WHO says 2.3bn people overweight, 150m children stunted globally
World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 2.3 billion children and adults are overweight, while more than 150 million children are stunted globally. The WHO disclosed this in a statement released on Monday in Geneva, on four-paper report published on Double Burden of Malnutrition in The Lancet Medical Journal. According to the report, twin […]
Cuba says it is prepared if U.S. chooses to sever diplomatic ties
Cuba’s Communist government is prepared if the administration of United States President Donald Trump decides to sever diplomatic relations although it hopes that does not come to pass, a top Cuban diplomat said on Monday. Relations were re-established five years ago this week under former Democratic President Barack Obama following half a century of hostility, […]
Trump says U.S. is watching North Korea closely
United States President, Donald Trump on Monday said he would be disappointed if something is “in the works” in North Korea and the United States is watching activities in the Asian nation closely. “I’d be disappointed if something would be in the works, and if it is, we’ll take care of it,” Trump said. “We’re […]
Tramadol worth over N1.7 trillion destroyed in 2019 – NAFDAC DG
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday disclosed that alarming street value of tramadol worth over N1, 702, 692,250,000.00 was destroyed by the agency in 2019 even as it announced that NAFDAC will begin to test for imported Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, APIs before they are used to manufacture drugs in Nigeria.
Equity market gains 0.6% as Dangote Cement, Access Bank, UBA surge
The Nigeria equity market closed green today (Monday ) as the Nigerian Stock Exchange, All-Share Index (ASI) rose 0.6 percent or 60 bases points , bps to settle at 26,695.18 points.
Artificial trans fat: A toxic chemical in our food
Trans-fats in food kill more than 500,000 people around the world per year, an analysis conducted on behalf of the American Heart Association suggests .In Nigeria, more than 1,200 people died from it in 2010, according to the study.
PMB at 77: Please tell Baba we are with him all the way – Femi Adesina
I boarded a commercial airliner heading to Lagos from Abuja. I was already seated, and strapping my seat belt, when a young man approached me. He must have been in his late 20s, or at most, early 30s. I shook hands, greeted him warmly, and he slipped something in my palm. He went back to his seat.
FRSC, Honeywell task motorists on safety
The Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) and Honeywell Flour Mills Plc have enjoined motorists to apply all safety rules during this festive season to ensure accident-free Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Anambra community visits Police headquarters over killing of 2 cops
The executives of Oraifite Improvement Union, Ekwusigo Local Government, on Monday paid a condolence visit to Anambra State Police Command over the killing of two senior officers in Oraifite on December 2. The unfortunate incident reportedly claimed the lives of ACP Oliver Inoma-Abbey, the Area Commander of the area and ASP Joseph Akubo, the Commander, […]
Boeing crisis escalates as planemaker halts 737 production after two crashes
Boeing Co is temporarily halting 737 production in January for the first time in more than 20 years as the grounding of the planemaker’s best-selling MAX after two fatal crashes looks set to last well into 2020. Boeing, which builds the 737 south of Seattle, said it will not lay off any employees during the […]
How I bought $9.8m from ECOWAS staff, Bureau de Change Operator reveals
The trial of Mohammed Dangana, a staff of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Commission continued on Monday before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the third witness, Adedeji Jide Adelabu, a bureau de change operator telling the court that he purchased dollars to the tune of $9.8 million […]
