Consumers for Dental Choice has engineered a tectonic shift in dentistry — modern dentists no longer place mercury-based fillings (dental amalgam) — and aware consumers shun them. Unlike a decade ago, neither the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nor the World Health Organization (WHO) defends amalgam — and the major dental products companies stopped…
• Offshore investment could leave young generation financially bankrupt• ISA 2025 fails to fully address trading risks, experts warn• FG urged to establish ties with key foreign regulators to combat cross-border fraud• Bamboo, others fueling global retail investment surge Despite an estimated N7 trillion already lost to fraudulent schemes, an increasing number of Nigerian youths…
I have examined Nigeria’s fiscal policy across various decades, from the oil boom years of the 1980s to the debt relief era of the mid-2000s. This extensive knowledge of the country’s fiscal policy puts me in a position not only to recognise a good reform from a bad one, but also to spot whether the…
The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has appealed to supporters who celebrated his birthday to channel the gifts to the poor and vulnerable in the society. In a statement on Sunday from Rome, Italy, Obi restated his lifelong philosophy of shunning extravagant personal celebrations in favour of causes that benefit the underprivileged…
The Nigeria Police Force has issued a directive to its commands in Asaba and Benin to take urgent steps to prevent a peaceful protest planned by pro-democracy activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, in solidarity with retired police officers across the country. This directive was contained in a police wireless message dated July 8,…
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the state’s poor performance in the recently released data on Value Added Tax, VAT, generated by the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for the first quarter of 2025—which placed the state 35th out of 36 states—as a…
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has slammed the Nigerian judiciary. He accused Judges of aiding the unlawful detention of poor citizens by failing to enforce the mandatory monthly inspections of police stations and detention facilities prescribed by law. Speaking at the 1st NBA Western Zone Human Rights Summit in Ibadan on…
A review of the 2024 budget performance document by SaharaReporters has shown that the Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government spent lowly on health, water and other critical sectors in 2024. This is according to details published on the government-owned Open Treasury Portal. The data reveals that while the government budgeted N2.491 trillion for…
How to Use Progesterone Before you consider using progesterone, it is important to understand that it is not a magic bullet, and that you get the most benefit by implementing a Bioenergetic diet approach that allows you to effectively burn glucose as your primary fuel without backing up electrons in your mitochondria that reduces your…
In this piece, ANOZIE EGOLE looks at how poor infrastructure, including logistics, may hinder Nigeria from fully benefitting from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement The African Continental Free Trade Agreement, which Nigeria is a signatory to, promises to be a transformative step for intra-African trade, aiming to create a single market for goods and…
