The World Bank has revised its global poverty thresholds, raising the international benchmark for extreme poverty from $2.15 to $3 per person per day. The update, driven by shifts in global living costs and improved economic data from low-income countries, underscores a sobering reality: an estimated 808 million people worldwide still live in extreme deprivation….
Milk is fast disappearing from daily diets in many Nigerian homes. Juliet Jacob, explores how rising inflation, shrinking incomes, high import costs, and changing food priorities have forced millions of Nigerians to abandon milk and infant formula. Milk now Luxury Milk, once a basic component of Nigerian household nutrition, is fast becoming a luxury few…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nigerian scientist, Marvellous Oladeji is pioneering a new frontier in cancer treatment through his groundbreaking research at Purdue University, USA. His work focuses on the development of synthetic molecules called cyclic dinucleotide STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) agonists, designed to activate the body’s innate immune system to fight cancer. “By harnessing…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In the wake of a diphtheria outbreak that has claimed the lives of two children in Edo State, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Adams Oshiomhole, paid a critical visit to the Children’s Emergency Ward of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Tuesday. The visit followed reports of confirmed…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a sweeping operation across the Niger Delta, troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have arrested 43 suspected oil thieves and uncovered 27 illegal bunkering sites, recovering more than 161,000 litres of stolen petroleum products. This was contained in a statement signed by Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations,…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Nigerian Army has dismissed as false and malicious an audio circulating on social media alleging a violent clash between its troops under Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) and the Operation Zenda Joint Task Force (JTF) in Makurdi, Benue State. The viral recording also falsely claimed that military personnel had released a…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed a notorious Boko Haram/ISWAP commander, Malam Jidda, and scores of his fighters during coordinated ground and air offensives in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The terrorists’ kingpin, who was said to be the Ameer of Ngorgore and Malumti villages, met his end…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano A former Chief of Army Staff and ex-Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has debunked reports claiming he was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. Reacting through a statement issued on Monday by his spokesman and former Army spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman (retd.), Buratai…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has clarified its position following public reactions to the withdrawal of criminal charges against the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe. In a statement signed Special Adviser to the President…
A report by the General Household Survey (GHS) 2023/2024 has revealed that nearly half of Nigerian households were forced to skip meals because they could not afford food. According to the survey published on its website, 48.1% of households across the country reported skipping meals due to lack of money. The South-east recorded the highest…
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