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As First Bank Of Nigeria celebrates Its 125th Anniversary, President Muhammadu Buhari sends congratulatory message to them, thanking them for thier impact in the banking system. He tweeted; On behalf of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), and of the people of Nigeria, I congratulate First Bank of Nigeria, the oldest …

Buoyed by increasing foreign portfolio investments (FPIs) and stability in crude oil price, Nigeria’s external reserves has risen to a five-month high of $43.507 billion as of last Thursday, Akelicious has learnt. The reserves rose as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will commence …

The national power grid lost 1,770 megawatts in two days as generation fell below the 3,000MW mark on Friday, the latest data obtained by our correspondent on Saturday revealed. The total available electricity generation fell to 2,938.5MW as of 6am on Friday from 4,708.3MW on Wednesday. Data from the Nigeria …

Although tomatoes are frequently used in sauces and other types of cooked foods, the nutrients and compounds in the raw fruit can positively affect your health in many ways. Raw tomatoes are often found in salads or blended into smoothies or juices. Many of the nutrients, antioxidants and other beneficial …

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja assented to Engineers (Registration etc) Amendment Bill, 2019, which among others, bars the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from henceforth, posting graduates of engineering to secondary schools to teach. The bill which has now become the Act of the National Assembly seeks to promote …

The National Population Commission has said the next census will cost well over N220bn. The Director-General of the NPC, Dr. Ghaji Ismail, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the commencement of fieldwork for the continuation of the Enumeration Area Demarcation. He said the 2015 budget for the proposed 2016 …

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, says Nigeria will soon effect policy to prosecute parents who refused to enrol their children of school age in schools across the country. Mr Adamu made this known in Abuja on Monday while addressing journalists during the 9th edition of the weekend ministerial briefing. …

The fire stricken Italian ship, MV Grande America, owned by the Grimaldi Group, has sunk in the Bay of Biscay in water depth of 4,600 meters off the coast of France. According to France’s Marine Nationale, the ship, a container-roro carrier, sank on Tuesday at 1526 local time about 180 …

Oyo State Government on Saturday morning disclosed that there was no casualty in the building collapse incident which occurred on Friday. Eyewitnesses said the building, located in Sogoye, along Bode, #Molete area of Ibadan, Oyo State, had collapsed suddenly while still under construction, with several people injured and others trapped …

A Chinese doctor, Dr. Ling Zhipei has performed the first ever brain surgery over a 5G mobile network, according to Chinese media. A patient with Parkinson’s disease allegedly had an implant put in their brain by a doctor who was more than 1,800miles away (3,000km). Using 5G technology, Dr Zhipei …