Women ought to be celebrated everyday because they are strong, powerful, beautiful and can be anything they want to be. They are mothers, sisters, caretakers, lovers, home makers, achievers that should always be celebrated. The International Women’s day( IWD) is always celebrated on the 8th of March every year. IWD became a day for brands […]
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Ekiti State Government has warned citizens of their states not to reject the old naira notes as means of transaction in line with the Supreme Court judgement otherwise they would be arrested and face prosecution. Abia State Government also threatened to sanction anyone found rejecting the old notes. Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, gave the […]
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In a year the air transport sector recorded a landmark 13 per cent growth rate and pooled over $1.5 billion in ticket sales, foreign airlines dealt Nigerian air travellers a bad hand over the FX repatriation crisis. The hues and cries of consumers and travel agencies notwithstanding, stakeholders are unanimous that a strategic intervention by […]
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Customers queue to withdraw newly-designed Nigerian naira banknotes at a Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Ltd. branch in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Photographer: Benson Ibeabuchi/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Abiodun Olusoga Fanoro It was Lord Acton, a Professor of History in Cambridge in a letter he sent to his bishop on April 5, […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (third left) commiserating with relatives of a deceased involved in the train accident, during his condolence visit to the family home in Lagos, last Friday, With him is Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola (second right) Since Thursday when the train accident that claimed six lives occurred, empathy has […]
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Health authorities in the country, including the Minister of Health and all health commissioners should bury their heads in shame for the appallingly poor manner with which they address cancer, which is no doubt, a major health challenge. Recent statistics show that cancer kills no fewer than 78,000 Nigerians and infects 125,000 new persons yearly, […]
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No fewer than 443 repentant Boko Haram terrorists and their families surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. The renunciation followed their escape from the one-week massive attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the state. A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed, yesterday in Maiduguri that […]
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Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and the Crown Prosecutor, Hugh Davies, had a series of fierce exchanges at the ongoing Old Bailey conspiracy trial, on Friday, when the latter continued with his cross-examination. In an exchange, Ekweremadu, who is standing trial with Beatrice, his wife, their daughter, Sonia and Dr Obinna Obeta, replied […]
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A sleeping 24-day-old baby cradled by his mother – UNICEF-UN0188884-Njiokiktjien VII Photo Lagos State accounts for about 2,000 children with stunted growth due to malnutrition, Mrs Ada Ezeogu, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Nutrition Specialist, said on Saturday. Consequently, Ezeogu said that it was imperative to ensure that the numbers didn’t continue to increase because […]
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An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official uses a Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to check the details of a voter at a polling station in Maiduguri on February 25, 2023, during Nigeria’s presidential and general election. (Photo by Audu Marte / AFP) • Nigeria Needs ‘Data-chaos Engineering’ Model —- Uwaje • Computer Experts Seek […]
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