The commonness of child brides in Nigeria is becoming astronomical with poverty fingered as a factor leading families to give out their girl children to older men for marriage. ODIMEGWU ONWUMERE writes that 23 million girls are already victims of child marriage in Nigeria and while one in every five girls is married before her […]
By Habiba Broger A cross section of Nigerians in Europe have called for the resignation of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). They stated this on Saturday against the backdrop of the postponed presidential elections from Feb. 16 to Feb. 23. In telephone interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Financial experts on Saturday said the hasty postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would create uncertainty and affect inflow of foreign investments. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Lagos that the hasty postponement a few hours to the Presidential and […]
By Emmanuel Afonne/News Agency of Nigeria A campaign group working for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, “No Alternative to Buhari-Osinbajo (NATBO 2019)”, has condemned the action of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which saw the postponement of the Feb. 16 elections. A statement issued on Saturday by the National Coordinator of the group […]
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for today by one week (Feb. 16 were shifted to Feb. 23, while state elections also scheduled for March 2 were also moved to March 9), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has thrown […]
By Dr. Rachna Pande Epilepsy is a condition, where one has recurrent seizures. A seizure is any abnormal involuntary movement. Normally there are multiple neuronal circuits in the brain which work together for synchronous activity. In epilepsy this circuit is disturbed because of various reasons. This is manifested in the form of abnormal movements of […]
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 12, 2019/ — An interview with the Group Executive Director of Dangote Group by Jess Denny, correspondant for APO Halima Dangote says “We need to do more collectively for Africa” at the Africa Business Health Forum Q: Your foundation has obviously got a lot of influence in Nigeria, what are your […]
Refining and Shipping Industries Brace for New Fuel Regulations that Could Raise Prices on Everything from Fuels to Consumer Goods — Even Cruise Ship Tickets IMO regulations will roil oil markets, creating market uncertainty, higher costs, new IHS Markit report says HOUSTON (February 12, 2019) – The refining and shipping industries are ill-prepared for a […]
The Federal Government is mustering the political will to coerce revenue generation through high-profile individuals, Ministerial Departments and Agencies and others to fittingly submit to the federation account what is due to government. ODIMEGWU ONWUMERE unearths that millions of Dollars have been lost to tax defaulters and the private sector is dogged to say that […]
