Dr Emeka Nwaolisah, Consultant Paediatrician, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, says women who abstain from breastfeeding their children are not only unfair to the child but the society. Nwaolisah told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that “breastfeeding is key to producing geniuses as children.” He explained that some women refuse to breastfeed their children […]
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NiMet’s weather outlook for Tuesday predicted partly cloudy conditions with chances of thunderstorms over southern Borno axis of Northern States in the morning hours. NiMet, on Monday in Abuja, envisaged prospects of thunderstorms over Maiduguri, Nguru, Jigawa, Kano and Katsina axis in the afternoon/evening hours. The agency forecast day and night temperatures of the Northern […]
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Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s prayer to freeze the First City Monument Bank (FCMB)’s Operational Account number: 0998552074 of the Bauchi State government. The EFCC, through his Counsel, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, in an Exparte Order with file number: FHC/ABJ/CS/858/2019, sought the […]
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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) recovered to beat Stade Rennes 2-1 and lift the 2019 French Super Cup in Shenzhen on Saturday. Substitute Angel Di Maria scored the winner with a spectacular free-kick and Kylian Mbappe was also on target for the Ligue 1 champions. Adrien Hunou had given the French Cup winners the lead in spite […]
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The deputy president of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has urged oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region to relocate their headquarters to the region. Yomi Odunuga, his special adviser on media and publicity in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said Mr Omo-Agege made the call at his home–Orogun — in Ughelli North Local […]
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The Saudi Supreme Court confirmed Thursday that the crescent moon of Dhu Al-Hijjah has been sighted. Hajj will, therefore, begin on Friday August 9. Pilgrims will spend the day on the plains of Mount Arafat on Saturday August 10, and Eid Al-Adha will start on Sunday August 11. Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) […]
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Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) on Monday declared a profit before tax of N12.1 billion for the half year ended June 30, 2019. The profit represented a growth of four per cent when compared with N11.7 billion achieved in the comparative period of 2018. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the result published […]
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has reiterated his commitment to supporting security agencies to protect lives and property in the state. Zulums stated this on Sunday when he visited Gajiram, headquarters of Nganzai local government area of the state, to commiserate with the people over the murder of 60 villagers by Boko Haram insurgents. He […]
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The Federal Government, States and Local Government Areas (LGAs) shared N762.5 billion as federal allocation for the month of June. Mr Ahmed Idris, the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), said this on Thursday in Abuja, while addressing newsmen at the end of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting. He said that the gross statutory revenue […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has signed a 3.15 billion dollars Financing and Technical Services Agreement between Sterling Oil Exploration and other partners for the development of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 13. The corporation disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, […]
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