Align lending to agric priorities, Buhari tasks AFREXIM
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the African Export – Import Bank (AFREXIM), to align its lending schemes with the agricultural priorities of the present administration. He said this when he…
Blood test may predict premature birth
US and Danish researchers said Thursday they have developed an inexpensive blood test that may predict with up to 80 percent accuracy whether a pregnant woman will give birth prematurely.…
Facebook admits privacy settings ‘bug’ affecting 14 million users
Facebook acknowledged Thursday a software glitch that changed the settings of some 14 million users, potentially making some posts public even if they were intended to be private. The news…
Cholera kills 5 in Plateau
Plateau State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Kuden Kamshak Deyin, has confirmed the death of five persons and 126 suspected cases in fresh outbreak of cholera epidemic in Jos North Local…
Ex-president Zuma graft case delayed by funding woes
South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma appeared in court Friday ahead of a corruption trial, raising questions about ballooning legal costs before addressing adoring crowds outside who condemned his prosecution. In…
