The Nigerian Military has debunked claims that it has embarked on reprisal attacks on Okuama Community in Delta.
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The Society for Family Health (SFH), has commenced training of 100 law enforcement officers on gender, human diversity and human rights approach to HIV service delivery.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the N1.15 trillion 2024 proposed FCT Statutory Budget was designed to transform the capital city and rural communities. Wike stated this when he appeared before the Senate and House Committees on FCT, to defend the proposed statutory budget, in Abuja on Monday. He explained that out of the N1.15 trillion, N421.44 billion was earmarked as recurrent expenditure, representing 36.7 percent, while N726.3 billion was set aside for capital expenditure, representing 63.3 percent. He also explained that the proposed capital expenditure would be dedicated to the development of infrastructure…
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalization on Monday closed on a negative note, losing N239 billion. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N59.416 trillion, lost 0.40 per cent or N239 billion to close at N59.177 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index also declined by 0.40 percent or 422 points to close at 104,663.34, as against 105.085.25 recorded on Friday. As a result, the Year-To-Date (YTD) return fell to 39.97 percent. Reacting, Vice Chairman, Highcap Securities Ltd., Mr David Adonri, said that the downward performance of the market was due to little fatigue experienced after a prolonged rally, propelled by…
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI) has stated that MenFive is poised to revolutionize meningitis prevention efforts in Africa. The Senior Programme Manager, Vaccine Implementation at Gavi (Meningitis programme lead), Ms Cassandra Quintanilla, said this in an interview on Monday in Abuja. MenFive is approved by WHO for use in individuals 1 through 85 years of age and will initially be available for use in reactive vaccine campaigns for meningitis outbreaks. Quintanilla said that, unlike its predecessors, MenFive boasts the remarkable advantage of remaining stable outside of the cold chain for up to 12 weeks, making it a…
The Project Manager of eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Awards (XOVA), Prof. Feyishayo Adepoju says 70 per cent of patients with cataract are in rural areas, while majority of healthcare providers are in urban areas.
The Federal Government’s partnership with a U.S Cybersecurity Institute, Lab Four, will generate 50,000 Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) jobs in three years, an official has said.
A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with the comprehensive data or information of all persons from Nigeria trading on its platform.
A financial expert, Mr Eddie Osarenkhoe has advised the Federal Government to come up with a deliberate fiscal policy to stem inflation.
A team of Chinese scientists have developed a strategy utilising the energy between seawater and freshwater to efficiently generate “green” hydrogen.