Dementia Cases: Nigeria Records 400 Percent Increase in 20 Years
The number of people with dementia worldwide is expected to triple in the next 30 years, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The organisation disclosed this in a statement announcing new guidelines to tackle the ailment, on its website. “We need to do everything we can to reduce our risk of dementia,” the statement […]
Final year Undergraduate Kills Self After Facebook Note
A 400-level student of Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Chukwuemeka Akachi, has killed himself after suicidal posts on his Facebook page. Akachi had on May 12 sparked fears among his Facebook friends about his mental state in two posts, writing: “My mental health has been on life support for […]
FG Ends HND/Degree Discrimination
It was reported that there was jubilation in some government agencies on Tuesday as the Federal Government terminated the dichotomy between the Higher National Diploma and university degrees. The end of the discrimination affects all the services under the ministry of interior. The agencies affected are the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria […]
Breaking: US Embassy Stops ‘Dropbox’ Visa Application
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced the indefinite suspension of interview waivers for visa renewals, otherwise known as the ‘Dropbox’ process. The Embassy said this in a statement on its website today. The statement did not give any reason for the decision. It states that the new rule takes effect from close of […]
US Suspends Visa Interview Waivers in Nigeria
The United States embassy in Nigeria has suspended drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country. In a public notice seen by Nigerian Current on Tuesday, the embassy said it has suspended the interview waiver effectively from May 14, 2019.. “The Embassy and Consulate of the United States in Nigeria […]
Tribunal Asked to Stop Buhari’s Inauguration
A political party, Hope Democratic Party (HDP), has filed a motion seeking an order of the presidential election tribunal restraining President Muhammadu Buhari from presenting himself to be sworn-in on May 29th, 2019. The party is also seeking an order restraining the Chief Justice of Nigeria from swearing-in, administering the oath of office and oath […]
What Man City Champions League Ban Means for Man Utd, Arsenal
UK Mirror/ Manchester City could reportedly face a Champions League ban if they are found guilty of financial irregularities. The Premier League champions have been under investigation by a regulatory committee over a series of leaks into their financial conduct. Officials from UEFA’s financial control board are set to submit their findings and will reportedly push […]
Alleged N500BN CBN Theft: CACOL Calls for Independent Probe
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has requested for an independent probe into a story of huge financial fraud, theft and official documents manipulation to the tune of about N500bn which was purportedly ploughed into a Dubai investment gone awry. In a release issued by the Executive Chairman of the Centre, Debo Adeniran, […]
Nigerian Leaders Sowed the Wind.
By Owei Lakemfa. In my first year at the University of Ife (Now OAU) a ‘National Sailing’ by a secret confraternity was scheduled for the campus. On the eve, the local branch held a procession at midnight. The procession stopped an ambulance conveying a student to the hospital asking it to switch off its lights. […]
El Rufai’s Napoleon Complex – In Touch
By Sam Omatseye Far be it from me to dabble into definitions of Malam El Rufai as a short man driven by fear. I will not denigrate his gubernatorial “briefness” as OBJ did in his book, My Watch, where he ran the man down with a rhetoric of contempt. I will not compare him to […]
