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Meningitis ravages north

No fewer than 960 people out of the 17,500 cases of Cerebral Spinal Meningitis reported in the northern part of the country have died in the past three months. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said this in a statement made … read more

Government Confused Over Missing N3.3tr

Barely a week after the House of Representatives raised alarm over N3.31 trillion un-remitted to the national coffers by ministries, departments and other agencies (MDAs), no agency can say where the money is or who is keeping how much. Investigation … read more

UK bans food items

In order to protect the health of its citizens and visitors to the United Kingdom, UK, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, a government agency regulating food items in Britain, has banned the importation of some food items from countries outside … read more

Lagos decides to overhaul its image

The first thing that used to hit visitors to Nigeria’s commercial hub was a gridlock of rusty yellow buses and the tumbledown stalls of the vast Oshodi market — the whole amid the unrelenting din of horns, sirens and vendors. … read more

Nigeria rivals Somalia for ship attacks

ATTACKS on vessels off the Nigerian coast are going unreported and could exceed those occurring off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden, International Maritime Bureau divisional director Michael Howlett has warned. While there were 40 attacks … read more