FC Barcelona on Saturday confirmed that they have reached an agreement to sign Dutch international striker Memphis Depay from Olympique Lyon on a two-year contract. “FC Barcelona and Memphis Depay have reached an agreement for the player to join the club once his contract with Olympique Lyonnais is at an […]
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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has reiterated that Nigeria would remain a united and indivisible nation under his stewardship. President Buhari disclosed this at the inauguration of Kudirat Abiola’s Sabon Gari Peace Foundation in Zaria, Kaduna State on Saturday. Buhari was represented by the Executive Secretary, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal […]
Mortars are said to be essentials in every kitchen, some say they are preferred to modern innovation. A cross section of women in the Federal Capital Territory told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that electronic kitchen gadgets were limited in functionality. Mrs Joyce Alabi, a civil servant […]
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Photography is known with cameras, but for James Ikpe, brand name “Tall Brown Boi (TBB)”, a smartphone is enough to do the magic. According to him; “My style of photography is more focused on capturing life and humanity in its truest form. I like undiluted stories and the truth is […]
The Governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle, has vowed that his administration will deal decisively with bandits and their sponsors terrorising the state. Matawalle made his position known in a statewide broadcast he made in Gusau on Saturday following renewed attacks by the hoodlums in the state. Bandits […]
The Federal Government says it has suspended the salaries of 331 civil servants for failure to update their Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) as was directed. Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent Secretary, Career Management office, made the announcement in a statement issued by Abdulaganiyu Aminu, Director, Press and Public Relations, […]
Along with pneumonia, blood clots, and other serious health concerns caused by SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus, some studies have also identified another troubling connection. Some people can develop diabetes after an acute COVID-19 infection. What’s going on? Two new NIH-supported studies, now available as pre-proofs in the journal Cell Metabolism [1,2], help […]
Former U.S. President, Donald Trump, has congratulated the Buhari-led administration for suspending the operations of Twitter in Nigeria. Trump, in a statement on Tuesday night, commended Nigeria for the action, calling on more countries to “ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech.” “Congratulations to the country […]
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has communicated to its customers a new update on the use of its Unstructured Supplementary Data (USSD). UBA in an email sent to customers on Saturday (5th of June, 2021) informed of a “flat session fee of ₦6.98 for all USSD banking transactions (*919#)”. The […]
Union Bank of Nigeria, a commercial bank which has been in operation since 1917 has announced a new update on the use of its USSD code for transactions by customers. The bank in an email sent to customers noted that they will now be charged whenever they transfer fund using […]