Dr. Maymunah Kadiri, a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Medical Director, Pinnacle Medical Services, has advised Nigerians to form the habit of going for quarterly mental health check-ups to ensure their mental wellbeing. She bemoaned what she described as the unfortunate reluctance of a majority of Nigerians who feel that only the mentally challenged should go for Read More…
Day: 20 September 2022
Moghalu applauds FG over condition to mine lithium in Nigeria
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has applauded the Federal Government for the condition given to a foreign firm, Elon Musk’s Tesla, before issuing him a licence to mine lithium in Nigeria. Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in a statement on Tuesday Read More…
Woman accused of sexually assaulting year-old baby has been discharged and acquitted
Veronica Vincent, a daycare owner who was accused of sexually assaulting a year-old baby girl in her care, was on Tuesday, discharged and acquitted by an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Veronica was charged with a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo said that as there had been no blood Read More…
Man bags 15 years for defiling 12-year-old girl
Uchenna Izuka has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday for defiling a 12-year-old girl. Izuka was charged with defilement. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her judgment, said that the prosecution has succeeded in proving the charge against the convict. “The survivor testified that the defendant defiled her sometimes in Read More…
Exclusive women e-hailing app ‘HerRyde’ floated to ease women’s fears
A REUTERS REPORT Hauwa Shakir puts the finishing touches to an elegant lilac and grey dress, grabs her handbag and steps into a grey Toyota Corolla in front of her home in the outskirts of central Abuja. Shakir, 31, is among thousands of Nigerians hailing rides using mobile apps, but her car has something unusual: Read More…
Gbajabiamila wants stiffest penalty for crude oil theft, says it’s treason
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Tuesday that crude oil theft in Nigeria, which is blamed for throttling output and exports, is tantamount to treason that should be punished by the stiffest possible penalty. Oil production fell below 1 million barrels per day in August, figures from NNPC show. Gbajabiamila said Read More…
Nigeria’s public debt rises to ₦42 trillion in second quarter
Nigeria’s total public debt stock rose to ₦42.84 trillion ($103.31 billion) by June from ₦41.60 trillion ($100.07 billion) in March, according to the Debt Management Office (DMO) In a statement issued by DMO on Tuesday, the total debt represents the domestic and external debt stocks of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), the 36 State Read More…
A date with ‘She Works Here’ Incubator
Thank God the scary days of the covid 19 pandemic are behind us. We’ve all taken our shots and are now learning to live with the virus. Although it’s still a potentially dangerous virus, the protocols we have imbibed have become a lifestyle for me as staying safe is the goal. When I look back Read More…
Uzodimma receives 4th new Speaker, Emeka Nduka
Following the resignation of Kennedy Ibe earlier on Monday, Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has received the new Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Emeka Nduka. Ibe did not give any reason for his resignation. Uzodimma received the speaker and some key legislative members at the Government House Owerri, and applauded them for the Read More…
No fuel scarcity in December, NNPC assures
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has made assurances that the country will not suffer petrol scarcity in December and beyond, as it claims to have made adequate arrangements for supply. Umar Ajia, the Chief Financial Officer of NNPC Ltd, said this in Abuja on Monday standing before an ad hoc committee of the House Read More…