PDP, APC supporters clash in southern Borno
Less than 24 hours to presidential and national assembly general elections, supporters of People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as non party members clashed and engaged burning posters, flags in Marama, a major town in Hawul local government area of Borno state.
Breastfeeding vs formula — what works, and for whom?
The age old dilemma of every new mother still ranges between breast feeding and using the bottle. Choosing whether to breastfeed or bottle feed your baby is one of the first decisions expectant mothers make. For every new mother, the thought of bonding with her baby makes her want to try breast feeding. Statistics in Nigerian hospitals show that most new mothers are advised to breast feed for 6 months or longer, with nurses stating that exclusive breast milk is the best for babies.
ICA set to shore up Nigeria’s economy through credit management base
The newly elected Institute of Credit Administration President/Chairman of the 3rd Governing Council of the same body and Managing Director, Mobil Oil Nigeria, Plc., Mr. Adetunji Oyebanji, unequivocally stated during the induction of new members in Lagos that the council for effective credit management in Nigeria will advocate empowering the economy to create wealth and jobs through advocacy and enlightenment about the role of credit, infrastructures necessary for sound credit system, business character that encourage credit availability, government initiatives that facilitate access to credit, lend
ESCAPE: Sights of Jigawa
I arrived Dutse to meet a pleasant surprise. Well tarred roads, modern state secretariat, newly built high court, an airport and more. It was a city in haste to develop. Things no doubt, have changed around here and the current governor, Sule Lamido has seen to that. The last time I was here was over two decades ago. I took time to go round the city and to talk with the Director of Press. This is the gist I came back with. Enjoy it.
African technology data pioneers gather to spark open data revolution
Today, led by the World Wide Web Foundation, fifty African civil society organisations, open data advocates and technology pioneers will come together to take the first steps towards establishing a groundbreaking new policy and investment framework to open up government data in Africa. Following the UN’s call for a Data Revolution, this coalition of organisations will agree concrete next steps to unlock the potential of open data across the continent, which experts agree could help beat corruption, spark innovation and improve government services.
Call errant security agencies to order, Buhari tells Jonathan
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (ret) has call on Prsident Goodluck Jonathan to call errant security agencies to order.
