Paracetamol is one of the most commonly used analgesics for the relief of headaches , minor aches and pains in the world. It is also a major remedy for cold and flu. However, the drug has often been abused, as many take it without a doctor’s pres...
Hessington Okolo, a lawyer by training and President, National Association of Ndokwa Youth Congress, the umbrella youth organisation for Ndokwa people, the second largest ethnic group in Delta State, in this interview with JULIET ALOHAN, narrates the o...
Nigeria as an agrarian country has over the years been unable to put in place adequate and up to date information of its farmers across the country, a situation that has brought little result to enormous government efforts to revitalise the sector as r...
Some seven weeks after the flawless launch of China’s unmanned Shenzhou-8 spacecraft into a low earth orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in China, Nigeria’s Nigcomsat-1R was yesterday successfully launched into space from the X...
Pharm. Ahmed Tijjani Mora, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), explains in this interview with WINIFRED OGBEBO that Nigerian pharmacists are as capable as their foreign counterparts and that they produce 40 pe...
Several Abuja residents enjoy eating beef, but do not know the source, Michael Oche and Kehinde Ajobiewe, visited the Suleja abattoir which supplies meat to major parts of the city and write on its filthy state. A drive through the broad road th...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration had cautioned local chiefs to desist from selling lands but few natives are still involved in the illegal land transaction thereby exposing the community to demolition. CHIKA OKEKE reports her findings. &nbs...
Lack of professionalism, indiscipline and unethical conduct have been identified as some of the factors responsible for the bad image suffered by Nigerian managers. Pembi Stephen-David writes. Business School Netherlands Nigeria (BSSN), an institution ...
Children generally look forward to holiday seasons. To them, it is an opportunity and freedom to engage in those activities which are pleasing. CHIBUNMA UKWU, however, writes that the holiday should not be left to the children alone but shared with par...
CHIKA OKEKE of LEADERSHIP SUNDAY observes that Kabusa, a hidden, but fast growing community in the FCT appears unworried about the administration’s impending restoration of the Abuja master plan, unlike other slum settlements already yielding to ...
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board recently declared an all out war against street hawking and other roadside miscreants outlawed in the FCT. It is now common sight to find AEPB officials in a rat race with hawkers who have refused to vacat...
Most vehicles owners who give out their vehicles to drivers for commercial purposes have had tales of woes to tell about the agreed financial returns by the drivers. Very few have confirmed that they have been well-treated by their drivers or that they...
Christmas season is a period that Christians all over the world look forward to with high anticipation and relish. Although it is a time for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a period of sober reflection among Christians everywhere, most...
In the past, there was inadequate information about what the immunisation packages entailed. This situation triggered the misconception that the polio vaccine used for immunization contained infertility drugs which were capable of preventing immunised ...
Nigerians have been noted for their undisguised love and craving for honorary and traditional titles. This crave is pursued with passion by many Nigerians. The general notion is that persons bestowed with such titles have distinguished themselves and a...