THE OSINBAJO, TINUBU COMPARISON BY AYO OLADELE PETERS

It is implausible that either the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo or his handlers are unaware of the several obviously sponsored articles and other forms of indecent propaganda in both the traditional and social media projecting the competition for the All Progressives Congress’ 2023 presidential ticket as one between Osinbajo and the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed …

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Nigeria’s oil thieves

The lead story in This Day newspaper of December 30, 2021 brought the year to a close with a reminder of one of the many ills that bedevil Nigeria, encapsulated in a telling headline: “With Rising Theft, Nigeria Records 193 million barrels of crude oil deficit in 11 months”. This is otherwise translated into an estimated $3.5 billion of revenue …

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FirstBank, Driving Dollar Remittances, Economic Growth Via IMTOS

By Chinwendu Obienyi  For centuries, there have been heated debates over the sources of economic growth in developing economies and why some countries reflect strong economic growth compared to others. The hypotheses have often centred around crude oil, agriculture, revenues, private capital, bubbling stock market, stable security, low unemployment rate, high standard of living amongst others. But in recent times, one factor that …

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Comparing Dubai at 50 with Nigeria at 61

By Magnus Onyibe To cast light on Nigeria’s stunted growth despite her enormous potentials in human and material capital, let us compare our country which obtained her independence from British colonialists in 1960 with the United Arab Emirates, UAE which was formed in 1971 under the counsel of the same Britain. So, while Nigeria is 61 post independence, UAE just celebrated …

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#JusticeForSylvester —A Rational Perspective

By S. I. Yakubu Esq. So many versions of the unfortunate incident that led to the demise of a promising young child have been bandied on the media that it is impossible to sift fact from fiction. What can be distilled from all the noise, as factual so far is that; Late Sylvester complained about pains to his school clinic …

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FUTURE TEARS (EKÚN ÒLA)

By: Prof. Oludare Ogunlana Our boys whom we sent to the universities to study are now living in hotels doing “Yahoo”, defrauding people. They are not studying. They are “sorting”. Bribing lecturers to pass. They only come to campus in convoys once in a while to show off. Guess what? Some lecturers are even worshipping them. Our teenage sons are …

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Why more children are having high blood pressure –Cardiologists

Paediatric cardiologists have alerted that more children, especially from well-to-do families, are coming down with high blood pressure. According to the cardiologists, unhealthy lifestyle practices by the rich could be a major factor in the development. The experts noted that the desire to feed children with fast, processed food and carbohydrates, while not allowing them to play outside is wrong, …

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How to prevent, treat snakebites

By Lara Adejoro Snakebite poisoning, scientifically known as envenomation, has remained a major public health challenge in Nigeria and across the world. Snakebites can be dangerous, sometimes, they can result in death.  According to the World Health Organisation, snakebite envenoming is a high-impact disease. The WHO also noted that snakebite is a tropical disease as the majority of incidents occur …

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Why Locust Bean, Garri Can Reduce Nausea, Constipation In Pregnancy

By Sade Oguntola  Many fermented foods contain probiotics which are live microorganisms or bacteria that provide health benefits to the human body. Probiotics are known as ‘good’ or ‘friendly’ bacteria for the gut with Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium being the most well-known. New research suggests that moderate intake of probiotic foods during pregnancy can reduce nausea, vomiting and constipation, thereby improving …

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FirstBank unveils a fully automated self service branch, strengthens digital transformation in Nigeria

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services organisation has announced the launch of its fully automated branch, called the FirstBank Digital Experience Centre. It is provided to put customers at an advantage in carrying out various activities on their own without interacting with anyone. The branch is a reinvention of digital banking solutions in the …

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