Conjunctivitis: Demand for Sunglasses increases in Enugu
Sunglasses By Maureen Ojinaka The demand for sunglasses has increased in Enugu, as some residents expressed fear of contacting the eye disease, conjunctivitis nicknamed ‘Apollo’. […]
Month: January 2020
Fire guts Mushin timber market
The Popular Amu timber market located in Mushin in the early hours of Saturday was razed by fire, destroying properties worth millions of Naira. The […]
Rafael Nadal wins through to Australian Open fourth round
World No.1 Rafael Nadal has demolished fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta to win through to the fourth round of the Australian Open. Nadal’s 6-1 6-2 […]
Trump makes history as first president to attend anti-abortion rally
President Trump has made history, as he has become the first US president to attend America’s largest annual anti-abortion rally. He addressed thousands of protesters […]
Turkey earthquake leaves more than 20 dead as buildings collapse
At least 20 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey. The 6.8 magnitude quake, centred on […]
Coronavirus: Death toll rises as disease spreads
Health officials in China say 15 more people have died from a coronavirus in the province of Hubei, where the outbreak first started. There are […]
How Nigerians spend over N300bn yearly on malaria treatment
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Prof. Olatunji Kolawole of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, says Nigerians spend over N300 billion annually […]
Biosecurity Policy: Agency calls for stakeholder’s collaboration
Stakeholders at the National Biosafety Management Agency Consultative Meeting on Biosecurity in Abuja By Okeoghene Akubuike Dr Rufus Ebegba,Director- General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) […]
United Capital projects 5.3% for Nigeria equities market in 2020
Nigeria Stock Exchange By Chinyere Joel- Nwokeoma United Capital Plc has released the 2020 Nigeria Economic Outlook Report and projects that equities market would […]
Northern, Southern leaders hold peace talk in Lagos
Illustration: Peace meeting By Chioma Ugboma Some eminent Nigerian leaders from across the nation on Friday held a closed door meeting in Lagos on the […]
Video: Egypt will continue to strengthen African unity -Envoy
Egypt Ambassador to Nigeria, Assem Hanafi and Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs Unity By Ismail Abdulaziz Mr Assem Hanafi, Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, said […]
Airtel launches new number range “0904”
Bharati Airtel building By Funmilola Gboteku Airtel Nigeria on Friday announced that it had added 0904 number series to its numbering range, following the approval […]
Gov. Ishaku signs Taraba’s N215bn 2020 budget into law
Right to left: Taraba state governor, Architect Darius Dickson Ishaku, Speaker Taraba state House of Assembly, Right Honourable Joseph Albasu Kunini, Deputy Speaker Taraba state […]
Coronavirus: Parents abandon kids at China airport
The abandoned kids A couple in China has left their two young children behind at the Nanjing Lukou International Airport, China, after their son who […]
Applicant admits stealing 16 SIM cards
By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded one unemployed Charles Eze in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, after he pleaded guilty to stealing […]