Day: July 24, 2022

DG applauds Benue Govt over 3,000 seater capacity Lecture Hall in NYSC Camp

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The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah has poured encomiums on Benue State Government for the provision of a 3,000 seater lecture hall for the NYSC Orientation Camp in Wannune. He said the hall when completed, would make Orientation Course activities more convenient for both Staff and Corps Members while in camp. The Director General stated this today when he paid a working visit to the Orientation Camp. General Fadah while commending Governor Samuel Ortom for his favourable disposition to NYSC Benue in State urged…

Naija Fashion holds show in Ibadan July 31

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The organizers of Bedazzle Afreeka,Sixems Media has said that the fashion event will hold on the 31st of July at Mauve 21, Ring road Ibadan. The organizers announced that Red Carpet is 2 pm and main event 3 pm. “We will be showcasing over 15 designers, Judges- Timi Hottis, Deola911, CEO Ace Fabrics, CEO Ibadan City Fashion College, and CEO, Silk n Purple and 10 exhibitors amidst laughter, good food and entertainment. “Artists at the event are; Kenny Blaq, MCRemote, Oyinkanade, Sadeblaq, Rapindady, Opoanu, and scripture. “The hosts are Mister…

5 Ways To Protect Your House From Thieves

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Every part of your house needs protection, even the seemingly insignificant parts. If you do not take strong security measures to protect your home, thieves can find your house an easy target. It is on your part to protect your home from areas that will not be easy to mark for theft. No thief or thieves will want to steal from a house that will take them a lot of time to break into. They would prefer to steal from an easy-to-break-in house to a house with strong security. 1.…

8 Health Benefits Of Music You May Not Know About

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Almost everyone has a particular song that triggers an emotional response when they hear it. This emotional response depends on the circumstances that accompanied the song the first time we heard it. For instance, a song that accompanied the first dance at your wedding. It could also be a song that reminds you of the loss of a loved one. Music is something we are all touched by. Everyone loves music. This universal bond with music has led researchers to investigate its therapeutic potential. Numerous studies have shown that music…

6 Things That Can Damage Your Smartphone

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For a person who cares about his or her smartphone and wants to reduce the risk of having it damaged, here are a few things you must not do.   1. Using the phone while connected to an electric source The practice of using the phone when connected to an electric source can cause the phone to explode due to overheating. It also poses hazards to one’s life which include the risk of explosion and electrocution.   2. Using a damaged cable or using the wrong charger Every smartphone is…

SDGs, AU- NEPAD AGENDA ; Consolidating Partnership Towards Achieving Global Targets of 2030, 2063 In Nigeria. By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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The partnership built over the years between Sustainable Development Goals SDGs in Nigeria and Africa Union, New Partnership for African Development know as AU-NEPAD had waxed stronger in line with the efforts to domesticate, create interdependence and strategic synergy among the two institutions.   The UN SDGs under the leadership of Princess Adejoke Orelope- Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President OSSAP SDGs in Nigeria, had through seamless efforts in the last six years attained the crescendo of providing social services, economic development, continental and regional integration, stabilised democracy,…

POS Of Trouble: How Operators Fall Victims Of Yahoo Boys By Femi Ogunlana

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Point of Sale (POS) terminal recently became popular in Nigeria, starting from about 2013 as a terminal where transactions can be made with the use of one’s debit or credit card without having to physically go to a bank. Investopedia defines a Point of Sale (POS) terminal as “a hardware system for processing card payments at retail locations.” Embedded in the hardware is software to read magnetic strips of credit and debit card. The advent of POS terminal is a big relief to bank customers especially in areas far from…

NIMC enrols 86m Nigerians for NIN in 10 years — Official

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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has enrolled 86 million Nigerians into the National Identity Database and issued them the National Identification Number (NIN) from 2012 to July 2022. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Malam Aliyu Aziz, made this known during a ‘Lunch Time Seminar’ organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) in Abuja on Friday. Aziz who spoke via zoom said that the commission had not relented in its effort to establish the…

Sickle cell could be treated with local plant, UK study confirms

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•Juice from Alchornea cordifolia plant/Christmas Bush has been used as ‘blood tonic’ in Africa for generations   A new study from the United Kingdom (U.K.) has confirmed that a common plant from West Africa works as a treatment for sickle cell disease.   Scientists at Aberystwyth University, in Wales, isolated a chemical in the Alchornea cordifolia plant, also known as the Christmas Bush, which could help relieve the symptoms of the life-threatening and painful disease suffered by 15,000 people in the United Kingdom (U.K.).   The results were published in…