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Lemon, lime, why you need them – NaijaNewsPortal

Lemon or lime; which do you need? What are their features and benefits to human health? Here below are the answers. Many people seem still confused about the difference between lemon and lime. Both belong to the citrus family which includes oranges, tangerines, citron and grapefruit. Lemon and lime are largely similar in appearance, taste […]

Corruption Health National Politics

Religious leaders involved in 75% of rape cases I’m handling

Religious leaders – Popular Nollywood actress, and founder of Passion Against Rape and Abuse Africa, PARAA, Foluke Daramola-Salako has revealed that about 75% of rape cases her organization had handled were perpetrated by religious leaders. The actress disclosed this during her conversation with Funmi Iyanda on Public Eye Live on Saturday, an Instagram live session, […]

Economy National Politics

Buhari Orders Military Crackdown

Buhari on Thursday ordered a “fierce” military operation against bandits in Sokoto State. The directive came following Wednesday’s attacks in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the state, which left many people dead and others injured. The President condoled with the families of the victims. “As the world and Nigeria battle coronavirus pandemic, it […]

Buisness Economy National

Could Renewable Spending Solve The Unemployment Crisis In Oil?

Oil – Last week the World Economic Forum published a report imploring the energy industry to use this unprecedented disruption of the status quo to consider building a “new energy order.” While the novel coronavirus has caused major damage (in some cases irreparably) to vast swaths of the global energy industry, this could be a […]

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COVID-19 – Lagos Discharges 37 Patients

COVID-19 – The state’s Ministry of Health disclosed this on its Twitter handle, saying the discharged patients were 19 females and 18 males. ‪it said, “COVID19 Lagos patients; 19 females and 18 males including a foreign national; an Indian were today discharged from our Isolation facilities at Yaba, Onikan and Eti-Osa to reunite with the […]

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CBN prevails on banks not to sack workers

CBN – The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Bankers’ Committee have jointly agreed to suspend sacking of workers in the banks during the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement signed by the Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor, said a special meeting of the Bankers’ Committee was convened on May 2, 2020, to further review the […]

Buisness Economy National

Crude Oil – Nigeria optimistic of a price rebound

Crude Oil – Despite the slide of the crude oil reference price for Bonny Light to about $12 per barrel last week, Nigeria remains optimistic the situation at the international oil market would still rebound. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday in […]

Health National Politics

Abba Kyari: we were barred from Presidential Villa – Garba Shehu

Abba Kyari – Restricting access of some presidential aides into the Presidential Villa is aimed at stopping further spread of COVID-19, Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesperson, has said. His statement confirms a Sahara Reporters’ story that some top presidential aides were denied access into the villa after attending the burial of the president’s late Chief of Staff, […]