LAUGH QUOTE Be careful when reading health books, because you can die of a misprint. WISE GUY’S ANSWER TO STUPID QUESTION QUESTION: What do you call 5000 dead lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? WISE GUY: A good start! (Unless you are an environmentalist; then you would consider this indiscriminate dumping of hazardous waste.) TEACHER AND STUDENT The psychology teacher had just finished a lecture on mental health and had proceeded to give an oral quiz to the students. Speaking specifically about manic depression, the teacher asked, “How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming…
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THE world of entertainment was yesterday thrown into mourning, as iconic musician, Prince Rogers Nelson died at his Paisley Park studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, his publicist has confirmed. Popularly known as Prince, the American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor, was a major figure in popular music for over three decades. Prince was renowned as an innovator and was widely known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, and wide vocal range. He was widely regarded as the pioneer of Minneapolis sound. His music combined rock, R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop, disco, psychedelia, jazz, and pop. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince developed…
A South African solar power equipment manufacturer, Specialised Solar Systems, has announced plans to invest R10 million in the development of a solar products factory and a marketing and services office in the Zambian capital Lusaka. Once opened, the Zambian factory will be the company’s sixth branch outside South Africa after successfully establishing in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Ghana, South Sudan and Botswana over the past few years. In an interview with the Zambia Daily Mail newspaper, Specialised Solar Systems assistant general manager Okie Van Zyl said the company’s move to Zambia was aimed at meeting the country’s high demand for solar…
Aviation expert, Capt. Dele Ore has warned that granting multiple entries to international airlines into Nigeria will systematically affect growth of domestic carriers. He also noted that the continuous signing of Bilateral Air Service Agreements, (BASAs), by the Federal Government with several foreign countries among several other unfavourable policies would continue to hamper growth of the airline sub-sector in the country. The former President Aviation Round Table (ART), who is also an aviation lawyer criticised the granting of multiple entries to foreign airlines without any reciprocity from their Nigerian counterparts. He said though there was nothing wrong with signing of…
In a bid to boost agriculture and promote commodity exchange in Nigeria, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to roll out various initiatives to provide an enabling environment for commodities trading in the country. The Director General of SEC, Mounir Gwarzo while delivering a Keynote address at a Training Seminar organized by Africa Exchange Holdings (AFEX) on Commodity Trading and Risk Management in Abuja said the Commission is reviewing the Warehouse Receipt Bill currently before the National Assembly and has assured that it will actively advocate its passage. This he said is in support of the policy thrust of the Federal Government…
Russia said on Wednesday it was prepared to push oil production to historic highs, just days after a global deal to freeze output levels collapsed and Saudi Arabia threatened to flood markets with more crude. Venezuela predicted prices could crash in the next few weeks if producers failed to resume dialogue and urged that non-OPEC participants be observers at a June OPEC meeting, as the spectre of oversupply loomed once more. OPEC member Venezuela and top non-OPEC producer Russia had been the main proponents of the output freeze deal, in the making since February, until it collapsed on Sunday in…
MTN Group subscriber numbers fell during the first quarter as disconnections ordered by the government in Nigeria, its biggest market, curbed the growth of Africa’s largest wireless operator. MTN’s customer base decreased by 1.4 percent to about 229 million across 22 countries in the three months through March, the Johannesburg-based company said in a statement . The company cut its guidance for the full year to 11.95 million net additions from 12.5 million. “In order to mitigate any future regulatory challenges, the group took an exceptionally conservative stance by disconnecting all subscribers who could possibly be deemed to be non-compliant,”…
The Sierra-Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA) has solicited the support of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the areas of capacity building of its personnel for effective Port State Control and training of seafarers. Mr. Lansana Dambuya, the Chairman of the Board of SLMA who led a delegation of some Board Members and Management to NIMASA on a working visit, commended NIMASA for its capacity building initiatives saying it was a model worthy of emulation. The leader of the Sierra Leonean delegation said that the SLMA thought it wise to partner with NIMASA, one of the leading Maritime…
Six associations plying their trade in Okobaba Foreshore in Ebuta-Metta have faulted a suit filed before a Federal High Court in Lagos challenging their planned relocation to new Ultra Modern Sawmill in Agbowa-Ikosi, a suburb of Ikorodu by the Lagos State Government. A group, which described itself as Timber Dealers, Sawyers, and Towing Vessel Owners, had through its lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, filed a suit on behalf of the stakeholders in Okobaba asking the court to restrain the State Government from relocating them to Agbowa. But addressing journalists at Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, six critical associations in Okobaba said…
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