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Nigeria needs over a trillion naira to effectively combat malaria in the country, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said. He explained that of the total sum, the country required more than N350 billion naira to fight the disease in 2021 alone. Ehanire, the Minister of Health, disclosed this on Friday a news conference in Abuja, the […]

The naira exchanged to the dollar at the rate of 480/$ at the parallel market on Friday according to the Bureau de Change operators. At the Importer & Exporter forex window, it reached a high of 435/$ before closing at 410/$. The Central Bank of Nigeria recently disclosed that the naira depreciated at the official […]

The Presidency may have ruled out the possibility of sacking the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. The Presidency said Pantami’s ordeals was not about his past utterances but about his current job as a minister. This is just as the House of Representatives said members were ready to debate the issues around […]

A couple from Anambra State, Chika and Chinyere Nwokike, have welcomed quadruplets after sixteen years of childlessness.  Mrs Chinyere gave birth to two boys and two girls last month. A priest with the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Rev. Fr. Obum Martin shared the good news on Facebook and wrote; “#Godisfaithful #16yearsPatienceWaiting #ItsQuadruplets. Great is God’s […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says it is in the best interest of Nigerian elites for the country to remain united.  Mohammed stated this on Wednesday when he featured on a NAN flagship interview programme, NAN Forum. The minister accused elites of fanning the embers of disintegration in the country, and warned that […]

Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid are expected to be expelled from the Champions League semi-finals this week due to their involvement in the new, Europe-wide Super League. This will take place by Friday, 23 April, according to Jesper Moller, the Danish FA chairman and a UEFA ExCo member. Moller told DR Sport that the […]

Britain is looking into the possibility of creating a digital currency that households and businesses could use instead of cash – an initiative the finance minister dubbed “Britcoin”. The use of cash has fallen during the coronavirus pandemic as people try to avoid contact, and several central banks across the world are considering whether to […]

Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Tottenham coach after 17 months in charge of the London club. According to reports, Ryan Mason and Chris Powell will be in temporary charge until a new permanent manager is appointed. It was gathered that Tottenham have begun the process of appointing a new coach. Mourinho was sacked less […]

A California-based restaurant chain is offering customers free burgers for a year if they get hamburger tattoos bearing the eatery’s name. Farmer Boys announced it partnered with The Honorable Society tattoo shop in West Hollywood, Calif., and Rockin Ink Tattoo in Las Vegas to offer three different 2-inch-by-2-inch tattoo designs. Customers who receive the tattoos […]

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says he “couldn’t care less” about Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba’s criticism of his management. Pogba said current boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer “wouldn’t go against the players” like former manager Jose Mourinho. Pogba re-joined United in 2016 for a then-world record £89m when Mourinho was a manager at the Old Trafford […]