It looks
like the aborted rollout of the cross-platform version of BlackBerry
Messenger (BBM) will take more time to resume, according to a statement
by a BlackBerry spokesperson.
As part of programmes to commemorate the
annual World Polio day on October 24 and create awareness on the deadly
polio scourge responsible for scores of child mortality cases annually
in Nigeria.
Rotary international in Nigeria has concluded plans to host the
nation's first ever Bike-A-Thon ride on Saturday October 19, 2013.
The one-day programme is a fun cycling ride designed to generate
interest, increase awareness and raise funds for activities towards
total eradication of polio disease which is endemic in Nigeria.(
especially in the North.) Nigeria currently remains one of the three (most) polio-endemic countries globally, alongside Afghanistan and Pakistan.
According to Dr Tunji Funsho, Chairman, Nigeria National Polio Plus
Committee, "Rotary has committed itself to join forces with other
partners to champion the efforts to eradicate ( war against)polio in
Nigeria.