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See How long It Takes An Average Nigerian To Save Up For iPhone 11
Apple phones are luxury products that almost every Nigerian wishes to own. If only wishes were horses! A recent analysis has shown that it will take the average Nigerian 122 days to save up to buy the latest Apple phone, iPhone 11.The…
New Zealand Volcano: First Photos Of Victims Surface As Death Toll Reaches 14
The Police has confirmed that a sixth person has died while being treated in hospital. The bodies of five victims of the New Zealand Volcano eruption were evacuated from the island by survivors after the eruption but there are still eight…
Osun State Residents Storm New Osun Mall As It Opens For Business
The newly built Osun Mall have received a lot of its residents to purchase items or their choice.SEE ALSO: American Rapper Cardi B Compares Nigeria To The Dominican Republic (photos)This development was a follow-up to the…
Nigerians spend N4.3 Trillion on Generators As Buhari’s Economic Reform Efforts Fail –…
Power shortage has hindered Buhari’s $400 billion economic reform, as households spend N4.3 Trillion on generators, international media publication, Bloomberg has reported.Nigeria, one of Africa’s leading economies, is known to have…
64% of imported lubricants substandard — SON
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says about 64 per cent of lubricant products imported into the Nigerian markets are below the approved standards.The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says about 64 per cent of lubricant…
Nigeria Earned N37.465trn from Oil in 6 Years
There are indications that the Federal Government’s oil revenue dropped by more than 297.6 per cent between the second quarter of 2010 and fourth quarter of 2017, as a result of developments in the international market.…
More than 5 million in Italy live in absolute poverty
In Italy, more than 5 million people live in absolute poverty in 2017, the highest figure since current records began in 2005, Official Data showed on Tuesday.In percentage terms, 8.4 per cent of the population did not have enough to go…
Video Games As Addictive As Crack
The World Health Organization released a revelation on Monday likening Video gaming to be as addictive as cocaine or gambling.Shekhar Saxena, director of the WHO’s department of mental health and substance abuse stated “After consulting…
People Born After 1991 Are Less Intelligent – Study
A recent study, conducted by Norwegian scientists, has refuted the post-war trend of rising intelligence, which proved that
following World War II, IQ's of the youth were steadily rising. It was dubbed the Flynn effect after New Zealand…
Life Expectancy Rises To 76.7 Years In China
Chinese life expectancy rose to 76.7 years in 2017, according to government statistics.The infant mortality rate has decreased to 6.8 deaths per 1,000 live births, a statistics communique released by the National Health Commission has…
17m people left Africa in 2017 – UN report
No fewer than 17 million Africans left the continent in 2017 in search of greener pastures, a new report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said.The ‘Economic Development in Africa’ report also said 5.5 million…
Stakeholders Advocate Severe Penalties For Rapists – Survey
Stakeholders have called for the implementation and enforcement of existing laws against rape to tackle the spate of violent crimes and rape across the country.The call was made in separate interviews in a survey conducted by the News…
Chinese President Ranked Most Powerful Person In The World
The Forbes 2018 'The World’s 75 Most Powerful People ranking' released on Tuesday put Chinese President, Xi Jinping, as number one.Xi and his administration amended china's congress's constitution in March, increasing Xi’s influence and…
Road accidents claim 1.3m lives annually – UN
Ms Amina Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, said some 1.3 million drivers, passengers and pedestrians died each year on the world’s roads.Mohammed stated this as UN took a major step to address this tragedy by launching a trust…
List: Nigeria Has 3rd Highest Unemployment Rate Globally
Nigeria's 18.8 percent unemployment rate is the third highest in the world, behind South Africa's 27 percent and Greece's 20.9 percent.The National Bureau of Statistics said in its latest report on “Unemployment and Under Employment…
Codeine Abuse Uncontrollable Among Married Women – Prof. Odeku
Prof. Oluwatoyin Odeku the Chairman of the Codeine Control and Other Related Matters Working Group (CCRWG), has raised concerns over the increasing use and abuse of codeine and other controlled medicines in many parts of the country.
Odeku…
Nigerians Spent N3.208trn On Airtime In 2017
According to findings, a whopping N3.208 trillion was expended by Nigerian subscribers as the estimated amount used to buy airtime credit to access voice and data services on their mobile devices across mobile network operators (MNOs).…
Twenty Percent Of Nigerians Responsible For 46.63% Of National Expenditure- Report
The 'rich/poor divide' in Nigeria is growing as The National Bureau of Statistics quoted "inequality in Nigeria worsened between 2004 and 2013 but improved in 2016.Inequality is measured by the Gini/Theil which went from 0.356 in 2004…
Customs urges Nigerians to see smuggling as a crime – Official
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has urged Nigerians to see smuggling as a crime and support it to succeed in the war against smugglers.Mr Joseph Attah, Public Relations Officer of the Service, made the sppeal while addresding the News…
More men are sexually assaulted than women – Survey
Contrary to belief that women were more vulnerable to sexual assaults, a recent survey has revealed that more men were sexually assaulted than women.The survey, conducted with GetJama, a newly-launched application, revealed that 59 per…
Turkey says EU exercising democracy selectively, wrong to stand by Netherlands
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said the EU was exercising democratic values selectively and that it should not be standing by the Netherlands, which it accused of violating human rights and European values.Ankara has suspended…
Cleric calls on Katsina civil servants to reject loans secured by NLC
The Chief Imam of the Katsina state owned Al-Qalam University, Sheikh Abubakar Maikano, has called on civil servants in Katsina to reject the usury loans secured for them by the Nigeria Labor Congress
(NLC).Maikano, made the call while…
Cows and rice paddies boost methane emissions -study
Global methane emissions from agriculture and other sources have surged in recent years, threatening efforts to slow climate change, an international study has found.Researchers led by French Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de…
Police arrest randy football coach for having sex with players
Police in Lagos State have arrested a 49-year-old football, Coach Frank Darlington, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his young players.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, confirmed this on Monday while briefing newsmen…
How Nigerians are adjusting lifestyles in recession
Against the background of the economic recession ravaging the country, Nigerians have been recounting their experience in the challenge of adjusting their lifestyles.They spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews…
Why Nigerians now keep money at home – NAN Survey
Some Nigerians have identified greed, corruption and instability of the financial sector as reasons why people keep money at home.They spoke in separate interviews in a survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).In…
Think Nigeria Is Corrupt? Check out the Top 11 corrupt countries in the world
The annual corruption index has been released by the World Economic Forum. As part of its global competitive report, a survey was carried out and an interview was conducted for over 15,000 business leaders from 141 Economies from…
SURVEY: Nigerian states plot ways to be financially viable
It is no longer news that the current economic crisis facing Nigeria has made it extremely difficult for most states across the country to remain afloat financially.The economic situation appears to be quite dismal, as 27 states have…
Bullying in the Workplace can Increase Suicidal Thoughts – Study
A recent study has confirmed that people being bullied at work are more likely to consider suicide than those who have never experienced workplace bullying.The Norwegian Study titled Workplace Bullying and Suicidal Ideation: A 3-Wave…