Info Digital Africa, the Public Relations consulting firm for the ongoing television reality show, Big Brother Naija, has revealed five ways to vote for housemates nominated for eviction during the show. The firm said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. The “Level Up” edition of the show runs into the third week, Amaka, Christy-O, Cyph, Khalid and Phyna are the first five housemates up for possible eviction. Voting which had been opened on Monday at 9.00pm for viewers to save their favourites from eviction, will close on Thursday at 9.00pm. The statement said that…
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Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Senior Special Adviser on Industrialisation to the President of the African Development Bank, has blamed high level corruption and insecurity for Nigeria’s current stunted economic growth. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka said this in his lecture at the 8th edition of the Nigerian Society of Engineers Annual Distinguished Lecture series in Abuja. The paper presented and entitled “Nigeria’s Development Reversal: Halting Descent Into Industrial Backwardness,” was made available on Thursday. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, a professorial Fellow, United Nations University, and also a Fellow, Nigeria Society of Engineers, said because of the identified factors, Nigeria, once feared as giant of Africa, had become a…
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described Nigeria’s listing as the second best in budget transparency in Africa as another promise fulfilled. The group said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke that until the inception of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, the country was on a constant decline in the global budget transparency index. “It is a thing of pride that Nigeria emerged as the second best in Sub-Saharan Africa in terms of budget transparency at the federal level even though it ranked 65th position among 120 countries measured in 2021. “We are…
Unity Advocacy Group (UAG) and Rebirth Movement, two non-partisan groups, have urged the media to shun acts capable of inciting military personnel against government. The groups made the call in a joint statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Convener, UAG, Mr Ifeanyi Aigbedion and President of Rebirth Movement, Mr Oladapo Bolaji. They commended the Armed Forces of Nigeria for their numerous sacrifices in the face of security challenges and urged them not to allow enemies of the country to thwart their efforts. The groups urged the media to support the armed forces and desist from stories that could…
Chinese scientists have designed a hydrogel that might have a double effect in the fight against cancer, burning up tumors more accurately and boosting one’s anti-tumor immunity. The study published on Thursday in the journal Science Advances described the metal-based biomaterial that was shown to enhance the heating efficiency and restrict the heating zone under microwave exposure, a local tumor ablation strategy used clinically. The scientists from the Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials at Soochow University, enveloped calcium and manganese ions into a tiny alginate-based hydrogel. According to the scientist, this can produce more heat in a restricted, targeted spot and…
South Africa’s Remgro Ltd said on Thursday it will buy hospital chain operator Mediclinic International in a consortium with Switzerland’s MSC Mediterranean Shipping for 3.7 billion pounds (or $4.49 billion). The offer, which was the consortium’s fourth after the earlier ones were rejected by Mediclinic’s board, values the company at 6.1 billion pounds (or $7.41 billion), Remgro and Mediclinic said in a joint statement. Mediclinic is South Africa’s third biggest operator of hospitals and billionaire tycoon Johann Rupert’s Remgro already owns up to 45 per cent of the company. Remgro, an investment company with operations spread across financial services, consumer…
By Arinze Chijioke In this investigation, Arinze Chijioke looks at how billions of naira supposedly invested on primary healthcare and epidemic preparedness by the Kano state government failed to save lives during the outbreak of cholera in the state. Although he was the third child in a family of seven, Aminu Ashiru knew too well that the bulk of the responsibility of caring for his aged mother and siblings after his father’s demise in 2016 rested on his shoulders. While he waited for his certificate, upon graduation from the Federal College of Education, Bichi, he started a phone business and…
Over 2,000 Nigerian youths jostled for 280 vacancies at the Huawei Job Fair held in Abuja. The job was organised by Huawei, a global Information Technology Company, with presence in more than 170 countries of the world on Wednesday. The youths who came in from different parts of the country, submitted their resumes to some of the IT companies at the fair. Meanwhile some of the applicants were interviewed at the venue for possible employment. Mr Osita Nweze, Huawei Deputy Managing Director for Cyber Security, who represented the Managing Director, expressed commitment to contributing to the Gross Domestic Growth of Nigeria.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will scrupulously apply laws , particularly the Electoral Act, 2022 without fear or favour to ensure free, fair, credible, inclusive and transparent elections in 2023. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, at the 4th Memorial Lecture in honour of Late Director-General of The Electoral Institute (TEI), Prof. Abubakar Momoh, who who died on May 29, 2017. Yakubu was represented by Prof. Abdullahi Zuru, National Commissioner and Chairman, Board of Electoral Institute. Yakubu assured Nigerians that INEC has no preferred party or candidate, but shall only ensure that…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a N5 million sanction, each, on Multichoice Nigeria L.td., owners of DSTV, TelCom Satellite L.td., (TSTV and NTA- Startimes L.td., for the carriage of the documentary by the BBC Africa Eye titled, “bandits Warlords of Zamfara.” The Director-General of the commission, Balarabe Ilelah, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the documentary glorified the activities of bandits and undermines National Security in the country. Ilelah also said that the Trust-TV Network L.td., was also fined N5 million for its documentary titled: “Nigeria’s Banditary-The inside story.” ”While appreciating the need of educating,…