NNPC’s Proposed Fuel Price Increase: Does Brand Nigeria Deserve A Better Deal?

December 7, 2014 | konknaijaboy

Source: Transparency For Nigeria

Otherwise, the federal government’s recently revealed mindset to withdraw all forms of subsidies on prices petroleum products would have been taken as another good step in President Jonathan’s trumpeted transformation agenda, but … Read More

Highway Robbers Make Away with Ebola Victim Blood Samples In Guinea

November 22, 2014 | konknaijagirl

Samples believed to be infected with Ebola were stolen from Red Cross courier during robbery raid on a shared taxi in rural Guinea.

The blood samples are believed to be infected with Ebola, the Red Cross in the West African … Read More

Bubonic Plague Outbreak In Madagascar – 40 dead

November 22, 2014 | konknaijagirl

An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 40 people and infected almost 80 others, the World Health Organization has said.

The WHO warned of the danger of a “rapid spread” of the disease in the capital, Antananarivo. The situation … Read More

Two new Ebola drugs to begin trials in Africa

November 14, 2014 | konknaijagirl

In December, researchers will begin clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy of two new drugs for treating Ebola in West Africa.

Both drugs were designed to fight other viruses but may be effective against Ebola as well. The current … Read More

Why networking feels so ‘icky’

November 14, 2014 | konknaijagirl

Givers of career advice constantly remind ambitious professionals that networking is essential to advancing a career.

But cultivating the acquaintance of influential or knowledgeable people in the hope that they can help boost you up the ladder of success … Read More

#HumanitarianHelp: 7yr old Nigerian;Pillar Egona diagnosed with Osteo Sarcoma & needs financial assistance

October 31, 2014 | konknaijaboy

Pillar Egona is a 7yr old girl who had been diagnosed with Osteo Sarcoma. She had been given the choice of amputation or chemoterapy abroad at a cost of just N7million (Seven Million Nigerian Naira)..

 

Her Mother needs the … Read More