A city in Belgium was brought to a standstill after the “corpse” of a sperm whale was paraded through its streets on the back of a truck. Residents of Liège were dumbfounded to see the enormous animal being trailed through their city. However, there was no need to call marine conservationists - because this whale isn’t real. (more…)
Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonaya Onu says Nigeria will start manufacturing her own pencil within the next 2 years. Ogbonnaya said this during a facility tour of Projects Development Institute (PRODA) in Enugu State yesterday January 5th. He said the local manufacturing of pencils will provide 400, 000 jobs for unemployed Nigerians (more…)
This is an exclusive interview with Jtown Top personality number one by Mathewtegha.com Grace Jerry is a disability rights advocate, Peace promoter and music artiste working to create an inclusive world where everyone counts. Within the last few years Grace has brought freshness to advocacy efforts in Nigeria through her unique blend of passion and music bringing prominence to the important roles Persons with disabilities can play in National development. Read about what grace had to say about herself and her world (more…)
Between 2014 and 2015, Brazil has seen the number of babies Spread by Aedes aegypti mosquito bites, Zika virus usually only causes a mild reaction in children and adults, including symptoms such as an itchy rash, fever, and conjunctivitis. And that’s if you’re unlucky - most people make it through infection with no symptoms at all, which has led experts to refer to it as a "benign disease". Unfortunately for the many pregnant women living in Brazil - who are now in a complete panic over the potential risk to their unborn children - it could be a completely differe
It is a new year, but the same old story of falling reserves has refused to go away, with the Nigerian forex stock falling by $91,571,740 in 24 hours. The $91.6 million fall in Nigeria’s reserves is about the biggest decline since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) implemented the use of bank verification number (BVN) in forex trading. According to the latest figures from the CBN, the reserves closed year 2015 at $29,069,779,152 and opened in 2016 at $28,978,207,412, losing approximately $92 million in one trading day. (more…)
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