ASHENEWS reports that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s claims that he (Atiku) forged his certificates.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
When a friend read the list of agriculture-related products among the 43 items that can be imported using the country’s meagre foreign reserves, he quipped, “Nigeria bade farewell to national food security.”
ASHENEWS reports that the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has called for an amendment to the Electoral Act, 2022 that would disallow the President of the country to appoint chairman of the electoral umpire.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerian government has threatened that it will adopt the principle of reciprocity in issuing visas to foreigners seeking to enter the country.
ASHENEWS reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained that single digit interest for agriculture loans will help transform the agribusiness, and called on the federal government of Nigeria to reduce the interest rate.
Professor Chibedum Nwaijuba has been appointed Senior Fellow of the Center for Climate Change and Development AEFUNAI. Professor Nwaijuba will join hands to realize the Center’s vision to become a world-class think tank and the leading center of innovative learning, research, and policy guidance in the areas of environmental sustainability, climate change and green development in Nigeria and Africa more broadly.
In the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has even recommended a ban on hair-smoothing and hair-straightening products that contain formaldehyde, a chemical known to cause cancer.
What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, which means that your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake, causing inflammation (painful swelling) in the affected parts of the body. Unlike the wear-and-tear damage of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis affects the lining of your joints, causing a painful swelling that can eventually result in bone erosion and joint deformity.
Researchers from LSTM, in collaboration with researchers in Kenya and the USA, have been investigating options for girls and young women in low-and-middle-income countries to manage menstruation with comfort and dignity and to improve health outcomes.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ and the Poland Media Association on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Journalists House with a view to fostering media exchanges and cooperation between Nigerian and Polish journalists.