By Lilian U. Okoro A Consultant Neuro-psychiatrist, Dr Maymunah Kadiri, on Friday said that the social media could aggravate the effects of suicide on the populace. Kadiri, the Medical Director, Pinnacle Medical Services Ltd., made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says airstrikes by on Friday knocked out known terrorists’ camps in Borno and active illegal oil refining sites in Rivers. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on FridayContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government says it will set up a formal negotiation team between the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and relevant stakeholders to look into recent hike in fees in schools across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made this known at aContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has hailed troops of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai in the North East Theatre of Operations, for the operational successes so far achieved. Lagbaja gave the commendation on his arrival in Maiduguri, on Friday onContinue Reading
Pope Francis is due to arrive in Ulaanbaatar on Friday morning in a startup trip to Mongolia, the first by a pope to the East Asian country. The head of the Catholic Church is scheduled to rest after his arrival after a long flight from Rome, and plans to startContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola A communication service provider, VDT Communications Ltd., has been awarded an International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) recertification by the British Standard Institute. Mrs Bimbo Ikumariegbe, Chief Operating Officer, VDT Communications Ltd, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said the certification was recognised as the world’s mostContinue Reading
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 23 pips to 7.1788 against the dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from theContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Chris Isiguzo, has advised members to engage in regular exercises to promote health alertness and fitness among practitioners. Iziguzo made the call at a Walk for Health” and medical outreach for journalists, facilitated by the NUJ-FCT Council inContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has expanded its services into the personal banking segment to support Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) goal of achieving 95 per cent financial inclusion by 2024. Acting Managing Director, Moniepoint MFB, Mr Babatunde Olofin, said this at a news conference on Monday in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) has urged non-profit organisations to reduce dependence on funding from foreign governments and institutional donors to strategic financing of their projects. Ms Nana Afadzinu, Executive Director, WACSI, made this appeal during the West Africa Civil Society Week on ThursdayContinue Reading
