The Ebonyi State Ministry of Health has said that Lassa fever has killed 14 people in the state. The Director of Public Health at the Ministry, Dr Hyacinth Ebenyi, gave the figure in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abakaliki. Ebenyi said that the 14 cases were among the 29 confirmed cases of the…
Residents of Ovom Street and Eziama in Aba, Abia State, at the weekend cried out over the devastating impact of gully erosion in their areas. They lamented that the menace has posed a serious threat on their lives and properties, pointing that the ravaging disaster had destroyed many buildings and vital economic valuables. The Aba…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the corpse of one late Ugwuanyi Israel along with all the family members conveying it from Lagos to Enugu State. It was gathered that the corpse of Mr Ugwuanyi, from Ameze Owerre, Umabor community in Nsukka Local Government Area, was being conveyed home for burial when the gunmen…
The unemployment rate in Nigeria rose by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2023. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, this was a significant rise, adding that the unemployment rate rose from the 4.2% recorded in Q2 2023 to 5.0% in Q3 2023. The NBS, the custodian of official statistics in the country, disclosed…
Amid economic hardship that has seen food prices spike astronomically in the country, Seyi Tinubu, son of the Nigerian president who flaunted unbridled opulence in recent months, has urged Nigerians to have faith in his father, President Bola Tinubu, while expressing support for his father’s government. In an Instagram post on Monday, Mr Tinubu,…
Naira records historic low, currently exchanging at N2,000/£ at parallel market In a concerning turn of events, Nigeria’s local currency, the naira, has reached a historic low against the Great Britain Pound at the parallel market, currently exchanging above N2,000. This revelation was confirmed by a Bureau de Change operator, Malam Ibrahim, located at…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Abuja zone, on Monday, lamented the death of some of its members owing to Economic hardship in the country alongside poor remuneration of academics and unfavourable working conditions. The union said no fewer than 46 academics lost their lives in universities under the Abuja zone, namely the University of…
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) has said that the Clerk to the National Assembly, Ojo Olatunde Amos, the Nigeria Police Force, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS), also known as State Security Services (SSS), owe a total of N3,416,204,222 in electricity bill. The AEDC said this…
A crate of eggs from the poultry farm gate now sells for about N3400 as against N2700 in January. The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State Chapter, has blamed the increase in the price of eggs on the fluctuating foreign exchange rate and greed by some middlemen. The Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter…
Ugwunagbo Health Authority Workers have appealed to Governor Alex Otti of Abia State to come to their rescue following non-payment of salaries and arrears ranging from 3,4, 6,7, 8 to 9 months.There have been cries over the issue of non payment of salaries in the 17 LGAs of the State with assurances being made by…
