National Hospital records high patronage on knee, hip replacement surgeries

The National Hospital says it has been recording high patronage on knee and hip replacement surgeries since 2015. Dr Umaru Habila, an Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon with the hospital disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Habila, also a Chief Consultant and Associate Professor at the hospital, said that the increase in patronage was as a result of the economic situation in the country. Total kneel replacement...

Music review: Davido drops unimpressive single in New Year

After a successful 2019, Superstar Nigerian Singer and Song Writer, David Adedeji Adeleke, aka Davido, opened the year with a new song titled ‘2020 Letter To You.’ The song kicks off with Davido advising and encouraging his listeners in the lyrics. “Manage your state, magnify your office, comport yourself. Be true to yourself, I live this life at a pace that any man can go. Know your place and dedicate your role, to the fate...

Nigeria music revenue to hit $86m in 2021 – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says Nigeria music revenue is projected to hit 86 million dollar (about N3.096 billion) in 2021, making it the biggest in Africa. The minister gave the projection on Thursday in Madrid, Spain at the 11th edition of the Tourism Investment and Business Forum for Africa (Investour) organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and CASA Africa. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the forum is on...

Concerns over Possible U.S. Travel Restrictions to Nigeria

Nigeria’s government was surprised by the news that the U.S. is considering travel restrictions on its citizens and the ban would mean officials will have to find new ways to meet with investors, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said. Nigeria is one of seven countries, more than half of which are in Africa, included in a list that may be affected if the Homeland Security Department’s recommendation to expand restrictions is approved, according to a person...

Ada Chiaghana: from HBO to Higher Ground Productions

A Nigerian American Ada Chiaghana who cut her teeth working for HBO, where she has been a creative executive in the original programming department, working on half-hour series including Los Espookys and Silicon Valley, was recently hired by Higher Ground Productions, the banner production company founded by President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as VP Development and Production.  Chiaghana, whose parents are from Nigeria and resides in Houston, Texas, had previous stints in comedy development at ABC Studios and at Bosch and The...

Big-data healthcare service launches in Ghana

Korean telecommunication provider, KT, announced the launch of the Global Epidemic Prevention Platform (GEPP) in Ghana on Sunday, 18 August 2019. The project, in conjunction with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), is the first public-private partnership between Korea and the West African country. The platform is the result of a joint effort by KT and the Ghanaian government to advance Ghana’s health information system using information and communications technology (ICT). According to KT, GEPP Ghana...

Comedy now one of Nigeria’s major exports – Shete

An Ibadan based-comedian, Olakunle Akinsete, popularly known as Shete, says comedy is now a major export in Nigeria.Shete told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that comedy is one of Nigeria’s greatest assets.“Nigerian comedians are representing and flying the Nigerian flag all around the world. “We are well recognised and appreciated at home and abroad,’’ Shete said. According to him, comedians are social commentators who contribute to the socio-economic status of the country...

Indisputability of the African Woman and Her Resilience

 The average African woman is born into the world and tattooed with that mark of Resilience This Page is NOT your typical woman’s column. It is NOT a fashion and cosmetic exhibition – and definitely NOT against those concepts or lifestyle either. It is an opinion commentary without any atom of sentimentality or emotionalism. It is erroneously believed that only women are endowed with emotional expressions and sentimentality. This is a dead concept because men have...

Home remedies for healthier living – what do you know about Buttermilk?

That disease runs in families because of the bad eating habits in such families. It is not just enough for a family to have a good quantity of food (just any food!) to ensure satiety of the appetite of family members. It is more important for a family to eat the correct type of food and food products to ensure the availability in their body systems of essential nutrients. Today, I shall commence enlightenment on...

Your Blood Pressure and You

The blood pressure (BP), is the pressure of your blood on the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps it around your body. Quite often, you hear people say, though ignorantly, that “I don’t have a blood pressure.”  This is far from the truth. Naturally and physiological, every human being or animal, whether the higher or lower animals, has a blood pressure. The blood pressure is a vital part of how your heart and...

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