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Apapa: Gridlocks returns road repair

Apapa: Gridlocks returns road repair

Accessing Apapa road amidst repair has left road users coping with grueling gridlocks again after brief relief accompanied by the rehabilitation and reopening of Kilometre 2 Apapa-Wharf road and the Ijora link bridge in December 2018. It was not helped when on Friday, the Lagos State Government announced that it would shut Mile 2-Tin Can […]
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PWD: I lost my leg but I am physically fit — Faris

PWD: I lost my leg but I am physically fit — Faris

Says I am no different from anyone else By Lawal Sherifat Years of war and economic turmoil has damaged the healthcare system in Sudan, Hospitals and clinics often do not have enough drugs and the ones that are available are too expensive for many Sudanese to purchase. Doctors opt to leave Sudan to work abroad […]

Breaking:  Over 100m Nigerians earn less than N700 per day — EFInA

Breaking:  Over 100m Nigerians earn less than N700 per day — EFInA

By Elizabeth Adegbesan A survey report by Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA) has shown that over 100 million Nigerians earn less than N700 per day which limits them to save, make income or take risks on loans thereby making them financially excluded. The survey report titled: ” Assessment of Women’s Financial Inclusion in Nigeria, […]

New Zealand police say at least five dead in volcano eruption

New Zealand police say at least five dead in volcano eruption

At least five people have now been confirmed to have died after a volcano erupted off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, police confirmed on Monday. READ ALSO: Five people confirmed dead after volcano eruption in New Zealand New Zealand Deputy Commissioner John Tims said foreigners and New Zealand nationals were on White Island […]

Swedish government postpones unemployment agency reform to defuse crisis

Swedish government postpones unemployment agency reform to defuse crisis

The Swedish government and the center-right parties backing it in parliament said on Monday they would postpone labor reforms, potentially defusing a row that had threatened the policy deal that keeps Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in power. The governing Social Democrats and Greens, along with the center-right Liberal and Centre parties that support it, said […]

The Battle against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: Are we winning?

The Battle against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: Are we winning?

Ibrahim Abdulmumin Damilola HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic. It was first reported clinically on June 5, 1981, in the United States. Ever since then, it has been one of the most serious and dangerous public health threat in the world. It is easily transmitted through various means, of which sexual intercourse is the most common. […]