Nigeria now ranks seventh on Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ crude oil production list, according to the organisation’s Monthly Oil Market Report for November, which examined oil production performance in October. Nigeria’s output was a mere 1.014 million barrels ...
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Feed SubscriptionKumuyi In Ogoniland: A Crusade With A Divine Touch
… Attests Of Extra-Ordinary Visitation In Supernatural Freedom through Christ By Israel Mkpaoro and Banji Ojewale Ancient Greece had a mythological king with a golden touch. The tale is that whatever King Midas handled became gold. It was a power ...
Read More »Nigeria, South Korea Partner On Public Health, Vaccine Production
Nigeria and South Korea have signed an MoU to partner in the public health sector, and in particular facilitate training of Nigerians in vaccine production. The partnership stems from World Health Organization’s (WHO) designation of the Nigeria as a regional ...
Read More »MTN To Offer 365,000 Smartphones Through Financing Scheme
MTN Nigeria Communication Plc is set to enable 365,000 Nigerians with access to smartphones by 2023. The telecommunication firm is set to achieve this through its device financing partnership with Intelligra. This partnership will afford individuals the opportunity to own ...
Read More »NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Over India-Made Cough Syrups
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has warned importers, distributors, retailers, and consumers to avoid the importation, distribution, sale and use of substandard cough syrups made in India. The PUNCH reports that NAFDAC regulates and controls ...
Read More »Greener Pastures: 200 Nigerian Doctors Move To UK In One Month
No fewer than 200 Nigerian-trained doctors were licensed by the government of the United Kingdom in just one month, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Checks on the website of the General Medical Council, the body which licenses and maintains the official ...
Read More »Revenue Loss: FG Sues Zuckerberg’s Meta, Seeks N30bn Compensation
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has instituted a suit against Meta Platforms Incorporated, owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and its agent, AT3 Resources Limited, at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division. ARCON is seeking a declaration, ...
Read More »85% Of Nigerian Children Suffer Violent Discipline In Schools – UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said over 85 per cent of Nigerian children between the ages of one and 14 experience violent discipline in schools, with nearly one in three children experiencing severe physical punishment. UNICEF chief of education, ...
Read More »Regional Banks Plan For Economic Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
A dynamic private sector is key for the economies of the region to grow out of their currently high debt levels; Unlocking sustainable growth in the region’s private sector requires reforms that facilitate innovation, the adoption of digital technologies and ...
Read More »A’Ibom Govt Partners Denmark, UNFPA To End Gender-Based Violence
…Vows to Sustain School Meal Programme The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced its readiness to partner Danish Government to promote School Meal Programme for vulnerable Children in selected schools. The State Government also seeks to collaborate with United Nations ...
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