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New York Metropolis unveils its personal ‘Bean’ sculpture

New York Metropolis unveils its personal ‘Bean’ sculpture

1/5 The first unobstructed views of celebrated international artist Anish Kapoor's 48-foot-long, 19-foot-tall reflective permanent public mirror sculpture were revealed in New York City on Tuesday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 31…

Guard your utterances, Catholic bishops warn candidates 

Guard your utterances, Catholic bishops warn candidates 

…say INEC should probe alleged manipulation of register  …release pastoral letter on 2023 polls  Nigerian politicians and their agents should be civil and respectful in their utterances while canvassing for votes ahead of the forthcoming…

“Individuals residing with Elephantiatis are sometimes stigmatized” – affected person 

“Individuals residing with Elephantiatis are sometimes stigmatized” – affected person 

Abuja, 31 January, 2023 - Betty Livingstone, (not her real name), 22 years old native of Benue State, has been living with swollen lower limbs since 2012.  “I remember waking up one morning and noticing…

Tinubu guarantees to create jobs in Cross River

Tinubu guarantees to create jobs in Cross River

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has promised to create jobs for the teeming unemployed youths if voted as president in the forthcoming General Elections. He made the promise to the…

NHRC begins probe of alleged 10,000 pressured abortions

NHRC begins probe of alleged 10,000 pressured abortions

Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor The National Human Rights Commission Commission will investigate the report that the Nigerian Army has been running a secret abortion programme since at least 2013 for which about…

Conducive atmosphere important for productiveness — Perm Sec

Conducive atmosphere important for productiveness — Perm Sec

The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, on Tuesday, in Abuja, said a conducive work environment is critical for quality service delivery. Umar spoke at the reopening of the renovated State House Canteen which had…

IPOB’s lawyer laments Kanu’s life-threatening situation 

IPOB’s lawyer laments Kanu’s life-threatening situation 

Counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has raised concern over the denial of adequate medical attention to his client and leader of the IPOB group, Nnamdi Kanu. In a letter dated January…

Meet the 12 African startups within the Inaugural Lagos ARM Labs Techstars Accelerator Programme

Meet the 12 African startups within the Inaugural Lagos ARM Labs Techstars Accelerator Programme

Global startup accelerator Techstars, in partnership with Lagos-based innovation ARM Labs, has announced its inaugural class of 12 startups for the new ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program. The lagos-based programme which is focused on…

Builders appear to be ditching StackOverflow since ChatGPT launch, stats present

Builders appear to be ditching StackOverflow since ChatGPT launch, stats present

According to data from website traffic monitoring platform SimilarWeb, Naspers-owned developer knowledge-sharing platform Stack Overflow has seen its traffic plummet since the launch of OpenAI’s conversation AI tool ChatGPT. SimilarWeb’s data shows that StackOverflow has…

Banks will settle for outdated notes after deadline – Emefiele

Banks will settle for outdated notes after deadline – Emefiele

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, informed the House of Representatives on Tuesday that commercial banks in Nigeria will continue to accept old naira bills from customers after the February 10 deadline.Emefiele…

5 Companies Underneath N20k that Can Make Million in 2023

5 Companies Underneath N20k that Can Make Million in 2023

Making millions in 2023 is the dream of every young entrepreneur. The great news is you don’t need millions to make millions this year. With 20k or less, you can make your first million this…

Banks Will Nonetheless Settle for Previous Naira Notes After Deadline

Banks Will Nonetheless Settle for Previous Naira Notes After Deadline

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has announced that banks will continually accept old naira notes even when the extended deadline for swapping with the newly redesigned naira notes expires.…