The World Health Organisation (WHO) has attributed the spike in dengue fever to global warming marked by higher average temperatures, precipitation, and a longer period of drought.Raman Velayudhan, WHO’s head of the Global Programme on Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, told journalists this at the UN in Geneva on Friday. “About half of the world’s…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it plans to generate a total of N25 trillion for the country in 2024. It also said it plans to generate N7.5 trillion in the second half of this year. This is contained in the presentation made by the FIRS Chairman, Muhammad Nami, at the meeting of the…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year period of January to June 2023. This is the highest tax revenue collection ever recorded by the Service in any first six months of a fiscal year, the agency said in a statement Thursday. The statement…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Federal Government to sustain its targeted interventions in critical sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, export, infrastructure, etc. Speaking at the chamber’s State of the Economy Outlook press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, its President, Michael Olawale-Cole, stated that high inflation, continuous rise in interest rates and…
Fidelity Bank said it will seek the approval of its shareholders to raise additional capital via issuance of 13,200 billion ordinary shares. This was disclosed in the notice of Extraordinary General Meeting signed by the Company Secretary, Ezinwa Unuigboje and filed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The company revealed it would raise the funds via…
A viral video of President Bola Tinubu campaigning to reduce the price of fuel upon his assumption as president has surfaced online. Tinubu at his campaign rally in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on January 25, 2023, could be heard in the video promising the crowd an easier life under his leadership. The President spoke…
By Ayomide Otitoju WHO’s Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP) on epilepsy and other neurological disorders, published today in all six UN languages, sets out the actions needed to improve access to care and treatment for people living with neurological disorders through a comprehensive, coordinated response across sectors. Neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability-adjusted…
Guinea-Bissau’s government has ordered the suspension of teachers’ salaries to weed out fraudulent claims on the payroll from fictitious workers, according to a statement released on Thursday. The tiny West African country that depends largely on external aid to meet salaries in the education sector, has declared a war on ghost civil servants in order…
English club Manchester United have completed the signing of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana from Italian side Inter Milan for 51 million euros ($57m). The transfer announced on Thursday will see the 27-year-old join United on a five-year contract. There is also an option to extend the deal by a further 12 months, and United will…
