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No Cause For Alarm In VAT hike – Tayo Bello

December 1, 2019 5:27 am

Despite widespread opposition that trailed the Federal Government’s proposed increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) and its eventual approval by the National Assembly, an expert in Monetary and Development Economics, Dr Tayo Bello, says there should be no cause for alarm over the decision.

Acording to him, the action would not likely have significant negative effect on Nigerians.

In this interview, Bello, who is a lecturer in the Department of Private and Property Law, Babcock University, also enumerated some benefits accruable from the decision and speaks on other major economic issues.

The Senate last week approved the proposed increment

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Group Alleges Plot To Cause Mayhem In Kogi East

November 13, 2019 1:58 am

A socio-political group in Kogi State, the Kogi Liberation Front (KLF), has raised an alarm over a plot to cause total breakdown of law and order in Kogi East in order to scare voters in the axis and reduce the voting strength of the district.

The group said it got wind of a connivance between the All Prongress Congress (APC) and the police to transfer the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in Kogi East and especially that of Dekina Local Government, Mr. Ademu Idi, following his refusal to obey an order to release an APC vehicle loaded with pump action …

Supreme Court Verdict Won’t Cause Defections, Says PDP

Supreme Court Verdict Won’t Cause Defections, Says PDP

November 1, 2019 6:06 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday ruled out any mass defections in the party due to the outcome of the Supreme Court judgment that dismissed the party’s presidential election petition against the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The party also raised the alarm over plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to manipulate the outcome of the party’s governorship primary elections in Kogi State with a spurious allegation that the commission did not monitor the primary election, thus questioning its credibility.

Addressing journalists Thursday at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, the National …

Cataract, Main Cause Of Infant Blindness - Opthalmologist

Cataract, Main Cause Of Infant Blindness – Opthalmologist

October 22, 2019 4:47 pm

A Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr Olubusayo Adejumo, says pediatric cataract is one of the common causes of blindness in children.

Adejumo of Marilyn Miller Centre for Child Eye Health, Eleta Eye Institute, made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ibadan.

The ophthalmologist said that the practice of early detection and intervention was important to protect children from permanent blindness.

“Childhood blindness is becoming increasingly common and one of the common causes is pediatric cataract.

“Cataract causes cloudy vision and when you leave the child like that for years without attending to …

Fulani Caliphate Are The Cause Of Biafran Misery – Kanu

October 19, 2019 1:26 pm

The supreme leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has taken to his social media handles to berate the incessant happenings in the southeastern part of the country.

According to him, they are plots by the Fulani caliphate to keep the people of Biafra in perpetual bondage beginning with crippling their economy, then turning the politicians to beggers like the almajiris of the north.

He condemned this act in strong terms, reassuring them that IPOB will stand strong to resist such evil plans and antics.

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Senator Dino Melaye said on Friday that he will appeal the judgment of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal which nullified his

No cause for alarm, I’ll be governor – Melaye talks tough

August 23, 2019 10:06 am

Senator Dino Melaye said on Friday that he will appeal the judgment of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal which nullified his election as senator representing Kogi West in the Nigerian Senate.

It would be recalled that Melaye was declared the winner of the Kogi West Senatorial election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in February but the tribunal nullified it on Aug. 23 (Friday) and ordered for fresh election.

A three-man panel led by Justice A. O. Chijioke in a unanimous judgment ruled in favour of Adeyemi’s petitions and ordered for reelection into the Kogi West senatorial …

Wrong use of prescription contact lens can cause blindness

Wrong use of prescription contact lens can cause blindness

July 7, 2019 12:11 am

Contact lenses, both prescription and cosmetic, can be bought from any store, without proper knowledge on usage and maintenance. Dr. Nwosu Chidiebere, an optometrist specialised in prescription glasses and contact lenses, said wrong use of contact lenses could lead to blindness.

What are prescription contact lenses?
PRESCRIPTION contact lenses are strictly contact lenses worn directly on the eyeballs, unlike spectacles or glasses that are held in place by a frame. It rests on the cornea and correct refractory errors or eye defects.
There are many cosmetic stores selling prescription contact lenses now…

Prescription contact lenses should never be sold outside …

Ebola cases in DR Congo break 2,000 mark

No cause for alarm, Nigeria is Ebola-free, FG reassures

June 20, 2019 1:20 am

The Federal Government yesterday urged Nigerians to dismiss rumours suggesting a case of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) had been discovered in the country.

The scare came as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) battles to contain an outbreak threatening to get out of control while Kenya attempts to douse concerns over a woman with related symptoms.

An unnamed female had arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, onboard a Kenya Airways flight on Monday, with symptoms of high fever. Her temperature, detected by a standby surveillance team, immediately threw the arrival section of the airport into …

Police arraign two for allegedly stealing bags of biscuits

Court to INEC: show cause for continuation of Bauchi polls

March 19, 2019 7:39 am
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) to appear before it and show cause why it should not stop the planned conclusion of the suspended results for Tafawa Balewa Local Government in respect of the last governorship election in Bauchi State.

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo, in a ruling on Tuesday, restated his earlier order made on Monday in an ex-parte motion by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the incumbent Governor, Muhammed Abubakar.

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