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No surgery, no scars: How HIFU is changing fibroid care in Nigeria
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is emerging as a non-invasive treatment for uterine fibroids in Nigeria, with 1,000 women treated without surgery. Read More: https://punchng.com/no-surgery-no-scars-how-hifu-is-changing-fibroid-care-in-nigeria/...
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We wore Falcons’ kits at 2008 Olympics — Osaze
Osaze Odemwingie reveals how Nigeria’s U-23 team wore Super Falcons’ kits at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after officials sent their gear home early. Read More: https://punchng.com/we-wore-falcons-kits-at-2008-olympics-osaze/...
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Minna’s Cell of Death: Survivors recount how 37 mining suspect died in NSCDC custody
Nearly a week after the incident, Mr Isah carried bite marks on his arm left by a gasping cell mate in the last minutes of his life. The post Minna’s Cell of Death: Survivors recount how 37 mining suspect died in NSCDC custody appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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FRSC Corps Marshal, experts to tackle youth mental health at 4th Vanguard summit
By Sola Ogundipe The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr. Shehu Mohammed, will lead a high-level gathering of policymakers, health professionals and other stakeholders at the fourth Vanguard Mental Health Summit in Lagos, as attention turns to the mental heal...
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Naira dips, now N1,382/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,382 per dollar from N1,378 in the parallel market last weekend. Similarly, the naira depreciated to N1,331.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed t...
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Job losses loom as N3.9trn debt may cripple 22 firms
***As 18 firms meet adequate cash/debt ratio cover ***Debt exceeds cash in 22 companies By Peter Egwuatu A wide disparity in the ability of companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, to cover their debt obligations with cash has emerged, with some companies holding s...
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Cobwebs, cockroaches and forgotten boxes: The silent decay of Mike Okiro’s Lagos Police Information Points
By OWOLOLA ADEBOLA Years after Sir Mike Mbama Okiro served as Commissioner of Police in Lagos State and later rose to become Inspector-General of Police, a quiet but telling symbol of institutional neglect stands along some of the city’s streets and junctions. The police informat...
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We’ll reinstate subsidy after curbing corruption — Obi
SOKOTO — The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, has pledged to reinstate petroleum subsidy if elected in the 2027 general elections, saying his administration would first tackle corruption in the country. Obi made the pledge on Monday at...