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Lassa Fever: Stop eating rats, Minister warns Nigerians

…As outbreak records 29 deaths in 11 states Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, the Minister of Environment has advises Nigerians to stop eating rats for now as 29 deaths have been recorded due to recent Lassa Fever outbreak in the country. Abubakar gave the advice, while briefing newsmen about the Lassa Fever outbreak in the country on […]

IPOB kicks as Facebook shuts down Nnamdi Kanu’s account

Popular social media platform, Facebook has shut down the account of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on the platform. Crimefacts.news reports that the ban on the account was effected last Thursday. Facebook however gave a terse explanation on why it shut down the separatist leader’s account. It read: “Your […]

Obasanjo, Ezekwesili influenced Nigeria’s corruption index – Buhari’s aide

Presidential aide Lauretta Onochie has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the former minister of education Oby Ezekwesili of influencing Nigeria’s latest position on the 2019 global corruption index, News Digest reports. Onochie uploaded the duo’s picture on her Twitter account which she captioned ” here are the #AngryBirds who Founded Transparency International. Should we […]

In 10 months, NNPC posted N123.3bn oil revenue loss

The country’s refineries under the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation made a cumulative loss of N123.25bn from January to October 2019, latest figures released last Wednesday showed. Economic Confidential reports that an analysis of data in the October 2019 oil and gas report of the NNPC showed that all three entities recorded losses […]

MRA to Kano: Abolish Committee on Media Conduct

…Says, it violates extant laws Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Kano State Government to discontinue its move to establish a committee to address alleged professional misconduct and abuse of privilege by media organizations in the State, describing it as an unwarranted and politically motivated effort to restrict media freedom. In a statement […]

UNIZIK graduate invents machine that converts ‘pure water’ nylon to fuel

A graduating student of Chemical Engineering from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Mr. Anthony Obikwelu, has taking his industry by storm with his recent innovation, design and manufacture of a machine that converts plastic and other waste materials into fuel. Obikwelu hereunder describes the working and funtionality of his machine. His words: “This machine produces petroleum […]