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Yearly Archives: 2017

Meningitis deaths report false – Lagos

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has said that the alleged death of two persons from Cerebro Spinal Meningitis in the state...

Aspirin use can reduce risk of cancer, study finds

Long-term use of aspirin is associated with lower risk of dying from various types of cancers, including colorectal, lung, breast and prostate cancer, according to a study presented...

Propertymart aligns with World Bank recommendation on addressing housing crisis

With a population of about 173 million people, Nigeria is the largest country in Africa and accounts for 47% of West Africa’s population. It...

Dangote’s life is an inspiration to many, says Tinubu

Former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated astute businessman and philantrophist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on his 60th birthday, descibing him as an...

Government to demarcate cattle routes nationwide

The Federal Government says that it will demarcate 6,000km cattle routes across the country in 2017. Alhaji Mahmud Bello, the National Coordinator, Grazing Stock Routes,...

COP12 explores measures to curb consumption of ‘aquatic bushmeat’

Bothered by what it terms unsustainable consumption of the meat of some marine, coastal and estuarine animal species, a Swiss non-profit conservation organisation has...

Renewable power capacity surges amid falling costs

As the cost of clean technology continues to fall, the world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, at an investment level...

South African court lifts ban on trade in rhino horns

South Africa’s constitutional court on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 rejected an attempt by the government to keep a ban on the domestic trade in...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held its Regional Caucus for North Africa...
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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of...

Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...
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