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VICTOR AYENI writes about how traditional medicine is enjoying growing patronage in light of the skyrocketing prices of orthodox drugs in the country and the immense potential of research that lies in alternative medicine In the busy Sango Ota market, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mrs Ayoni Oladipo graciously showcased her […]
A former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday called for the review of tenancy laws in states to compel landlords to collect rents monthly. Fashola spoke during the launch of his book titled: “Nigerian Public Discourse: The Interplay of Empirical Evidence and Hyperbole”, in Lagos. He said that advance payment of […]
The price of cement has risen by 100 per cent in three years to a record high of N7,000, on the back spiralling inflation in the country. Sunday PUNCH findings showed that the prices of cement ranged between N3,300 and N3,500 in Lagos and Ogun States in March 2021 but have jumped to between N6,500 and N7,000 […]
This is not the best of times for Nigerian families, who have had to adopt bizarre cost-cutting measures to cope with the recent hardship occasioned by the dramatic hike in the prices of goods and services. Several of them lamented that their income could no longer take care of their daily needs, adding that the […]
Tension is rising among members of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, who are threatening a showdown with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria over the new guidelines for verification of certificates. Nurses and midwives in the country had earlier in the week lamented the deactivation of the NMCN verification portal since […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said the labour unions never enjoy going on strikes, adding that they only want the right things to be done by the government. Recall that the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government on Thursday to fulfil the 16-point agreement with the […]
•Why they’re bench-marking home sales, rentals in dollars•Only developers who collect payments in dollars can start new projects in Nigeria•More than 50% of Real Estate Sector clients are now from diaspora When we started a project recently in Lagos, we pegged the cost of a flat at N6.5 million. But the cost of a flat […]
As Eight Million Businesses Shutdown In 2023 – ASBON National President The last five weeks have been an agonising period for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), especially artisans – welders, frozen food operators, barbers, among others – due to the disruption in power supply in some parts of the country. Scores of traders have incurred […]
Prof Ranti Familoni, an expert in Medicine and Cardiology from Olabisi Onabanjo University, discusses with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI the phenomenon of people collapsing while enjoying sporting activities and during social gatherings, leading to sudden death There have been reports that an All Progressives Congress chieftain, Cairo Ojougboh, a serving National Youth Service Corps member and three […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Friday, declared that it would deduct N10,505,286,072 from the annual allowed revenues of the 11 power distribution companies during the next tariff review as part of sanctions over their non-compliance with the capping of estimated bills for unmetered customers. NERC disclosed this in a notice obtained in Abuja, stressing […]
