FG cuts travels, estacodes for ministers, other officials
ABUJA — The Federal Government has slashed estacodes and foreign trips for ministers and heads of parastatals. Among other cost saving measures is the restriction of foreign travels to two per quarter for ministers, heads and top officials of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs.
Golfer Tiger Woods writing first memoir, titled ‘BACK’
Tiger Woods is writing his first memoir, the “definitive story” of the champion golfer’s lifetime in the spotlight. The book is titled “BACK” and will be published by HarperCollins, but no release date was provided. Announced in a press release on Tuesday, the book will trace the 15-time major winner’s development from a child prodigy […]
Pomp, pageantry as Zeenat Adebayo celebrates third birthday
Celebrity couple, Issa Adebayo and wife, Happiness recently rolled out the red carpet as they feted friends and close associates to mark the third birthday of their lovely daughter, Zeenat Adebayo.
Paris zoo unveils the “blob”, an organism with no brain but 720 sexes
A Paris zoo showcased a mysterious new organism on Wednesday, dubbed the “blob”, a yellowish unicellular small living being that looks like a fungus but acts like an animal. This newest exhibit of the Paris Zoological Park, which goes on display to the public on Saturday, has no mouth, no stomach, no eyes, yet it […]
Arthritis, Cancer: Nutritionist harps on efficacy of parsley leaf
Mr Paul Okoh, a Nutritionist based in Abuja, says Nigerians can reap immense benefits from parsley leaf in the treatment of arthritis, cancer prevention and other ailments. Okoh said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the ongoing annual National Health Dialogue, organised by […]
Netflix shares jump as subscribers grow ahead of competitors launch
Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) added slightly more paying subscribers than Wall Street expected in the third quarter, a relief to investors who had worried the company might fall short just as Disney and Apple prepare to ramp up the streaming video wars. The results for July through September represented a rebound from the previous quarter when […]
