NIGERIA’S DEBT GREW BY 127%, SAYS LCCI

Economy experts have expressed their discomfiture and worry over the rate at which the nation’s debt rises, a situation that questions the capacity at which the nation tends to service…

LAGOS COVID-19 PATIENTS NOT WILLING TO BE ADMITTED

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said majority of COVID-19 patients in the state prefer to be treated at home, rather than being admitted to the…

THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE: 650 LASTMA, 250 FRSC OFFICERS TO CONTROL TRAFFIC

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to residents of the state to exercise patience and bear the discomfort that will be experienced during the six-month partial…

NIGERIA LOST $1.4BN TO IMPORTATION OF CHEMICALS IN 2019~NARICT

The Director-General, National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, Zaria, Prof. Jeffrey Barminas, said that Nigeria lost $1.4bn to importation of chemicals in 2019. He made the disclosure on Thursday at…

CHINA RETALIATES, SEALS US CONSULATE IN CHENGDU

China on Friday ordered the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu to close in retaliation for one of its missions in the United States being shuttered, capping a…

AROTILE: REASON FOR NO AUTOPSY~NAF

The Nigerian Air Force says no autopsy was carried out on Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile because the circumstances surrounding her death were clear. The Spokesman for the NAF, Air Commodore…

MALI CRISIS: BUHARI’S MEETING WITH OTHER LEADERS ENDS IN AN IMPASSE

The truce-seeking trip of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to the Malian capital of Bamako on Thursday ended without a deal to soothe the country’s escalating political crisis.…

AROTILE: POLICE TAKES CHARGE OF THE CASE, SUSPECTS FROM NAF

The Nigerian Air Force says the case of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile will be handed over to the police today (Friday) for investigation and prosecution of the prime suspect,…

BILL GATES DEBUNKS RUMOURS OF INVENTING COVID-19

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday pushed back against some of the conspiracy theories spreading online accusing him of creating the coronavirus outbreak. “It’s a bad combination of pandemic and…

NUMBER OF NIGERIAN DOCTORS IN THE UK INCREASES TO 7,875

No fewer than 7,875 Nigerian doctors are currently practising in the United Kingdom, according to the UK’s General Medical Council. The GMC, which is the government body that maintains the…