African leaders will this weekend gather in Addis Ababa for the annual summit of the African Union (AU) to discuss key business issues, including plans to make Africa a global economic powerhouse. In the spotlight during the two-day high-level meeting, starting on February 17 is a treaty that the AU says will revolutionise trade on…
Laura Bray is not a doctor but some call her a healer. Laura Bray is not a pharmacist but she finds drugs for people. In 2018, Bray’s 9-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Five months later, the drug she needed to survive, Erwinaze, was in short supply, with a 15-month waiting list. Her daughter, Abby,…
It has emerged that 18 Nigerian States in the Federal Republic of Nigeria have failed to attract foreign investments for three consecutive years. Recent reports have revealed that 18 states in Nigeria have failed to secure any foreign investments for three consecutive years, raising concerns about their economic viability and attractiveness to foreign investors. Checks…
A woman has been jailed for taking a three-year-old British child to Kenya for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor, 40, from Harrow, north-east London, travelled to Kenya in 2006 where she took the child to a private house for the procedure, the court heard. At the Old Bailey, Noor was sentenced to seven years…
Nigeria among others will benefit from a $50m grant donated to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) by the Government of Japan. A statement by the WFP said beneficiaries of the grant are 20 countries, mostly in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, adding that the fund would help countries in serious economic crises…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Nigerian armed forces said that it has successfully thwarted attempts by nefarious elements to steal oil worth over N2 billion in the South-South region of the country. During the past week, military troops neutralized 254 insurgents and apprehended 264 suspects involved in various illicit activities ranging from oil theft to Kidnapping. Additionally,…
Nigerians have commended the sealing of the Sahad Stores in Abuja, by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), over what they tagged deceptive pricing practices. Take similar action against other malls in shady price practices, Nigerians have urged the federal government. The commission explained the store was sealed for lack of transparency in…
Nigeria may witness another round of fuel scarcity as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, on Thursday, vowed to stop lifting petroleum products beginning next week Monday due to the high cost of operations. NARTO members have repeatedly raised concern over the high cost of diesel required to power their trucks for the transportation…
To sell water and make a living, Steve relied completely on his donkeys. They pulled him in his cart loaded with its 20 jerry cans to all his customers. When Steve’s donkeys were stolen for their skins, he could no longer work. That day started like most others. In the morning, he left his home…
As joyful and exciting as the birth of a baby can be to a mother, it can be emotionally draining, tasking, and stressful leading to a depressed mood which affects a woman’s quality of life, social functioning and economic productivity. Having a new baby brings on a lot of big feelings love, joy, excitement, frustration,…
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