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The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that the Coca-Cola products manufactured in Nigeria were safe for consumption. The explanation followed a stakeholders meeting summoned by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to address related issues on the recent court judgment on the case filed by Fijabi Holdings against the Nigeria Bottling Company and NAFDAC. Adewole explained that both benzoic acid and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) were ingredients approved by International Food Safety regulators and used in many food and beverage products around the world. Adewole, in a statement by the Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health,…

Those suffering from arthritis would readily tell you that living with debilitating joint pain and fatigue can make sex feel like an unpleasant chore! The key to maximising pleasure and alleviating pain is to plan ahead a little bit, says integrative physician, Dr. Andrea Pennington. How do you plan ahead? This way… Take a walk. Dr. Pennington counsels, “If, like many arthritis sufferers, you find that your pain is worse in the mornings, make time for sex in the afternoon or evening, after you’ve had a chance to walk around and be active. “This helps your joints to be more…

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu Indications emerged on Friday that a former governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime, has commenced moves to defect to the All Progressives Congress. Chime served as the governor of Enugu State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party from 2007 to 2015. The former governor has made few public appearances since he handed over to his successor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, also of the PDP, but it was learnt that he has now decided to follow the footsteps of prominent Enugu politicians by moving to the APC. Chime’s move to the APC was disclosed by the spokesman of…

• Depression. Clinical depression and all the emotions that go with it can have disastrous effects on anyone’s libido. Not only does depression make everyday activities difficult, but it also alters the levels of dopamine and serotonin and can decrease the libido. • Antidepressant medication. It is certainly one of life’s cruel ironies that the treatment for depression can also cause low libido. Hmmm! • Other medications. Sexual side effects of medication are very common. Unfortunately, many health care providers do not discuss this with patients when giving them prescriptions. So, patients are caught off guard when their sex drive…

Amnesty International Nigeria has accused the Lagos State Government of illegally and brutally demolishing Otodo-Gbame waterfront community. According to AI, thousands have been forced to flee their homes after security operatives used tear gas on them and fired live bullets to pave way for bulldozers to demolish the community. In a statement by its Media Manager, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International said the eviction was being carried out in violation of a court ruling issued in January specifically prohibiting it. It also said residents were not served any notice prior to the forced eviction which came as a total shock and…

Gmail users recently have been targeted by a sophisticated series of phishing attacks that use emails from a known contact whose account has been compromised. The emails contain an image of an attachment that appears to be legitimate, according to Wordfence. The sophisticated attack displays “accounts.gmail.com” in the browser’s location bar and leads users to what appears to be a legitimate Google sign-in page where they are prompted to supply their credentials, which then become compromised. Source: Techy

{$inline_image} Businesses that use social media tools like Pinterest got a useful new option this week. The visually focused platform added some discovery options for users to perform visual searches. But not all businesses use tools like Pinterest. In fact, a new study shows that nearly a quarter of businesses don’t use any social media. You can read about these updates and more in this week’s Small Business Trends news and information roundup. Social Media Pinterest Unveils Lens for Visual Search Pinterest has finally launched Lens point-and-shoot discovery tool to everyone on Android and iOS in the U.S. Pinterest Lens…

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has put the balance in the Stabilisation Fund Account at N25,793,400,290.00. The minister disclosed this Thursday in her presentation during a meeting of the National Economic Council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The Stabilization Fund Account is an account equivalent to 0.5 percent of the Federation Account allocated […] Stabilisation Fund shrinks to N25.8bn as Excess Crude Account hits $2.45bn Source: Business

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday cleared more retail currency bureaux to take part in a weekly dollar sale to boost liquidity and support the naira which is weak on the black market. Aminu Gwadabe, president of Nigeria’s bureau de change operators, said the central bank cleared 3,124 bureaux for this week’s $25 […] CBN approves dollar sale to more Bureau De Change operators Source: Business

Nigeria is targeting $1bn additional revenue as Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun Thursday presented to the National Economic Council (NEC), the Nigeria Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS). Addressing State House correspondents after the meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, said the revenue expected […] FG targets $1bn revenue from new scheme Source: Business