NIGCOMSAT ASSURES NIGERIANS OF INCREASED BANDWIDTH AVALIABILITY

The Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has promised Nigerians of increased bandwidth availability, if its proposed bill to the National Assembly is signed into law.

WORLD AIDS DAY NOVELTY MATCH: OKOCHA SCORES HAT-TRICK AGAINST NOLLYWOOD STARS

Nigeria football maestro Austin Okocha has not lost his mastery of the round leather game as he netted a hat-trick over the weekend against selected Nollywood Stars in a novelty football match to commemorate this year’s World AIDS day.

CHECK OUT THE CAR MADE IN NIGERIA OUT OF BASKET

This is perhaps one of the most intriguing creativity to come out of Nigeria in recent times. On this occasion it comes courtesy of the ingenuity of 40 year old Ojo Obaniyi, a Cane Crafts artist from Ibadan, Oyo State. The Car accessories were essentially made out of basket and are really very impressive.

NIGERIA WILL BE AMONGST INDUSTRALIZED COUNTRIES BY 2020

Nigeria will be among the first 20 countries to be industrialized by the year 2020. This assertion was made by Jim O’Neill, Chairman of Goldman and Sachs.

O’Neill made this revelation at the end of a two day meeting of the Honorary International Investors Council (HIIC) held in London. He noted that Nigeria has recorded much economic growth in the last 14 years. The HIIC pledged, after the meeting to support the reform of the Goodluck Jonathan led administration.

Addressing a Press Conference after the meeting, the Coordinator of the Council, Baroness Linda Chalker, said that it is important to always have a positive perception of Nigeria despite the daunting challenges facing the country.



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A NIGERIAN, BUNMI AWONIYI APPOINTED TO SACRAMENTO SUPERIOR COURT

Bunmi Awoniyi, a certified Family Law Specialist has been appointed to the Sacramento Superior Court by the Governor of California, Jerry Brown. She fills the vacancy created by the conversion of a Court Commissioner position on December 3, 2011.

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT HIV/AIDS...YOU WILL BE STUNNED

People around the world are busy creating awareness about the HIV virus, so we thought we could share some amazing facts you probably never knew about the virus.

1. Contrary to popular belief, there are people who are immune to the virus. A small fraction of people of European descent are missing a key part of the white blood cells HIV needs to infect you. These people are immune to all the most common strains of HIV.
2. When exposed to HIV, not everyone gets infected. The percentage of people who get infected is reduced if they get massive doses of HIV drugs in the first few hours after exposure. 
3. HIV symptoms may not occur for up to 10 years after infection and more than 77% of the world’s infected people do not know they have HIV/AIDS.
4. An HIV infected individual can infect another HIV positive person with another strain of HIV or other diseases.
5. Women are eight times more likely to contract HIV than men.
6. The Aloe Vera Juice or substance in the Aloe plant called Acemannan has been effective against HIV/AIDS.
7. Infection with HIV may or may not have symptoms. Symptomatic patients may experience symptoms similar to the flu or vague symptoms of other diseases like diarrhea, headaches, rashes, dermatitis, sore throat and enlarged lymph nodes. Only a blood test sent to a laboratory can determine a positive diagnosis.
8. The HIV viruses are fairly large in size and possess a unique structure that gives it advantage over all other viruses, making it difficult to kill.
9. HIV is also known as a mutant super-virus thanks to its incredibly fast replication system that helps it mutate faster.
10. Cats suffer from a very similar disease known as Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV). Scientists have discovered an FIV vaccination and are hoping that this could lead to a breakthrough in treating HIV infected patients.

 

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WORLD AIDS DAY: NIGERIA RECORDS DECLINE IN NEW HIV/AIDS INFECTIONS

Nigeria recorded 300,000 new cases in 2012., even as the country was ranked as number eight among 12 countries in the world that have recorded a decline in the new Human Immuno-deficiency Virus, HIV, infection rate.

NIGERIA: ERNST & YOUNG HONOURS DANGOTE, IBRU, OTHERS

President, Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, Mr. Goddie Ibru, and others have been honoured with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for West Africa held in Lagos.

NIGERIA SUCCESSFUL IN IMPLEMENTING HICC DECISIONS

The Vice President, Alhaji Mohammed Namadi Sambo, has said tremendous progress has been achieved in the implementation of the decisions of the Honourary International Investors Council in its twelve years of existence.

NOLLYWOOD TAKES CENTER STAGE AT EDINBURGH

The Nigerian film industry has gone beyond finding myriad ways just to entrench its importance and visibility in the global motion picture entertainment arena. Not long ago, there was Scotland Film Festival at which Nigerians were hosted by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB).