The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has disclaimed purported Federal Government three million naira grant. The Ministry today stated that its attention has been drawn to a link that is being shared on social media, requesting members of the public to apply for an alleged three million grant from the Federal Government. The fraudulent link is masked with bit.ly, shown below. The Ministry has thus noted that such claims are fraudulent and intended to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, further disclosed that any request for application will…
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The World Health Organization, has given update on the prevalence of breast cancer in women. WHO stated that the risk of dying from breast cancer before attaining 75 years of age, is 8.40% in females. In respect of the breast cancer awareness month, the World Health Organization has given safety tips to achieve a cancer free society. According to the World Health Organization, the regular in take of healthy diet reduces the risk of getting cancer. WHO recommended regular taking of fruits and vegetables. WHO also identified regular physical activity as a risk reducing factor in getting cancer. Routine and…
Chins is again conducting a mass coronavirus test on an entire city amid a regional outbreak in Xinjiang province. A total estimated 4.7m people are being tested in Kashgar, while 138 asymptomatic cases have been diagnosed. Residents of Kashgar have been denied allowance to leave the city without results revealing that they tested negative to the virus and all schools in the province have been closed down. The first positive case recorded in the province was that of an asymptomatic woman working in a garment factory in Shufu county on the outskirts of the city. After testing positive, she happen…
The World Health Organization, has today given guidelines on how to safely wear facemask during the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization, adviced people not to wear their face mask upside down or inside out. Usually face mask are worn with the upper part bridged above the nose. WHO also said that people should desist from wearing a loose facemask for instance if the face mask has become slack. According to WHO, the face mask should not be worn below the nose as facemask should be worn to cover the nose in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus.…
Corruption undermines investment and escalates poverty. Subject to The World Bank’ report launched last month, which centered on “Enhancing Government Effectiveness and Transparency: The Fight Against Corruption”, reveals that curbing corruption is possible. The report shows immense progress in effecting the policies and institutions structured to curb corruption. Level of accountability in place are also stronger. The declaration of assets by public officials are common, open to the public, than in the past, and many countries use electronic systems for declaration and verification. Public financial management, are made stronger by the application of technological advancement which aids to reduceghost workers,…
A Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization,Mr Yi Xiaozhun has called on ministers to bound together in cooperation on trade to boost economic recovery. Mr Yi Xiaozhun while addressing a virtual meeting of ministers organized today by the Australian government urged the ministers to cooperate at the WTO inorder to enhance a strong economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual meeting convened by Australia, centered on two issues: how to narrow differences and move towards an agreement in the WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations, and how the WTO can best contribute to global economic recovery in the wake…
Access Bank Plc, has reiterated it’s commitment in serving their customers. The bank in a post promised to help their customers get back on track by supporting businesses both large and small scale. The bank stated that due to the ongoing unrest in the country which has resulted in imposed movement restrictions in some states, fraudulent persons might want to take advantage of the situation to defraud unsuspecting persons. The bank therefore advised their customers to be vigilant and that their platforms will be used to reach out to their customers. Access Bank stated that in their bid to deliver…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been informed by the US Food and Drug Administration about voluntary recall of one lot of Daptomycin for Injection, 500 mg/vial by Mylan Laboratories. The retract is subject to the presence of particulate matter found in one single-dose vial. NAFDAC stated that Daptomycin injection is an antibacterial specifically produced for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections and staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (bacteremia) in adult patients. NAFDAC further explained that it ude could lead to serious adverse effects such as allergic reactions, vasculitis/phlebitis, antigenic, microvascular among…
The Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC) has warned motorists against engaging in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The NNPC has assured memby of the public of normalcy in the supply of petroleum products. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Obateru, who disclosed this in Abuja on Monday added that the long queues currently being experienced were due to the curfew imposed by the government in some states due to the EndSARS protests. According to Mr Obateru the curfew affected the free movement of vehicles for the supply of PMS,, he however guaranteed normalcy in few…
The International Debt Statistics which has been in existence for close to five decades now, aids policymakers and analysts by monitoring aggregate and country-specific trends in external debt in low- and middle-income countries. According to the World Bank the statistics provides a narrative of external borrowing and sources of lending by type of borrower and creditor with information on data availability and comparability. The World Bank stated that in a bid to enhance data transparency, this year’ report reveals detailed data on the creditor composition of lending from official sources. The World Bank revealed that the report which is an…