50 young Africans benefit from $500,000 Scholarship funding under the AIIP
General Electric (GE) and the Africa Leadership University (ALU) have announced the kick-off of the 3rd cohort of the Africa Industrial Internet Programme (AIIP) which is aimed at equipping…
Men beware! pesticides can cause low sperm count– Expert warns
Prof. Suleiman Ambali of the Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ilorin, has warned that continuous exposure of humans to pesticides is causing decline in male sperm count….
Coronavirus: WHO warns of global shortage of personnel protective equipment as death toll rises to 637
The world is facing a chronic shortage of gowns, masks, gloves and other protective equipment in the fight against a spreading coronavirus epidemic, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom…
Pangolin possible coronavirus host – Chinese researchers
The deadly coronavirus outbreak in China could have spread from bats to humans through the illegal traffic of pangolins, the world’s only scaly mammals, which are prized in Asia for…
Supreme Court affirms 12-year jail term for Jolly Nyame
The Supreme Court has affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal which sentenced former governor of Taraba state, Jolly Nyame to 12 years imprisonment for breach of trust and…
Revised policy on SIM card: Nigerians to tender NIN to register new SIM cards, passports, visas required for foreigners
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has issued a directive to the Nigerian Communications Commission…
NAPTIP begins probe of traffickers arrested at Seme border
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has started investigation on the human traffickers arrested on Jan. 28. The traffickers were arrested by officers…
Children of Kaduna-based doctor currently in a hospital after regaining freedom
Ataga Family Photo credit: Facebook The children of a Kaduna-based medical doctor, Philip Ataga who were abducted in January have been released by their abductors. They were released around…
AVR: 161 stranded Nigerians return from Libya – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerians from Mtiga in Libya. The acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, received the…
Coronavirus: Chinese whistle blower doctor dies at 34
A Chinese doctor who issued an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak before it was officially recognized has been officially announced to have died of the virus on Friday,…