Later this month, Oluwafemi ‘Tijion’ Esho, a highly regarded Nigerian-born cosmetic surgeon practicing in the UK, will face a decisive verdict from the British Medical Tribunal Practitioners Service (MPTS) regarding his professional future. The allegations stem from reports that Esho exchanged free botox treatments for sexual favours with a patient. Botox injections, used to reduce…
The European Union and Nigeria have joined forces in a collaborative effort to strengthen research and development capabilities in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry and to promote local production of vaccines and medical technologies. The agreement, worth €18 million, was formalized during the EU Global Gateway High-Level event on education in Brussels. Jutta Urpilainen, the European Commissioner…
World Food Programme (WTP) has decried the situation of food Insecurity in West and Central following DAKAR report confirming 55 million in West Africa and Central Africa will struggle to feed in June-August 2024 lean season This was reported on the official X page of the World Food Programme (WFP), with an increase of notably…
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Friday said that the Federal Government (FG) plans to initiate a General Multipurpose Card (GMPC) to streamline the hectic process of multiple forms of identification. NIMC explained in a statement circulated to newsmen saying, the new identity card is designed to serve as a solution to different kinds…
Nigeria Ranks 5th is the first conducted Global Crime Index after the United States (US) and below Romania with Russian as first on the list. This report which is the first of its kind conducted by researchers of the Department of Sociology, University of Oxford, and the University of New South Wales, Canberra, which identifies…
Lagos High Court in Ikeja grants the ex -Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele N50 million Bail Justice Rahman Oshodi, grants Godwin Emefiele bail with two sureties on Friday, 12th of April after facing trial of 26 charges related to accusations of office misdemeanor The Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) re-arrested Godwin Emefiele…
Libya has emerged as the highest crude oil producer in Africa. According the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC latest data, Libya’s oil output rose by 5.4 per cent to 1.236 million bpd in March 2024, from 1.173 million bpd in February 2024. OPEC, a permanent intergovernmental organisation of 12 oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates…
By Professor Echefuna’ R G ONYEBEADI The indefatigable defender of the down trodden, a veritable conscience of our country- Nigeria, an undisputed voice of the voiceless, a major propagator of Nigeria’s emergence as the leader of the “Black” people of this world, an unequalled advocate of Nigeria emerging as a super power, a charismatic…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said on Thursday, that Nigeria’s crude oil production witnessed the second consecutive monthly decline since the beginning of this year, dropping to 1.231 million barrels per day in March, This was made known in OPEC’s latest Monthly Oil Market Report for April 2024. The Organisation said that…
