By Uche Anunne, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) This is as the global community has come to terms with the reality of the impact of the climate change on humanity and the environment. Thus climate change is one of the dominant topics globally among world leaders, environment scholars and activists.Continue Reading
By Polycarp Auta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that occur when a baby’s lip or mouth do not form properly during pregnancy. These birth defects are commonly known as “Orofacial Clefts”. Cleft is caused by a combination of genes and other environmental factorsContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In what looked like a scene from an action movie, under the cover of darkness, gunmen stormed Government Boys Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State in December 2020. Before security agencies would respond to distress calls, theContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The world recently gathered in Marrakech, Morocco for the annual World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings. The meetings, which had been scheduled for 2020 were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and came 50 years after similar meetings were last hosted onContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Debt management featured prominently at the recently concluded annual meetings of the World Bank Group, which also involved the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hosted by the beautiful city of Marrakech in Morocco. One major takeaway from the various discussions at the meetings,Continue Reading
By Ali Baba-Inuwa, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Nov.11 residents of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi will return to the poll to elect new governors that will run the affairs of the states for the next four years in an off election circle exercise. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)Continue Reading
By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria Mrs Patience Ehigiator, a petty trader in Benin in Southern Nigeria, juggles multiple businesses to support her family. She is majorly a food vendor, but complements the business with sales of table water, soft drinks, beverages, among others. Ehigiator says that she hasContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The emergence and development of ceramic industries in Nigeria boomed between 1970 and 1980, riding on the back of availability of raw materials, massive human resources and adequate technology. The earlier ceramic industries have all gone moribund and unlimited quantities of substandard ceramics products are being continuouslyContinue 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 Cecilia Ologunagba, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For over 63 years, Nigeria has actively participated in the UN General Assembly as one of the prominent Member States of the global body. The General Assembly is the main policy making and representative organ of the UN. It is composed ofContinue Reading
