Lassa fever: Lagos officials kill 7,243 rats in markets
Sesa Olufowobi The Lagos State chapter of the Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria on Monday said it had killed no fewer than 7,243 rats in eight major markets in the state under its...
View ArticleAPC pushed Bello to steal Audu’s victory – Igbokwe
Toluwani Eniola The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has faulted the ruling party for picking Yahaya Bello to replace the late governorship candidate of...
View ArticleSaving the Nigerian economy
Pace Olaparodi Anyone that is informed knows that these are not the best of times for our economy. The external reserves have fallen to an all-time low of $29bn. The naira exchange rate has also...
View ArticleCustoms impound N145m contraband goods
Gibson Achonu, Owerri THE Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone “C”, Owerri, Imo State has confiscated illegally imported items with an overall Duty Paid Value of N145,165,705. The...
View ArticleMining, the next investment destination
Jennifer Abraham The solid minerals subsector is priming to stage a huge comeback and indigenous professionals in mining and geosciences as well as investors should position themselves to feature...
View ArticleDegree without professional qualifications is not marketable – Onalo
The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Credit Administration, Prof. Chris Onalo, speaks about the role of professional qualifications in career growth in this interview with IFE ADEDAPO...
View ArticleBuilding on the IMF assessment
Punch Editorial Board THE International Monetary Fund reminded Nigeria recently of the dire economic choices it faces. Christine Lagarde, its managing director, met with top government officials and...
View ArticlePolice free kidnapped victims, arrest suspects in A’Ibom
Etim Ekpimah, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued two women, Aniefiok Peter and Promise Akpan, who were kidnapped from their houses at Enen Ikot Etim village in Oruk Anam Local...
View ArticleControl your emotions, control your money
Author and personal finance coach, Usiere Uko, writes on the relationship between your emotions and money Emotion is what moves us to take action, action that can move us away from or towards the...
View Article45% of Nigerian graduates unemployed – Survey
Ife Adedapo with agency report About 45.72 per cent of Nigerian graduates are unemployed, a survey by Jobberman, an online recruitment firm, has indicated. The report of the survey stated that the...
View ArticleManaging Nephrotic syndrome
Rotimi Adesanya A friend recently called to ask for medical advice concerning his six-year-old son on a Sunday morning. Apparently, he had done some self-medication without any improvement in the son’s...
View ArticleTo protect kidneys, know your blood pressure level
Bukola Adebayo As important as it is, many people do not know their blood pressure level. One would be going too far to ask if they even know their blood sugar or cholesterol levels. For us to live...
View ArticleWho is Tompolo speaking for?
Uche Igwe It is now more than a week since a former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupulo, aka Tompolo, threatened the Federal Government that President Muhammadu Buhari would know no peace. I...
View ArticleAwori indigenes protest at Tinubu’s residence
Fisayo Falodi Scores of Awori indigenes on Tuesday stormed the Ikoyi residence of the National Leader, All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, to protest alleged marginalisation. Acting on the platform...
View ArticleForex: FG may grant concessions to automakers
Rasheed Bisiriyu The Central Bank may offer some form of concession to automakers and vehicle assembly plants to enable them function effectively. This indication was given by the National Automotive...
View ArticleNigerian doctor inaugurates novel breathing device
Bukola Adebayo A Nigeria-trained doctor, Dayo Olakulehin, has inaugurated a portable ventilation device called D-Box. Olakulehin, who spoke at the product inauguration in Lagos, said it was cost,...
View ArticleAdeola laments loss of seats to Lagos PDP
Eniola Akinkuotu The senator representing Lagos-West senatorial district, Solomon Adeola, says it is regrettable that the All Progressives Congress, which occupied every elective position in Lagos...
View ArticleHard times ahead, CBN warns Nigerians…says low oil revenue to linger
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday warned Nigerians to brace for a longer period of low revenue from oil sources, which would necessitate hard...
View ArticleA troubled naira and the national economy
Nigeria, a country of over 170 million people, is one that, after many decades, oil continues to remain its major source of revenue generation – about 95 per cent. Today, the “once upon a time” glowing...
View ArticleFear grips dock workers over planned sacking
Ife Adedapo THERE is mounting apprehension in the ports following a report that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has approved the sack of 3,000 dockworkers handled by stevedoring...
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