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Day: December 15, 2016

Nigerian Stock Exchange: transactions upbeat, up by 0.98%

Amaka Obiefuna. The Nigerian equity market on Tuesday re-opened transactions after the public holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud celebration on a positive trend as market indices grow by 0.98 per cent. The All-Share Index gained 253.47 points to close at 26,071.16 compared with 25,817.69 achieved on Friday. Similarly, the market capitalisation rose by N87.21 billion to […]

Study shows Agriculture as biggest employer of labour in Nigeria

Fidelia Okafor. A General Household Survey of Nigeria shows that the agriculture sector is the largest employer of labour and income-generating activity in Nigeria. The study, which contains information on household socio- economics in the country, was launched by the World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics on […]

Dubai woman delivers baby after frozen ovary retored

Winifred Bosa. A woman has given birth after surgeons restored her fertility by implanting ovary tissue taken when she was a child. The 24-year-old is thought to be the first in the world to have a baby after having an ovary frozen before the onset of puberty. Moaza Al Matrooshi, who gave birth in London, […]

Kano: Bird Flu resurfaces –State Government

Winifred Bosa. Avian influenza, popularly known as Bird flu has resurfaced in Kano state, the state government announced on Wednesday. Dr Shehu Bawa, the Director Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, disclosed this to our correspondent in Kano. Bawa said the outbreak was recorded in one of the poultry farms in the state. […]

WHO says 247 health centers destroyed in Borno, Nigeria

Winifred Bosa. About 247 health centers in Boko Haram-hit state of Borno have been totally destroyed, the World Health Organisation reports. The number represents a third of all the 743 health facilities in the state prior to the advent of activities by the insurgent group. The insurgent group had also partially destroyed another third of […]