IT was a shocking story to the parents and neighbours of an 11 year old girl and pupil of Ikorenim Primary School in Calabar, Cross River State, Ekamen Asuquo, when a pregnancy test that was conducted on her at the [...]
Nigeria can survive without oil if…NLNG boss – Nigeria had approximately 182 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of established natural gas reserves since January 2013, generating 9th largest natural gas reserve holder throughout the globe as well as the biggest in Africa. [...]
Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized one week after he was admitted to hospital with a recurring lung infection. However, the condition and location of Mandela remain unclear after government officials seemed to contradict one another. Mandela, the elderly patriarch of South [...]
Nigeria starts gas flare tracking system – The Nigerian Government has introduced a gas flare tracking system that can help regulators keep track of the quantity of gas flared by oil firms operating in Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Mrs. Laurentia [...]
UBA wins Bank of the Year in Africa award – Nigeria’s United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has received the remarkably coveted “Bank of the Year in Africa” award for 2014 pan-African bank brands. UBA, which is one of Africa’s largest [...]
GFA declare new competition – Ghana have a new football event to keep teams busy while a lawsuit continues. The nation’s football association announced the decision after its Executive Committee agreed to a report filed by a three-member panel to look [...]
Obesity linked to 10 common cancers – Being overweight and obese put people at probabilities of developing 10 of the very most common cancers, based on analysis within the Lancet healthcare journal. Scientists calculated men and women carrying this added [...]
29,000 persons hired by Edo state govt – Oshiomhole – Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Edo State Governor, yesterday said that more than 29,000 persons cutting throughout the 18 local government areas, were hired by his administration . He said 25, 000 [...]
An electric wire fault has caused fire to gut the home of the deputy Governor of Lagos state Adejoke Orelope Adefulire on Osborne Road in Victoria Island Lagos. The men of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Lagos [...]
WAAPP engages agricultural stakeholders, others to enhance agric yield – The West African Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) has engaged several stakeholders in the agric sectors and 29 agriculture commissioners to chart the best way forward on improving agricultural production nationwide. [...]
KOGI State governor, Captain Idris Wada, has told medical personnel of Cedar Crest Hospital, Garki, Abuja where he is undergoing treatment for a fractured thigh not to fly him abroad, his spokesman, Jacob Edi, has said. Edi told media, on Saturday, [...]
LASG Doctors Protest for Non-payment Of Salaries – Lagos State Government Doctors on Friday protested for non-payment of their 2 months’ salaries as well as non-employment of resident physicians. The physicians, under the aegis of the Medical Guild Association, also demanded [...]
Dangote Farms start pilot hybrid tomatoes production project – In Kano state, northern Nigeria, a pilot hybrid tomatoes production project has been established by Dangote Farms for its tomatoes processing plants throughout the state. The Managing Director of the Dangote Farms, [...]
Super Eagles Remain 42nd on FIFA World Ranking & 9th in Africa – From the recent FIFA world ranking published on Thursday, Nigeria’s Super Eagles stay 42nd on the list – a similar ranking they had in the October listing. However, [...]
INEC Reschedules Distribution of PVC In Lagos & 6 Others States – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) distribution in 9 local governments in Lagos state along with other states that were overlooked in [...]
Diamond Bank starts healthcare loan – Diamond Bank Plc has introduced a new solution, Diamond MediLoanQualityCare, intended to offer loan facilities for improved healthcare delivery in the nation. It is a collaboration with SafeCare, a health-related advisory as well as standards [...]
Ethiopia Tackles Climate Change Crisis – Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Dr. Tewoldeberhan Gebre-egzabher, has mentioned that Ethiopia is efficiently fighting off serious climate change impacts. The country has produced headways in tackling the severe effects of [...]
We are all in one way shape or form familiar or not as the case may be with the following list. What many of us may not realise is how much it is costing our dear nation simply on reputation. [...]
Shrinking Income: No Reason For Alarm – Okonjo-Iweala – Because the impact of oil price fall in the international marketplace hits harder, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on Nigerians never to [...]
I hate calculations right from my kindergarten days. I was then good at 1+2=3 and some simple multiplications that did not go beyond 2×3=6. Anything that goes beyond this looked more of Mandarin to me. I later found myself in a [...]
FG approves N9.2bn agreement for 750,000 kerosene stoves – The Federal Government the other day approved the procurement contract of 750,000 units of clean cooking stove worth N9.2 billion as well as 18,000 wonderbags for dispersal to rural women nationwide [...]
Niger State governor Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has spent millions of Naira to advertise the wedding ceremony of his daughters. The wedding took place today in the state capital, Minna. Prior to the wedding, newspaper advertisements, radio and television jingles were [...]
Oyo Congress: 7 PDP Guber Aspirants Promise To Decline Results – The situation rocking the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) in Oyo State the other day deepened as 7 governorship aspirants have got promised to reject the result of the ward congresses [...]
Dr Ojeriko – Why Cross River Is Ruling School Sports Festivity – Dr Bruce Ojeriko, Coordinator of Cross River State Sports Integrated Programme, has exposed why the state continues to dominate in school sports festivals. Cross River won the National College [...]
When girls association mobilised youths to adopt agriculture – The solution to the higher valuation on youth unemployment nationwide would be to get into small and large scale agriculture, the Quintessential Business Girls Association, mentioned at an event, entitled, “Youths [...]
UNHCR, ECOWAS Suggest Protection Of Refugees Rights – On Wednesday, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) called for the protection of the rights of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) throughout West Africa. The UNHCR representative to Nigeria, Ms [...]
Nigeria To Launch $5.5 million Accident Investigation Laboratory – Usman informed journalists on Friday in Lagos that the laboratory would be positioned in Abuja in accordance with international practices. “The bureau is very close to launching its own Flight Data Recorder [...]
CBN Trains 680 Certified Microfinance Bankers – There are more than 680 certified microfinance bankers trained by the Central Bank of Nigeria of Nigeria (CBN) to improve service delivery in microfinance banking industry. Mr Kola Durojaiye, Deputy Director, Other Monetary [...]
UN Relief Official Cautions of Increase in South Sudanese Refugees, Urges Assistance to Ethiopia – After the end of a 4-day mission to Ethiopia, a senior United Nations relief official has called for ongoing international concern to the problem of [...]
Canadian Government Commits $45m To Train Nigerian Health Workers – The Canadian Government launched a $45 million project on Tuesday for improving the capability of frontline health workers to boost health throughout Nigeria. Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Perry Calderwood stated [...]
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