IN one week at the height of the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in West Africa in 2014, Twitter users shared over four billion Ebola-related messages. This discovery is from results of a new study carried out by researchers from Columbia University School of Nursing in New York. In the study, researchers analysed Ebola-related tweets posted over a week in the early stages of the West African outbreak – from July 24th to August 1st 2014, said Twitter can play a useful role in outbreak monitoring and control.

Adapted from its road-going sibling but in a race track-formatted model, the 911 GT3 R features the distinctive double-bubble roof, and a wheelbase which has been lengthened by 8.3 centimetres. This ensures a more balanced weight distribution and more predictable handling particularly in fast corners. These important racing attributes are further enhanced through the application of lightweight solutions for the body, add-on parts and suspension, optimizing the car’s centre of gravity.

With its four dealership and wide network across the country, the German auto maker has continued to remain very strong in this segment for many decades with every successful model change, but the current model of S-Class has widened the gap between it and its contenders in the high-end segment offering world class features, which has endared it to its customers in Nigeria.

“This attitude must change henceforth, as we would no longer tolerate disobedience to safety rules and regulations and would promptly punish anyone that commits offences capable of compromising safety of other road users,” he warns.

The first part of this article which appeared two weeks ago generated many comments and reactions from readers online. However many of them missed the point and the objective of the series on the Savannah bank saga.

A Niger Delta activist and criminologist, Omolubi Newuwumi, yesterday, lambasted Amnesty International for accusing the Nigerian Army of genocide in the fight against Boko Haram, saying that the organisation has lost its credibility.

Delta State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, led by Williams Akporeha, has petitioned the state governor, accusing a former adviser on Labour Matters to the governor of activities capable of breaching industrial peace in the state.

Nigeria has a lot to do to woo buyers following the decision of China to ignore crude from Nigeria. This is happening at a time when the country has become the biggest casualty of the rising United States shale oil production.

The Lekki -Epe corridor in Lagos is unarguably, the fastest growing construction corridor in the Nigeria today. Almost all property investors, affluent Nigerians and those in the middle income bracket, want to build or own properties in this highbrow corridor. The once dreaded swampy neighbourhood became the toast of property investors following the visionary leadership of Mr. Yaakov Chai who presided over Messrs HFP Engineering Limited, the company that developed Victoria Garden City, VGC, the flagship luxury estate along the corridor.

Nigeria is said to have a deficit of about 17 million housing units. Although this staggering figure has been disputed by officials of the Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and some prominent industry stakeholders, what cannot be controverted is the fact that most of the deficit are in the low -income category. What measures should be adopted to cater for the housing needs of this vulnerable segment of the society?