UI student disappears from Lagos construction site, family panics
The family of a 22-year-old undergraduate at the University of Ibadan, Samson Ajayi, are in despair after he went missing while going to work on a construction site in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Samson’s uncle, Taiwo Ajayi, said the victim stayed with his parents in the Alagbado area of Lagos State due to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. He explained that Samson went to work on the construction site so as not to be idle, adding that efforts by the family to find him were abortive. The relative said he suspected foul play from co-workers on the construction site. On Thursday, March 10, I and his mother went to the construction site.
Source:Punch
April 29, 2022 03:10 UTC
Cleric advises women against seeking ‘wrong rights’
MUSLIM women have been cautioned against seeking the so-called western world ‘women rights’ to avoid losing the natural, spiritual and fundamental rights and privileges that Almighty Allah has bestowed on them. He added that women were much disrespected by the so-called western world but the coming of Prophet Muhammad changed the course of women’s rights. He said women also have rights to inheritance in Islam, unlike previously when women were considered to be part of the property to be inherited. Earlier, the amir of the forum, Dr Busari Isa Az-Zubair, said Islam guarantees the rights of men and women alike. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…Cleric advises women Cleric advises women
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 29, 2022 02:02 UTC
Why divorce rate is increasing among Muslim couples — Cleric
A permanent member of the Kaduna State Peace Commission, Hajiya Khadija Hawaja Gambo, has attributed the increasing rate of divorce among Muslim couples to the abandonment of family values as instructed by Allah and taught by Prophet Muhammad. The scholar, who discussed the topic ‘Women of Islam: Models for the Homes’, noted that the erosion of family values in most Muslim homes was responsible the rate of divorce among Muslims couples being on the increase. “There is so much concern about why Muslim marriages now end up in divorce. Also, Jibril told the Holy Prophet, ‘I send my greetings to her, too’.”To this end, Gambo called on Muslim women to copy the example of Khadija. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…Why divorce rate Why divorce rate
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 29, 2022 01:32 UTC
Football agent Mino Raiola not dead -Agency
Reports that football “super agent” Mino Raiola has died are “fake news”, his agency told AFP on Thursday after Italian media widely claimed that he had passed away aged 54. When asked by AFP whether the reports were true, Raiola’s agency said: “Mino is not dead, the stories are fake news”. The agency would not reveal Raiola’s whereabouts nor whether he was sick. In October 2016 former Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta said that Raiola earned 27 million euros ($28.3 million) from the sale of France international Pogba from Juventus to Manchester United that summer. Football Leaks claimed that Raiola had received 49 million euros from three parties in the then world record 105 million-euro transfer.
Source:Punch
April 28, 2022 20:03 UTC
Equities investors earn N143bn as bullish sentiment persists at NGX
Precisely, the All-Share Index (ASI) inched higher by 266.01 absolute points, representing an increase of 0.55 per cent to close at 48,837.76 points. CAP rose by 9.77 per cent to close at N21.90, while Seplat Energy appreciated by 9.09 per cent to close at N1,200.00, per share. Transactions in the shares of FCMB Group topped the activity chart with 50.398 million shares valued at N1.764 billion. Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) followed with 36.177 million shares worth N41.852 million, while Honeywell Flour Mills traded 25.066 million shares valued at N92.816 million. FBN Holdings (FBNH) traded 16.958 million shares valued at N201.813 million, while AIICO Insurance transacted 16.604 million shares worth N12.522 million.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 28, 2022 18:59 UTC
Nigerian soldier kills himself after arrest for aiding terrorists | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Nigerian soldier shot and killed himself after he was arrested for aiding Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP). Lance Corporal Jibrin was an instructor with the Nigerian Army battalion in Geidam, Yobe State. A military source told BBC Hausa that the soldier was involved in a series of attacks on communities in Yobe State in recent weeks. The soldier was put under surveillance after two separate attacks in Geidam and Gashua towns in Yobe recently. Military sources said the soldier was tracked by an army intelligence unit and was found in Gashua, some hundreds of kilometres from his duty post, on Tuesday.
Source:The Guardian
April 28, 2022 17:29 UTC
Herbal combo boosts immunity, red blood cells | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Five days afterward, they were treated with oral dose of 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 ml/kg Mojeaga herbal remedy for 10 days. This could be responsible via scavenging oxidative stress capable of haemolysing blood cell, hence Mojeaga herbal remedy aid red blood cell regeneration. Findings from the immuno-modulatory studies elicited that pre-administration of Mojeaga herbal remedy displayed base line data with scientific proof on the immuno-protective potential associated with herbal remedy. No observable behavioral change with absent lethality at 10 to 10000 mg/kg of Mojeaga herbal remedy. The researchers concluded: “In conclusion, Mojeaga herbal remedy showed absent toxicity across the selected doses understudied in chronic oral toxicity studies.
