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Roadside “opticians” make brisk business selling medicated lenses to the low-income earners with eye defects. But this could just be penny wise, pound foolish, warns an optometrist
By Adesuwa Omoruan
From one small shop at Ikeja, the Lagos State capital, Mukaila Dickson runs his optical services. Dickson sells frames and medicated lenses, and from what TheNEWS observed …
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Dr. (Mrs.) Eniola Ajayi, optometrist and president of the Lagos branch of the Nigerian Optometrist Association, told ADESUWA OMORUAN that there is more than meets the eye on lenses and price differentials
Q: When did you decide to be an optician?
A: As a child, I suffered serious eye problems of “vernal conjunctivitis” (an allergic type of …
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Banks move their halls to the masses in their drive to capture idle funds from the informal sector
By Adejuwon Osunnuyi
Sarah Awoniyi has had a tiring day. The busy Idumagbo market would be the fourth she would be visiting in the day since nine o’clock when she set out for the business of the day. A …
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Zenith Bank’s profile soars higher with an award in Washington D.C as Best Global Bank in Africa
By Tayo Odunlami
For Zenith Bank plc, the award of Best Global Bank in Africa came as no surprise as its sterling performance in recent years has won praise at home and abroad. The recent award was given in …
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A special contribution by Professor Bolaji Aluko on the global financial crisis and its effects on Nigeria soludo.jpg
The US and Global Financial Situation
On Tuesday 9 October 2007, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, DJIA, a major United States stock market index, attained its highest value ever at 14,164.53. Since opening at 40.94 on 26 May …
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