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By Christian Njoku Calabar, Nov. 18, 2024 Dr Odezi Otobo, a Consultant Urologist says there is no medical or urological evidence that constant sexual intercourse and ejaculation reduce a man’s risk of contracting prostate cancer. Otobo, who works with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), said this at a …

NPO Reports, one of Nigeria’s leading online publications, has announced date for the second edition of its Annual National Dialogue. A statement by the Chief Executive Officer, S-OK Advisory and Media Limited, publishers of NPO Reports, Semiu Okanlawon, said the event with the theme: Revenue Generation, Infrastructure Progress: Options in a …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Nov. 18, 2024 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has killed several terrorists in an airstrike on a terrorist kingpin’s residence in Palele, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. This is contained in a statement by the NAF Director, Public …

KARIM El Aynaoui, Executive President of the Policy Center for the New South, in Rabat, Morocco, who is the keynote speaker at the Realnews 12th Anniversary Lecture, has arrived in Lagos, aboard Air Maroc on Monday, November 18, 2024. El Aynaoui who was accompanied by Abdelhak Bassou, senior fellow at …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, November 18, 2024 Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has successfully closed a US$300 million India-focused syndicated loan, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing strategy to diversify its international investor base. The transaction introduced a new group of lenders from …

 Nov 18, 2024 Campaigns are over and unless the election tribunal in Edo State decides otherwise, there’s now a new administration to face the challenges it promised to fix. The reality across the state, just as it is all over the country is that good governance is absent and people …

The family of late Chief Sir Innocent Chijioke Kafor of Umuigwe Umuezigwe Amainyinta in the Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria has announced the passage unto glory of their father, husband, brother, uncle, cousin, father-in-law and grandfather, Chief, Sir, Innocent Chijioke Kafor (KSM) at the age of 94. …

Monday, 18 November, 2024 Nigeria is a ring of iniquity. And, the iniquitous didn’t start with it today. For several years, I covered the activities of several military governors and administrators in Oyo State. Each of those well-trained minds came with their peculiarities. Colonel Ahmed Usman (God bless his soul) …

In the first part of this piece I challenged the political leaders in the country to be technically ready too with a blueprint for solution to some of the challenges plaguing the country in a strategic manner a former Governor, Kano State Ganduje had done with the Livestock Sector. The …

NLNG, last Tuesday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, kicked off its Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) Basic Training Programme for the NLNG Train 7 Project, a major NC programme aimed at reskilling young graduates and developing human capital. A total of 331 young graduates from diverse academic disciplines, who …

  COO, Woven Finance, Mr. Ajibola Adeboye, Deputy Director, CBN, Aremo Adeleke, MD/CEO Woven Finance, Mr. Obafemi Collins, Divisional Head, Payment Business, Wema Bank, Mr. Damola Bolodeoku during the Woven Finance Brand Refresh and Lifestyle Expo Weaving Connections, held in Lagos. By Rukayat Adeyemi Lagos, Nov. 14, 2024 Woven Finance …

Abuja, Nov. 17, 2024: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina for emerging second at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant, describing it as a reward for her doggedness and resilience. In a congratulatory statement issued by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of Media, Public Relations …

By Salif Atojoko Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 17, 2024 President Bola Tinubu has arrived Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20). The President, who arrived on Sunday at 11.03 p.m. local time, (Monday 3. 03 a.m. Nigerian …

Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, has donated an additional N7million towards the reconstruction of the Pakuta Bridge in Akutupa Kiri, which collapsed recently. This information, according to a statement by Professor Olu Obafemi, the Asiwaju of Kiri Kingdom, was confirmed by Otunba Kingsley Mokikan. Senator Karimi had, …

The national grid collapsed three times last month and twice this month. This year, it has collapsed at least 11 times. This underscores our long-standing struggle to have a consistent power supply, even if not for the whole nation, at least for those fortunate enough to have access to the …

In a significant milestone for women in tech, TD Africa officially launched the TecHERdemy program on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, an initiative aimed at equipping 400 young Nigerian women with essential digital skills to succeed in today’s technology-driven world. The launch event, held in the Yudala Height Building of the …

Sunday, November 17, 2024 The Yoruba believe in the law of causation, a principle of philosophy which says that, every change in nature is produced by some cause. To buttress this, they posit authoritatively that a tree will never fall in the forest and kill peasants at home. Following this …

Nigeria’s economy is charting a course from the tempestuous waters of the “Red Zone,” a realm of acute instability filled with uncertainty and wavering hope. Now, it navigates the “Amber Zone,” a twilight of cautious recovery, where the faint glow of progress meets the shadows of persistent challenges. Yet, the …

Nigeria’s external debt is expected to rise to $45.1 billion by the end of 2024, raising concerns of a potential debt crisis as the Federal Government plans more borrowing. A recent report from the Debt Management Office (DMO) revealed that the country’s external debt increased by $780 million in the …

.…Gives free medical checks, drugs, wheelchairs Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant at the weekend extended the frontier of its social investments in the wellbeing of its 17 host communities when it hosted the senior citizens in the communities offering them free medical services and mobility equipment for the people with disabilities …

The World Bank has revealed that $32 million meant for Nigeria’s water infrastructure project is unaccounted for. This finding was highlighted in the bank’s recently published FY2024 Sanctions System Annual Report. The report indicated that the funds, intended to improve water infrastructure across Nigeria, were not properly accounted for, raising …

By Grace Yussuf The Agroecology and Circular Economy for Ecosystem Services (ACE4ES) Project held a sensitization workshop aimed at educating and engaging farmers and stakeholders on the principles of promoting sustainable agriculture, and building resilience to climate change. Stakeholders at the workshop on Nov. 15, in Abuja included Federal Ministry …

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to “stop using the NBC Act and the Nigeria Broadcasting Code to impose fines, threaten to impose sanctions, harass and intimidate the broadcast stations and other independent media houses in the country.” The court declared that …

By Rukayat Adeyemi Lagos, Nov. 16, 2024 AXA Mansard Insurance Plc., has bagged the Inclusive Insurance Brand of the Year at the 2024 Edge Awards. Its Chief Marketing Officer, Ms. Adebola Surakat, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. The Edge Award is a platform that celebrates excellence …

[email protected] 0807 552 5533 Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola – remember him? I would not have needed to ask this sort of “foolish question”, as it were, but for the fact that, in this our obodo Nigeria, yesterday’s men of power and influence soon become today’s inconsequentials, hardly noticed or remembered by …