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In a move to reposition sports in Edo, the state government on Monday in Benin inaugurated a committee that would help to set up a sports commission.Inaugurating the committee at Government House, Gov. Godwin Obaseki said the initiative…

Dr Efena Efetie, Chief Consultant, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, National Hospital, Abuja, on Monday said that firm brassier could help prevent breast sag after six months of exclusive breastfeeding.Efetie said this in an interview with…

Mrs Olubunmi Aiyedun , the President National Association of Nigeria Paediatric Nurses says exclusive breastfeeding does not flatten or make breast sag.Aiyedun made this known when she featured at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria…

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ebonyi chapter, has stressed the need to engage the services of qualified engineers in order to check the high incident of building collapse.Ebonyi NSE Chairman, Mr Friday Nweke, who spoke in an…

Prof. Uche Uwaleke, says there was no need to be apprehensive over the nation’s N19.16 trillion debt profile, if the loans were utilised for the development of capital projects.Uwaleke, a Professor of Banking and Finance, Nasarawa State…

Dr Samuel Nzekwe, President of the Association of Nation Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), on Tuesday said that there should be more alignment in fiscal and monetary policies to tame the inflation rate standing at 17.24 per cent.Nzekwe…

Japan on Monday protested against a letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from a UN independent expert’s queries on bill to fight terrorism.The UN raised concerns that planned legislation targeting conspiracies to commit terrorism and…

Experts at the ongoing Transform Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda have resolved on the need to bridge skills in the Information Technology for rapid development of Africa.The summit was organised by Smart Africa, an organisation formed…

The Anambra Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a quoted South African firm, EOH Industrial Technologies, for the revitalisation of the Onitsha Water Scheme at $44 million (N1.34bn).Speaking at the occasion at…

An ICT expert, Mr Sunday Samuel, on Thursday said Nigeria needed to have an enabling environment to fight cyber crimes decisively.Samuel, Chief Executive Officer, SMSAM System Nig. Ltd, spoke in Lagos, at the KPMG Africa Cyber Security…

Some financial experts on Wednesday said the policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had improved dollar liquidity in the foreign exchange market. The experts, who spoke at the Access Bank 2017 FX Seminar in Lagos, said accessibility…

Dr Samuel Adejuwon, the Chairman, Digital Environmental System Management, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has advised the Federal Government to give priority to climate change issues.Adejuwon, who is also a climatologist, gave…

Medical experts have recommended the consumption of foods rich in iron mineral and supplement diet for people suffering from anaemia.The experts are Dr Akinkumi Afolabi, a cardiologist with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH),…

Federal and State Governments have been called upon to invest in the conversion of solid waste into electricity to engender sustainable development in the country.Some experts made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of…

Researchers said aside that Zika virus caused microcephaly and brain abnormalities in foetuses, new study had revealed that adult brain cells critical to learning and memory may also be infected.The research published in Cell Stem Cell…

Medical experts have advised the three tiers of governments to strengthen their healthcare system in order to improve service delivery.The experts gave the advice in Abuja on Monday in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria…

A former President, Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB), Mr Chucks Omeife, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to implement the outcome of the ongoing Affordable Housing Summit in Abuja.Omeife told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Agricultural experts have called on African governments to reform agricultural policies, improve extension services as a key role player in the transformation of agricultural practices in the continent.They made the call on Friday…

The Managing Director of the Cowry Asset Management, Mr Johnson Chukwu, on Wednesday, commended the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) decision to recognise the interbank market as the only channel for foreign exchange supply to the economy.…

Some financial experts on Monday expressed optimism that the sourcing of the N2.2 trillion deficit in the 2016 budget locally, would rebound the bond segment of the capital market.They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that…

Dr Andrew Iloh, a scientist with the Biotechnology Advanced Research Centre, Sheda Science and Technology Complex says better packaging of herbal remedies will facilitate international acceptance.Iloh made this statement during an…

The Dental Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria, DTRBN, have declared that the use of Chewing stick is just as good as toothbrush in cleaning the mouth.The board also Okayed some other traditional tools for maintaining oral hygiene…

A senior official of FCT Directorate of Road Transport Services, Mr Aminu Ibrahim, has advised against the use of sport utility vehicles as official cars by top government functionaries.Ibrahim, who gave the advice in an interview with…