It turns out mo’ money may actually mean mo’ smiles. While traditional wisdom tells us that money can’t buy happiness, a new study suggests that the opposite may in fact be true. The research also indicates that previous studies, which indicated some sort of limit to the amount of money that impacts happiness, may have been wrong. …
Read More »Bumble dating app unblocks politics filter after complaints from users
Dating is about to get political again. After briefly disabling the feature, Bumble is reportedly allowing users to once again filter matches based on their political stance. This option was temporarily disabled following the riot at the U.S. Capitol “to prevent misuse,” Bumble previously said. But Bumble reinstated the filter just 24 …
Read More »New COVID-19 variants increase as Africa’s records more deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, on Thursday, said that COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging in Africa as new, more contagious variants of the virus spread. The UN health agency in a statement posted on its website stated that over 175,000 new COVID-19 …
Read More »Bauchi govt explains difference between Yellow Fever vaccine, COVID-19 Covax
Contrary to insinuations in some quarters that the just-completed yellow fever vaccination exercise conducted in Bauchi State is to serve as COVID-19 vaccination, the Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, has declared that yellow fever vaccines are not the same as COVID-19 vaccines. …
Read More »Africa’s COVID-19 death toll hits 89,993 as cases reach 3,515m
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent stood at 3,515,047 as of Friday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. According to the health agency’s dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic in Africa was 89,993 on Friday. A total of 2,990,890 …
Read More »University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Postgraduate Hostel Accommodation Notice for 2019/2020 Academic Session
UNN postgraduate hostel accommodation notice. The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has released the hostel application commencement date for the newly admitted and returning Postgraduate Students for 2019/2020 academic session. This is to inform all Postgraduate Students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) that the management …
Read More »Ignatius Ajuru University Of Education (IAUE) Disclaims Fake Postgraduate Study Centres
The attention of the Dean, Postgraduate School, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and the entire University community has been drawn to a fake advertisement being circulated by some criminally minded unknown persons that there are study centres of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Ondo …
Read More »5 Films To Watch On Netflix For The Weekend
It is another Friday and TGIF. The weekend is meant for rest especially after a long week of work, it is okay to relax and have some Netflix and chill moments. There are new films on Netflix and some old ones that are absolutely interesting. See below for some films …
Read More »Notice To FUTO Admission Screening Applicants.
The general public and candidates who chose Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) as First Choice University in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) are aware that the University Portal has been open since August 4, 2020 for the registration of the 2020/2021 PUTME screening …
Read More »Buhari raises committee to address 13 million out-of-school children challenge
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to lead the deployment of a National Plan to address the issue of out-of-school children in Nigeria. He inaugurated the 18-member Presidential Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme (ASP) on Tuesday in Abuja. The team is co-chaired by the Ministers …
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