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Daily Archives: May 24, 2021

Invest in nurses to fight the pandemic

Invest in nurses to fight the pandemic

Nurses around the world are in crisis, whether they are in the eye of the COVID-19 storm in India, the exhausted ranks of Britain’s workforce, organising against a 1 percent pay rise offer, or in Kenya where, in some areas, [...]

May 24, 2021 Health issues
‘Food production to increase with ban on open grazing’

Food production to increase with ban on open grazing

Nigerian farmers and agricultural scientists have expressed optimism that food production will receive a boost as the southern governors have declared a ban on open cattle grazing in the regions. For decades, open grazing of cattle has led to violent [...]

May 24, 2021 Agriculture, Food
Amidst COVID-19 challenges, Nigeria’s economy grows again

Amidst COVID-19 challenges, Nigeria’s economy grows again

Nigeria’s economy grew 0.51 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, a report published by the statistics office on Sunday shows. The latest report highlighted two consecutive quarters of growth following the negative growth rates recorded in the second [...]

May 24, 2021 Economy
Gunmen Abduct Wife Of Oyo APC Youth Leader In Ibadan

Gunmen Abduct Wife Of Oyo APC Youth Leader

The wife of the Oyo state youth leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mrs Arikeade Oni-Salawu, was abducted by unknown gunmen in Ibadan, the state capital on Sunday evening. Mrs Salawu, who is a medical doctor, was said to [...]

May 24, 2021 Crime
Buhari, Osinbajo's Absence At Late Army Chief's Burial

Buhari, Osinbajo’s Absence At Late Army Chief’s Burial

The Absence of President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo at the funeral ceremony of Late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has drawn severe criticism from a lot of Nigerians. Attahiru and several other military officers [...]

May 24, 2021 Government and politics