INKAS is proud to announce "INKASTRANS", a new addition to INKAS Group of Companies.
TORONTO, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- INKASTRANS is a newly established Joint Venture between Sapid Holdings, based in Lagos, Nigeria (http://www.sapidholdings.com/) and INKAS Group of Companies, based in Toronto, Canada (http://www.inkasgroup.com/ ). INKASTRANS (http://www.inkastrans.com/) Head Office is located at Plot 22 Elsie Femi Pearse, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria....

Facilitate repatriation of 9 Pinoy seamen, Noli orders OWWA.
Vice President and presidential adviser on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Noli de Castro ordered yesterday the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to immediately facilitate the repatriation of nine Filipino seafarers who were reportedly stranded in Lagos, Nigeria. De Castro said the nine seamen were members of an 18-man...

Salmonellosis in Lagos, Nigeria: incidence of Plasmodium falciparum-associated co-infection, patterns of antimicrobial resistance, and emergence of reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones.
ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to examine the status of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella-associated d iseases, by verifying possible emergence of reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones in Salmonella isolates and determining the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum-associated co-infection with Salmonella serotypes. Antimicrobial resistance in clinical isolates of Salmonellae...

Helminth parasites of the African lizard Agama agama (Squamata: Agamidae), in Lagos, Nigeria.
RESUMEN La lagartija Agama agama actúa como medio de transporte y hospedero para varios protozoos y helmintos parásitos. Capturamos 310 lagartijas, muestreadas aleatoriamente, entre mayo y julio 2005, en Oyingbo, Lagos, Nigeria (6[grados]34'60" N-3[grados]19'59" E y 6[grados]34'60" N-3[grados]19'59" E). Hallamos cuatro especies de nematodos: Strongyluris brevicaudata, Parapharyngodon...

EODT Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification.
LENOIR CITY, Tenn., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- EOD Technology, Inc. (EODT), an employee-owned company providing worldwide munitions response, security services, and critical mission support, has received ISO 9001:2000 certification by NSF International. The certification covers all EODT services and products. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061218/EODTLOGO ) "ISO 9001...

Health care providers' knowledge of, attitudes toward and provision of emergency contraceptives in Lagos, Nigeria.
CONTEXT: Emergency contraception can play an important role in reducing the rate of unintended pregnancies in Nigeria. Although it is included in the national family planning guidelines, there is limited awareness of this method among clients. METHODS: In 2003-2004, a sample of 256 health care providers with...

African IPTV Energized by Backspace Communications' Power Plant System.
LAGOS, Nigeria, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Backspace Communications, LLC has delivered their IPTV Power Plant, a complete IPTV / Internet Television system, to Africa. The "IPTV Power Plant" is a complete IPTV solution-in-a-box. The system includes all components necessary to encode, broadcast, manage, and display IPTV and Internet Television....

Helminth parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae) in Lekki Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria.
Abstract: A total of 360 randomly selected specimens of Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae) recovered from Lekki Lagoon were examined for intestinal helminth parasites. Parasite prevalence and worm burden were low; 17 (4.72%) of the specimens examined were infected with gastrointestinal helminths. The helminth worms recovered include, three cestodes Polyonchobothrium clarias,...

A comparative study of credit earning information literacy skills courses of three African Universities.
Introduction Variously referred to as "user education," "library skills," "library instruction," "bibliographic instruction," "evidence-based learning," "problem-based learning," etc., information literacy skills open the gateway of information to students and all information seekers and users across disciplines. It is a way of exposing users to the world of...

Selective attentional effects of adjunct study questions on achievement in Nigerian Secondary School Science.
Text-book questions remain the most prevalent study aid in helping students selectively attend to critical information contained in science learning materials (Holliday 1981; Okoye 1990; Nworgu 2001 and Eze 2002). (Wickens 1976) reviewed mathemagenic questions (orienting behavioural questions) in his studies and concluded that recent findings suggest that selective...