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While many people may wonder how to prevent prostate cancer, there’s no one way to avoid the disease. Staying healthy as you age, or working to reverse existing health problems, can lower your risk. However, like all cancers, prostate cancer has certain risk factors that cannot be avoided. Things You Can’t Change: Age, Race and […]
A 34-year-old businesswoman residing in the Mafoluku area of Oshodi, Lagos, Olabisi Oyebolu, has been arraigned in court for allegedly beating up her neighbour, Mrs Bunmi Olunlade and causing her to lose pregnancy. The prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told the court that Oyebolu committed the offences on July 26, 2023, at her residence. He added […]
The Federal government say no Nigerian irrespective of sex, age, location, residency, or physical status is denied the right to a verifiable ID. It said this is so because a robust identity system serves as the cornerstone for building a more secure, sustainable, and prosperous Nigeria. The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission, […]
Food and animal experts have stated that the consumption of animal blood as meat, especially from diseased animals, could lead to another outbreak of anthrax, among other zoonotic diseases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in July 2023, confirmed the Anthrax outbreak in a mixed livestock farm in Niger State. Anthrax is a […]
Leading eye experts in the country have allayed the fears of glaucoma patients of going blind after undergoing surgery. The ophthalmologists, in separate exclusive interviews with PUNCH Healthwise, stated that while the fear of going blind was valid, glaucoma surgery could not cause blindness, rather it would delay the onset of blindness and retain their […]
…employ more armed vigilantes, erect additional gates, mount roadblocks in communities, search visitors’ vehicles•Gunmen abduct two in Oyo, Abuja man, woman, baby in Kaduna, school principal killed Many citizens are taking to self-help to combat the recent spike in kidnapping and killings across the country, especially in the urban centres. Some residents of the Federal Capital […]
Reading is the act of understanding or interpreting a written text. According to the Cambridge definition of reading, “It is the skill or activity of getting information from written words.” Reading as a skill should be mastered, and if it is not, the skill has not been acquired. This means that information cannot be thoroughly […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated that the average retail price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) for December 2023 was N671.86, indicating a 225.85% increase year-on-year. In a report, the bureau said the value of the product was N206.19 in December 2022. When compared to the previous month of November […]
The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Friday, said it generated N1.172 trillion from import into Lagos Port from January to December, 2023.Customs Area Controller, Compt. Babajide Jaiyeoba, said the 2023 collection was 14.6 per cent higher than the 2022 figures, a press statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Usman Abubakar, […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commended the recent decision by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to unbundle the Higher National Diploma (HND) in computer science programme into four distinct specialisations: artificial intelligence, network/cloud computing, software/web development and cybersecurity and data protection. NITDA said this move is not just a game-changer […]
