GUARDIAN Spain sees sharp drop in daily virus death toll COVID-19 and Trump’s war on WHO Herdsmen kill NSCDC officer in Benue Auto crash kills 10, injures 45 in Zamfara Insurers offer N1 billion intervention to workers We are bent on stopping open defecation in Niger Delta Investors’ wealth soars by 7.19% despite rising COVID-19 […]
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The Facts:Studies have shown that excessive environmental noise not only decreases one’s quality of life and cognitive function, but also reduces lifespan. The good news is that spending time in silence can reverse these effects. Reflect On:Are you living in an environment that is consistently loud? Do you take much time for […]
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Studies show that noise has a powerful physical effect on our brains, causing elevated levels of stress hormones. The value of silence is felt by everyone at some point in their life. Silence is comforting, nourishing and cosy. It opens us up to inspiration, and nurtures the mind, body and soul. Meanwhile, the […]
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The scourge of malaria is something that has become wearisomely familiar in Nigeria. Most persons suffer from this life-threatening disease several times a year. It is not a pleasant experience, but what can a single individual or family do about it except to get treatment? Is treatment of malaria really the only solution? Who wants […]
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A baby born in Hong Kong was pregnant with her own siblings at the time of her birth, according to a new report of the infant’s case. The baby’s condition, known as fetus-in-fetu, is incredibly rare, occurring in only about 1 in every 500,000 births. It’s not clear exactly why it happens. “Weird things happen […]
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A landmark global report released today(January 10, 2017) provides another powerful reason why the fight against tobacco must be a priority for countries around the world: It not only saves lives, but also reduces the enormous economic toll of tobacco use. The report finds that tobacco use does not contribute to economic development. In fact, tobacco […]
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INDIA—Today eighteen government delegates who represent the governments of more than 57 million people called for the strongest protections yet to guard against tobacco industry interference in public health policy making. The appeal, released in an open letter on the opening day of the World Health Organization’s Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP7) […]
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In a study in the early 1990’s rats were fed genetically modified (GM) tomatoes. Well actually, the rats refused to eat them. They were force-fed. Several of the rats developed stomach lesions and seven out of forty died within two weeks. [1] Scientists at the FDA who reviewed the study agreed that it did not […]
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Sweet potatoes have been a typical ingredient in a portion of the best tasting dinners and treats – and for reasons unknown they are really solid. They are normally sweet, not containing abundance sugar, and have a calorie check. Sweet potatoes are solid, reasonable, and could assist avert visual deficiency and help with your weight […]
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We have read with interest Monsanto’s defence of NBMA in its response to Premium Time’s report highlighting NBMA’s surreptitious granting of permits to them to bring their GMOs and glyphosate into Nigeria. We restate here that Monsanto’s applications were approved without due diligence and that the law setting up NBMA is extremely flawed in that […]
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