Russian oil refinery in the southwestern Volgograd region caught fire overnight after a drone attack blamed on Ukraine, the regional governor said Saturday. Ukraine has launched drone attacks on Russia for months following Moscow’s almost two-year offensive. “Last night, the air defence and electronic jamming repelled an attack by drones in the Volgograd region’s Kalachyovsky…
A young man, from Benue State, Tersugh Aondona, left people in awe when he married three wives on the same day. Recall that late Afro beat music genius, Fela Kuti had caused a national stir in 1978 when he married 27 wives in one day. In a micro re-enactment, Aondona set the town of Jato-Aka…
Four policemen lost their lives in an attack by fighters suspected to be from the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) on a police station in Gajiram town, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. A security sources report that the attackers, armed and determined, stormed the police facility, opens gunfire on officers on…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked reports that it is considering a policy to convert foreign currencies in domiciliary accounts of citizens to naira to stabilise the national currency. Acting Director of Communications at the CBN, Sidi Ali Makama made the disclaimer in a press statement released today, 3rd of February, 2024. Recall that…
The Federal Government has granted waivers to hospitals for the employment of health workers to improve healthcare delivery. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during an official visit to the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan. Alausa said that medical directors would get waivers for employment from 2024, as the Federal…
The 2023 Labour Party, flag bearer, in the last presidential election Peter Obi, has said Super Eagles victory over Angola in the ongoing AFCON, is an indication that Nigeria will overcome all it’s challenges facing it as a nation He also said that, Super Eagles victory would propel the citizens into overcoming all challenges and…
UN health authorities has revealed that cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per cent globally by the middle of the century, on Thursday. According to latest figures from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), there are predicted to be more qthan…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has approved an increase in the import duty rate by 43 percent. Importers and stakeholders in trading woke up on Friday to find the increase in the exchange rate, which before now was set at N951.842 per $1 as of December 2024, taken up to N1356.42. Reacting to the…
University of Ibadan Oyo State has addressed food vendors to desist from adding carbonated drinks, nails, paracetamol and metal spoons to meat to soften it because of the negative effect on the kidney. They were also asked to reduce the amount of oil, table salt, monosodium glutamate, bullion cubes, and other chemical food seasoners in…
Nigerian firm, RivExcel, has entered into a transformative partnership with American Hospital Dubai, aimed to enhance healthcare accessibility across Sub-Saharan Africa. American Hospital Dubai confirmed this development while announcing the opening of its three medical tourism representative offices in Nigeria in 2024 as part of an expansion plan of 30 offices across crucial African and…
