By Christian Njoku The University of Calabar (UniCal) has honoured an undergraduate, Daniel Aiguokhian, who is seeking to break world record in fiction and non-fiction writing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 27-year-old Philosophy student wrote 19 books, eight fiction and 11 non-fiction works for eight daysContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has assured Nigerians that its digital currency. eNaira posed no threat to financial stability. The Director, Corporate Communications Department of CBN, Dr Isa AbdulMumin said this on Monday in Marrakech. AbdulMumin was reacting to a recent media report that raised concernsContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On October 7, a WhatsApp user shared a video of a middle-aged man being mobbed for allegedly stealing another man’s genitals at the Abacha Road axis of Mararaba, an outskirt of Abuja. Upon further interrogation, one man who gave his name onlyContinue Reading
By Chinyere Nwachukwu The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says statistics indicate that no fewer than 99,985 Nigerian students left the country to enrol in universities in the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2022. The minister disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the 2023 University of Lagos InternationalContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Government has temporarily suspended the N-Power Programme of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to give way for proper audit of the programme. The Federal Government kick-started the N-Power scheme on June 8, 2016 to address issues of youth unemployment and helpContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri have lauded the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for providing humanitarian services for the vulnerable population in Borno. The IDPs made the commendation during an assessment tour by a team from the UNFPA headquarters in Abuja to the Muna Elbadawy campContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect flood in nine states as Cameroon began the release of water from its Lagdo Dam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the states are: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa.Continue Reading
By Fortune Abang China Geo-engineering Corporation (CGC) Nigeria Ltd. has reiterated its commitment to construct four pipeline loops to boost water supply capacity by 480,000 cubic metres per-day in Nigeria. The organisation made this known in a statement published on the AU”s website on Saturday. The statement said the projectContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola The Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) says lack of early detection and treatment of breast cancer have kept the ailment as the leading cause of death among Nigerian women. The National President of BRECAN, Mrs Tolu Taiwo, stated this in Ibadan on Saturday during a BreastContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Chief Executive Officer, Health Aid for All Initiative (HAFAI), Dr Ugochi Ohajuruka, has tasked the Federal Government to prosecute anyone caught violating provisions of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act 2015. Ohajuruka made this call at an event to commemorate the 2023 International Day ofContinue Reading
