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Tips for staying safe on social media
SOCIAL media has become an integral part of our lives. It is a great way to stay connected to families and friends. It has also become a way to connect with would-be customers and clients and provides a ready environment for staying…
How to avoid the traps of visa scammers
WITH Nigeria’s economy officially declared to be in recession, requiring frantic efforts to prevent it from sliding into depression, the urge to leave the shores of the country in search of places where the pastures are greener is…
Can we blame delicious food for our holiday weight gain?
Access to delicious food (during holidays and festivities) encourages us to overeat and therefore gain weight, regardless of the food’s caloric content - at least, that’s the theory. However, new research shows that this might not be the…
Making millions from snail farming
ONCE upon a long time ago, not much was thought of snails and the financial gains that could be derived from breeding them.In those days, it was not uncommon to find Nigerians, young and old alike, going through bushes and wet…
Lassa fever: Ogun places 396 people on surveillance
A total of 396 people have been placed on surveillance as a result of the death of an Assistant Chief Nursing Officer, Mrs. Abolanle Adewuyi, of the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, who reportedly died of Lassa fever.
This was disclosed…
MMM more popular than Facebook, Wikipedia, in Nigeria —Study
Although several studies and competent statistics have shown Facebook as the most popular website globally, it is no longer so in Nigeria with a study revealing that the ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM), is more popular in the…
How to avoid falling prey to fake spiritualists
Many Nigerians often seek help from their pastors and Imams whom they believe are spiritually superior to them, and in a country where ‘men of God’ are revered, words from these men are often taken seriously and religiously. Those who are…
Nigerians groan as power generation drops to 3,081.6 megawatts
Just about one month into the commencement of dry season, Nigerians are already feeling pains of progressive deterioration in electricity supply as power generation on Friday dropped to 3,081.6 megawatts.The United Nations estimates the…
Want to make cool money? Try fish farming
As government continues to implement policies that would return the country to the path of prosperity and put smiles on the faces of the people, who appear to be worst hit by the poor state of the economy, one of the businesses that can…
How men can avoid having breast cancer —Study
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and accounted for 7.6 million deaths in 2008. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the arm of the WHO that deals with cancer,…