Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged political office holders to put the interest, unity and progress of the nation above personal or sectional gains. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director Information, Office of the Vice President, in a statement, said Shettima...
Following the identification of at least four new genes linked to the disease, a blood test may help better identify women who are at risk for breast cancer. Important genes like BRCA1 are already well-known to be associated to...
The Code of Conduct Bureau, has said doing private business during official hours is punishable under the law. The State Director, FCT CCB, Suleiman Usman, issued the warning on Thursday at a one-day enlightenment campaign in Abuja. He warned...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released fresh operational mechanisms for the sale of forex by Bureau De Change (BDCs) operators within the country. This is coming 25 months after Godwin Emefiele, the suspended CBN governor, announced the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is closely monitoring BA.2.86, a new variant of COVID-19, detected in Israel, Denmark and the United States. In a bulletin on Thursday, the WHO said is it classifying the new version of...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has concluded its series of train-the-trainers workshop for staff members of 206 universities in the country. The training was to ensure effective delivery of the new curriculum- the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards...
World Bank has advised the federal government to ensure accountability in the disbursement of proceeds from fuel subsidy removal.According to report by FRCN, the Country Director, World Bank, Nigeria Office, Professor Shubham Chaudhuri, said this in Ibadan at a...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, has ordered personnel to immediate clampdown on all old and rickety vehicles across the country.The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM), Bisi Kazeem disclosed this on...
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has predicted that Nigeria will experience stronger economic growth as business activities increase in the remaining part of the year. Laoye Jaiyeola, chief executive officer (CEO) of NESG, spoke at the third Edition...
The naira, Nigeria’s legal tender, is currently trading at N890 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market. The figure represents an appreciation of 60 or 6.3 percent from the N950 it traded last week....
