The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said it supÂported Nigeria to break the world record for the highest number of lactating mothers breastfeeding simultaneously as 30,000 mothers breastfeed their babies, across the country in one day. Disclosing this in a statement yesterday, to mark the 2024 World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF also ...
•Garri The price of cassava flakes, popularly known as garri and rice have recorded more than a 50 per cent increase in Enugu metropolis. Our correspondent, who conducted a market survey today in Enugu, observed that prices of foodstuffs such as garri and rice have increased by 50 per cent in the metropolis, reports NAN. […]
•Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin was today sworn into office at a lavish Kremlin ceremony for a record-breaking fifth term with more power than ever before. The 71-year-old has ruled Russia since the turn of the century, securing a fresh six-year mandate in March after winning presidential elections devoid of ...
•A mining site Mining communities in Nigeria have continued to experience a rise in out-of-school children due to their pursuit of quick cash through mineral exploration and other activities in the value chain. N&G Consulting Firm Ltd, a specialist consultancy offering organisational development, leading change, organisational culture and ...
Investors lost N784 billion on the stock market last week following sell-off in the shares of some highly capitalised stocks. The selloffs kept the stock market in the negative territory despite signs of recovery in some banking securities, which hitherto drove weak performance in the market, reports Vanguard. Investment analysts had projected...
Sixteen power plants are currently performing below capacity as the country grapples with the reality of constant national grid collapses. Data obtained from the electricity market operator (NERC) today, revealed that some power plants- Afam IV-V, Sapele ST, Olorunsogo NIPP, Omotosho NIPP, Sapele GT NIPP, Ihovbor NIPP, Geregu NIPP, Omotosho, O...
•The Falconets Nigeria’s football teams at the All African Games – the Flying Eagles and the Falconets – both won their matches in the competition late yesterday. The Falconets mauled Senegal 4-0 to move to the semi-final of the Games courtesy of goals from Loveth Edeh, Motunrayo Ezekiel, Chioma Olise, and an own goal, reports […]...
•An airplane Last year was the safest ever for commercial air travel, despite a massive rebound in passenger flights, an airline industry group said today. The only fatal accident of a passenger plane was the crash of an ATR turboprop operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines during a domestic flight, killing 72 people, according to the […]
•Bayer Leverkusen’s German midfielder Robert Andrich (3rd R) celebrates scoring goal A long-range shot from Robert Andrich took Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-1 home win against Mainz yesterday, setting a new German record of 33 games unbeaten. Andrich’s goal was helped by a goalkeeping mistake from Mainz’s Robin Zentner, who allow...
The naira has hit a record low at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. The local currency closed at N1,415 yesterday compared to N1,365 to the greenback exchanged on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, reports Nigerian Tribune. Currency traders, also known as Bureau de Change (BDC) operators, put the buying rate of the greenback [&hel...
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