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Nigeria has the capacity to produce sim cards for Africa and is already producing smart phones. The above statement was made by Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr. Isa Pantami at an interactive session organised by the All Progressives Congress, APC Professionals Forum at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. Mr. Pantami said […]
A Consultant Nephrologist at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Dr Ojeh Oziegbe Odije, has expressed worry over the rising cases of kidney failure in Nigeria. Pointing that the factors aggravating the disorders are also on the rise. In an interview with journalists recently at the hospital in Benin City, Dr. Odije states that […]
Eighteen people died in Nigeria on Thursday as a result of COVID-19 complications, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said. The new fatality figure raised the death toll to 2, 117 in total, the agency said on its official twitter handle. Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, recorded 105 new COVID-19 infections in the last […]
The President, African Public Relations Association, Yomi Badejo-Okusanya has reiterated the need for institutions in Africa to embrace public relations so as to help drive positive narratives and dispel the negative stereotypes about the continent to create better opportunities for its people. Mr. Okusanya made this statement during his opening remarks at the 2021 APRA […]
AFROFIT App Limited UK has launched AFROFIT, a fitness App that combines afrobeat music, counting of dance steps, and diet monitoring to promote the overall wellness of an individual. Speaking during the launch of the AFROFIT App in Lagos , founder and CEO, Oluwadamilare Okenla popularly known, DJ Mind D Gap stated that the inspiration behind […]
The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has warned that infrastructural development and social recreational improvement could be worthless if the security of the people’s remains fragile. The Emir said there was a need for collective prayers amongst Nigerians, to confront the challenges of banditry, kidnapping and other vices bedevilling the country. He insisted that […]
The EU’s drug watchdog has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab for 12 to 15-year-olds, the first vaccine to get the green light for children in the bloc. The vaccine was “well tolerated” in adolescents and there were no “major concerns” in terms of side effects, the Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency said. The move will be a […]
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria is dripping with bitterness and sadness in the face of the current socio-economic and political challenges facing the country. According to Obasanjo, the current challenges besetting the nation run contrary to the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers and what God destined the country to […]
The Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje during a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj Gen Faruk Yahaya at the Army Headquarters Abuja, has solicited for continuous synergy between security agencies and critical stakeholders. This he said is necessary to consolidate on the gains made in improving the […]
Over 50 members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group have been killed in Borno State, the military authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The Army spokesman, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, who confirmed this via a statement said the terrorists were killed while launching a futile attack on Damboa Local Government Area of the […]