle unforeseen challenges in the home and the society at large. READ MORE

CEO of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), Godwin Ehigiamusoe, weekend, said the organisation had trained 700 entrepreneurs across the country on micro-business and financial literacy programmes. Ehigiamusoe, who made the disclosure at the 7th LAPO Outstanding Women Leadership Award ceremony held in Benin City, said women constituted 98 percent of the entrepreneurs. READ MORE

The Chairman, Board of Directors of Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), Dr. Osarenren Emokpae, has said that gender balance is pivotal to achieving the desired development at all levels. She said this on Friday at LAPO’s Outstanding Women Leadership Award, held in Benin, Edo State, with the theme, “Balance for Peace,” to commemorate this year’s…