The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the date for the commencement of the 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The council made this known at a pre-examination press briefing on Thursday in Lagos State. It said the examination will hold between Monday, May 8 and Friday, June 23. WAEC’s Head […]
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By Eric Teniola Of all appointments to be made by the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, none will define his presidency more than the appointment of the minister of Petroleum. There are ministers and there are ministers but the minister of Petroleum in this country is in a class of his own. He or she […]
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By Dr Bidemi Ojeleye Can honey consumption be beneficial for diabetes? The answer is *YES!* But with some explanation. Pure honey which has not been tampered with directly from the hive like Tropicalbee honey is a treasure chest of nutritional value and medicinal remedies because it contains an abundance of vitamins and minerals and is […]
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Need anyone be surprised that, out of 140 countries, Nigeria was ranked the 95th happiest nation in the world and the sixth in Africa with 4.981 points, according to the latest edition of the World Happiness Report? Ordinarily, a report of this nature may seem trivial because of its perceived distance from hardcore political and […]
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Ronke Oshodi Oke, a movie star, shared on her Instagram page that her daughter was rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night after drinking hypo. She urged parents to be cautious of their children and warned the school to prevent such incidents from occurring. Ronke suspected that her daughter’s roommate might have […]
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• Insists he won presidential election • Promises to collaborate with governor The president-elect, Bola Tinubu, yesterday, rejected a request made by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for a refund for construction of some federal roads in the state. Tinubu spoke while inaugurating the Rumuokwuta-Rumuola Flyover, in Obio/Akpor Council of the state. While noting […]
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Nigerians who fled war-torn Sudan arrived via military jet C13 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International. Credit: Twitter The first batch of Nigerian evacuees returning from Sudan has arrived in Abuja. The 376 returnees were airlifted by the Nigerian Air Force on the NAF C-130H aircraft and Air Peace from Aswan, Egypt, on Wednesday. They landed in […]
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When Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, recently visited the scene of the collapsed building on First Avenue in Banana Island, Ikoyi area of the state, he accused some officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) of corruption, and culpability in the seven-storey building mishap. Expressing his frustration with the agency, he said: “It […]
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Sperm • Reduced semen motility, abnormal morphology leading causes of male infertility in regions, researchers find • Recommend general body cleansing, detoxification few months before conception Researchers in Nigeria and South Africa have raised the alarm on decreasing trend in quality of sperm in men from the two countries. The researchers in a study titled […]
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• Fault tax increase, claim all sectors bleeding seriously The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) have lamented the deplorable state of the economy, stressing that virtually all the sectors are seriously struggling to remain afloat. President of the Nigerian […]
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