The Federal University, Oye Ekiti, has blamed the death of a student of the institution, who was asthmatic, on Tuesday morning on the “insensitivity” of the striking members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, which led to the closure of the institution’s clinic. FUOYE Vice Chancell...
The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to ban the importation of Adire/Kampala fabrics to promote local production and protect the general local cottage industry and conserve the scarce foreign exchange. Adopting a motion on notice by Afolabi Moruf Afuape (APC, Ogun), the House wa...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has described the Nigerian university system as one in need of urgent attention to correct its anomalies. Mr Patrick Esiehor, Chairman, SSANU, Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) branch, said this in a telephone intervie...
The Senate yesterday passed a Bill seeking to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund. The Bill, among others, seeks to provide a sustainable source of funds for the NYSC, skills acquisition, training and empowerment of corps members, training and retraining of the personnel of the...
Zenith Bank Plc yesterday announced the appointment of Dr Adaora Umeoji as its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 1. This was made known in a notification sent to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) by the bank’s Company Secretary, Mr Michael Otu. Otu said the appointm...
The foods you eat make a big difference in your sperm health and fertility. Among various foods discussed for their health benefits, groundnuts, also widely known as peanuts, have been said to potentially improve male fertility, especially in increasing sperm count. Groundnuts are packed with nutrients...
