Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC, has raised the alarm over the overcrowded displacement camps coupled with a lack of basic sanitation facilities and hygiene in the North East of the country, warning that the condition will cause another cholera outbreak if…
Yoruba will no longer play second class fiddle in Nigeria – Ooni of Ife, Fayemi’s CoS
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and the Chief of Staff to Ekiti state governor, Mr Biodun Omoleye, have said the southwest region won’t play a second fiddle again in the politics of the nation. They said in…
Nigeria: How Nigeria’s 36 States Fare in HIV Prevalence
Two South-south states are among the three states with the highest HIV prevalence rate in Nigeria. Akwa Ibom tops the prevalence rate chart with about 5.5 per cent of its residents living with the virus. It is followed by Benue…
US: Tuberculosis Kills 18 People in Nigeria Every Hour
Says the country needs N147bn to tackle scourge 1.9m Nigerians living with HIV/AIDS, says minister The United States Centre for Disease Control (US-CDC) has declared that no fewer than 18 people die in Nigeria every hour as a result of…
Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS prevalence rate drops to 1.4%
With 1.9 million persons now living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, the world’s largest black nation has dropped to 4thposition in global HIV prevalence rate, a new survey suggests. The report is contained in the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey,…
Nigeria captain Mikel out of Egypt, Seychelles matches
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has again overlooked skipper John Obi Mikel for forthcoming games against Seychelles and Egypt. Mikel The Super Eagles welcome Seychelles to the southeastern city of Asaba on March 22 in a final 2019 Africa Cup of…
Four Nigerian Spiritual Dance Rituals
Dance is one of many human ways of expressing art. But it can be more than just art. Sometimes it is very cultural and has spiritual significance embedded in its moves. In Africa, dance is one of many ways of…
Nigeria’s Brutal Decision: Former Dictator or Alleged Kleptocrat
Voters need to choose between a pair of uninspiring presidential candidates, neither offering a fix for its struggling economy. What’s a Nigerian citizen to do when there’s a presidential election coming up and the two leading candidates are a former…
MTN sees 20% boost in earnings per share
MTN said on Monday it expected to see a 20 per cent improvement in earnings per share in its 2018 financial performance compared with 2017. Headline earnings per share is a key profit measure in South Africa that strips out…
‘Out of 35m Nigerians with BVN, 25m are underserved’
A financial expert and former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Coronation Trustees Limited, Mrs. Oghogho Osula, has stated that out of 35 million with Bank Verification Number (BVN), 25 million are generally considered to be financially underserved. Osula , who…