Fact Check: Dear Godwin Emefiele, Nigeria doesn’t spend N1trillion on rice and wheat imports annually

by Ezinne Ajoku It was reported that Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, speaking last Thursday at the launch of CBN Anchor Borrowers Programme and 2016/2017 Dry Season Farming in Jibia, Katsina state said, “Nigeria’s import bill is exceptionally high; top four import commodities which include rice and wheat, consume over... Read More

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February 11, 2013

SEE Colours, beauty, and so much nudity as Brazil’s 5-day carnival kicks off (PHOTOS)

Brazil’s Carnival celebrations opened with a bang yesterday as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to enjoy the start of the country’s famous parades and street parties. Korean popstar Psy, whose “Gangnam Style” single with its signature dance moves has made him a global phenomenon, performed to huge crowds in Salvador, Brazil’s third-biggest city,... Read More

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August 16, 2012

200,000 Nigerians die of food poisioning yearly – Don

by Isi Esene There are startling statistics coming from Professor Alfred Ihenkuronye, a food science expert, on the number of people who die from food poisoning in the country. He said over 200,000 people die of this ailment annually. The professor of Food Science and Technology at the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, spoke... Read More

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