Nigeria's Diphtheria Crisis and the Task Before Pate's Taskforce, by Lawal Dahiru Mamman   In recent years, Nigeria and other world nations have been afflicted with killer pandemics and ravaging epidemics. These diseases exposed the flaws in healthcare systems, globally. It however,...

Why Stop the Beat in the Name of Suicide, Mercy Killing or Abortion? by Juliet Agoyi   At a time when life's preciousness is being increasingly debated, the heartbeat emerges as a universal symbol of existence and vitality. The rhythm of a...

After Slashing Cement Price, BUA 'Silently' Increase Sugar, Flour, Pasta Prices   Days after announcing the reduction of ex-factory price of cement, BUA Group has silently increased prices of foods, particularly a bag of sugar, a bag of flour and a...

CBN Slashes Cash Mop by 82% to N150bn   In a bid to stimulate economic growth worsened by unprecedented rise in prices of goods and services, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reduced its cash mop up operation by 82 per...

Forex Rate: Manufacturers, Importers, Others Bemoan High Costs   Importers, clearing agents and manufactures have cried out over the high foreign exchange (forex) rate in the country. It was in June, this year that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unified exchange...

External Reserves Drop by $841m in Three Months   Nigeria’s external reserves fell by $841.75m between July and September, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed. The CBN revealed in its report on the movement of external reserves that...