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Expert makes case for antivenom factory in Nigeria
Dr. Nandul Durfa, Managing Director, EchiTAB Study Ltd, distributors of EchiTAB Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) in Africa, has urged the Federal Government to establish an ASV producing factory to reduce its cost. Durfa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Jos that a local factory would make the…
Read More »Expert attributes skin disorder to bleaching, toning creams
Dr Eshan Henshaw, a Consultant Dermatologist with University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, said most skin disorders on humans were largely caused by bleaching and skin toning creams used on the body. She added that “most skin disorders are self inflicted by the use of bleaching and toning creams. Most of…
Read More »Man bolts with live cow
A 30 year-old butcher, AbdullahI Manga, who allegedly stole a live cow valued at N120,000, was on Monday in Lagos released on a bail of N50,000 on the orders of an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The accused, a resident of Oko-Oba, a Agege, a Lagos suburb, is standing trial on charges…
Read More »Legislative aids protest death of colleague over delayed salary
Legislative Aides to lawmakers on Tuesday stages a wide protest in the National Assembly over delays in payment of their salaries and allowances. The protesters who carried placards and obituary pictures said they were protesting the death of a legislative aide to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives…
Read More »Africa Day: Colloquium makes case for All-Africa Passport
A Colloquium convened by The Difference Newspaper, a pan-African newspaper published from Lagos, Nigeria has made the case for whole-hearted support for the Common Africa Passport Project, urging African people and their governments to resolutely stand behind the project because its advantages far outweigh its disadvantages. The event which took…
Read More »The Difference Newspaper hosts Africa Day Colloquium
The pan African newspaper, The Difference will on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at its annual Africa Day Colloquium hosts a multi-disciplinary panel discussion on the theme: ‘One People, One Continent: Making the All-Africa Passport Work.’ A statement signed by Mr. Anthony Opara, Executive Director of the newspaper outfit, outlined that…
Read More »Ebola: No screening points at Seme border
Despite the warning of Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), there are no visible measures in place at the Seme border to check the spread into Nigeria. Screening points, detecting machines, hand sanitisers and other measures to prevent an Ebola outbreak in the country have yet to…
Read More »Stolen Nigerian artifact found in Italy
The artifact that represented goddess of fruitfulness reluctantly released by Nupe people to Niger State Museum and stolen some decades ago, has been found in Italy. The Executive Director, Niger State Council for Arts and Culture, Mr Emmanuel Zhiri, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna…
Read More »LASG says PSP operators, cleaning Lagos at their own expense
The Lagos State government yesterday told a Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafa Balewa Square TBS, that the private waste operators of domestic and commercial wastes in Lagos State who are also known as Private Sector Participants, PSP operators, that their continued operation in the state is at their…
Read More »1,268 Nigerians return from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said 1,268 Nigerians have voluntarily returned from Libya from December 15, 2016 to May 16, 2017. Alhaji Mustapha Maihaja, the Director General, NEMA, made the disclosure while receiving a fresh batch of 258 Nigerians who arrived on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of…
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