Gates Foundation appoints first country rep. to Nigeria

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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, an NGO, has appointed Dr. Mairo Mandara as Country Representative to Nigeria. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr James Whittington, Senior Communications Officer, Africa and Middle East and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday.

The statement  said  Mandara is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, and has extensive knowledge of public health systems , managing maternal and child health programs in Nigeria.

Mr Laurie Lee, the Foundation’s Director for Africa said “we are delighted to have Mandara join the team at an incredibly important time for our work in Nigeria.  ``Her knowledge, experience and expertise will be hugely valuable in helping to improve people’s health and reducing poverty. ’’

NDLEA Appoints Stella Damasus As Ambassadors

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The National Law and Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has appointed sultry actress, Stella Damasus and singer Yinka Lawanson, otherwise known as Lamboginny, as its ambassadors. This is the first time the agency will appoint ambassadors.  Speaking during the official unveiling of the new ambassadors at the NDLEA headquarters in Lagos yesterday morning, the Director General of the agency, Dr. Femi Ajayi, said Stella and Lamboginny were painstakingly picked for the honour due to their outstanding positive impacts on youths and the society at large.