Source:The Guardian
April 28, 2022 11:32 UTC
NEWEST rice key in addressing poor yield
Scientists in Africa have developed Nitrogen Efficient Water Efficient Salt Tolerant (NEWEST) rice variety to increase rice production in Africa. The Principal Investigator for NEWEST rice project, Dr Mohammed Bashir said currently, the project is focusing on Nitrogen Use Efficiency, which is currently undergoing efficacy trial. The Rice Project Manager for AATF, Dr Kayode Sanni said the reason why scientists embarked on the NEWEST rice project was because conventional rice varieties in the country have low yield per hectare due to its inability to maximise the little nitrogen in the soil. “What we have done is that we have developed rice that can actually grow under low nitrogen and still give a very good yield. “This transformed New Rice for Africa 4 was giving us about 15 per cent yield advantage over the existing New Rice for Africa 4”, he explained.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 28, 2022 10:40 UTC
Of sadists, agonists and auctioneers | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Those who desire to fly the party’s flag in the state assembly elections, will be requested to pay N2 million. Whereas prospective presidential candidates were required to pay N40 million for their expression of interest and nomination forms, aspiring governors were levied N21 million. Prospective Senators and House of Representatives members, were requested to subscribe with N3.5 million and N2.5 million, respectively. Presidential nomination documents are obtainable at N35 million; governorship aspirants are to pay N16 million, while senatorial contenders will pay N3 million. Back in December 2014, a few months before the general elections of 2015, the APC set its presidential nomination forms at N27 million.
Source:The Guardian
April 28, 2022 10:25 UTC
Gains in consumer, industrial goods lift capitalisation further by N2b | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The reign of the bulls continued unabated on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), as investors’ increased appetite in the consumer and industrial goods lifted capitalisation further by N2 billion. The upturn was impacted by gains recorded in medium and large capitalised stocks, amongst which are; Presco, Guinness Nigeria, Vitafoam Nigeria, Cadbury Nigeria and BUA Cement. Transactions in the shares of Multiverse Mining and Exploration topped the activity chart with 36.2 million shares valued at N7.3 million. Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) followed with 26.1 million shares worth N29.9 million, while Lafarge Africa traded 14.5 million shares valued at N392.7 million. Fidelity Bank traded 12.6 million shares valued at N46.7 million, while Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) transacted 12.3 million shares worth N294.3 million.
Source:The Guardian
April 28, 2022 08:39 UTC
KPMG is not guilty of climate change
When I joined the firm in London in 1970, chartered accountants were prohibited from advertising their services – with the exception of insertions in the “Yellow Pages” of the Telephone Directory. Thirty-four years afterwards when I retired as chairman and chief executive of KPMG Nigeria and chairman of KPMG Africa at the age of sixty years without gratuity or pension, it was nevertheless with an amazing sense of gratitude and incredible humility. It was a huge privilege to operate in an environment in which meritocracy and the common good were not in lethal conflict. And the dark side is that meritocracy is corrosive of the common good. Bashorun J.K. Randle is a former president of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 28, 2022 03:37 UTC
Doctors endorse herbal drug as ‘cure’ for COVID-19 | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The IHP Detox Tea clinical trials showed clearly that the herbal product was effective in the treatment of COVID-19. It appears that COVID-19 participants on IHP Detox Tea may be discharged earlier that those in control group. The discoverer and founder of IHP Detox Tea and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Founder of BDG, Prof. Maurice Iwu, was also at the public presentation. Following approval by NAFDAC, with number A7-1951L, the IHP Detox Tea has been produced and marketed in Nigeria since 2016. “There are over 140 cases of people who used IHP Detox Tea and reported conversion from SARS CoV -2 positive to negative results.
Source:The Guardian
April 28, 2022 03:35 UTC
Increased protein leads to taller girls —Study
Protein aids with tissue growth and repair, supports immune health, and according to new research, may help some children grow taller. Indeed, 7 grams above the daily protein intake recommendation could be the key to gaining one centimeter. The researchers recorded protein intake from dietary survey data and also by measuring urinary urea nitrogen excretion in 189 healthy girls and boys. “Only for bone stability have we been able to observe positive relations with increased protein intake in past studies, provided that the fruit and vegetable intake was not too low and thus the diet-dependent acid load was not too high. “Our prospective, biomarker-confirmed findings on habitual protein intake during the paediatric period provide evidence that protein ingestion above dietary recommendation contributes to an enhanced adult height in girls.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 28, 2022 01:22 UTC
FG, selected states to spend N120bn on ranches, others
The federal and state governments are to spend about N120bn to fund the livestock transformation strategy of the National Livestock Transformation Plan, it was gathered Wednesday. It listed the pilot states as Adamawa, Benue, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara, adding that four categories of ranches – small, intermediate, medium and large, would be developed and tested in each grazing reserve in the states. “The implementation plan can also be adopted by other interested states,” the National Executive Council stated in the document. On the proposed uses of the budget, the NLTP document stated that behind each of the proposed allocations were specific estimations and calculations. It stated that for pilot ranches in seven pilot states, the fund would be spent primarily on capital investments required to provide sustainable access to water, forage, and supporting services.
Source:Punch
April 28, 2022 01:11 UTC
Two ex-FIRS chiefs bag 5-year jail term each over income tax certificate forgery
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced two former top shots of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Mohammed Adamu and Eunice Okoro Udokamma to five years imprisonment each for forging Income Tax Clearance Certificate for unsuspecting taxpayers. The convicts were jailed for five years without the option of fine for forging an Income Tax Clearance Certificate with serial number 05027875 and file number ABJ/PIT/07/CAITO/380. However, due to the passionate plea from their lawyers, Justice Ekwo ordered that the sentence should run concurrently. By the court order, the 1st convict, Mohammed Adam, a dismissed staff of the FIRS will spend one year behind the bar beginning from April 27, 2022. At the time of this report, the 1st convict, Mohammed Adamu had been led to the Kuje Correctional Center in Abuja while the process for the release of the 2nd convict was being intensified by his counsel, Auwwal Ibrahim.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 27, 2022 22:11 UTC