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South African Athlete Ndubueze Celebrates Gold Medal Win in Nigeria

Abeokuta: South Africa’s Oluchi Ndubueze expressed her excitement and honor after winning a gold medal in the Confederation of African Athletes (CAA) U18/U20 Championships held in Abeokuta. Ndubueze triumphed in the U-18 women’s long jump event with a leap of 5.79 meters, outperforming Morocco’s Merzarq Kawtar and Burundi’s Bouda Sandrine, who secured silver and bronze […]

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NGX Weekly Transactions Record 78.48% Growth

Lagos: Stock market investors traded 17.498 billion shares worth N500.762 billion in 142,082 transactions this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange. This contrasts with 5.390 billion shares valued at N107.811 billion traded last week across 134,390 transactions. As a result, the transaction value on the Exchange surged by 78.48 per cent. The market […]

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Labour Party NEC Ratifies Nenadi Usman as Interim National Chairman

Abuja: The Labour Party (LP) National Executive Council (NEC) has ratified and inaugurated the interim National Working Committee (NWC) led by Senator Nenadi Usman as Chairman and Senator Darlington Nwokocha as Secretary. According to News Agency of Nigeria, this ratification was detailed in a communique released following the NEC meeting held in Abuja. The communique […]

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Nigeria’s Growing Shift to Alternative Medicine: A Response to Healthcare Challenges

Abuja: Many Nigerians have increasingly turned to alternative medicine to meet their health needs, driven by factors like perceived effectiveness, cultural beliefs, affordability, and accessibility. For instance, Mrs. Anne Aliyu, a mother of four, explained that her family resorted to alternative medicine after her husband lost his job, as they could no longer afford hospital […]

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Nigeria’s Potential to Generate 4 Million Tonnes of Green Ammonia Annually – Report

Abuja: The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) has revealed that Nigeria could potentially generate four million tonnes of green ammonia annually by 2060, provided the right investments and frameworks are put in place. Ammonia, an inorganic compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, is crucial in the production of […]