Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Tuesday, Nov 29th, 2016
1. GSM data subscribers in Nigeria will pay for more data as from December 1, 2016, according to a directive issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission. 2. The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler has said that Nigerians will soon begin to show evidence of tax paying before obtaining new passports […]
Audition for MTV’s Shuga Series To Hold in Lagos This Weekend
Shuga, a film production of MTV Base on HIV, will hold auditions in Nigeria this weekend. “We are looking for real, raw talent that is going to help bring the Shuga drama series alive for Nigerian audiences,” said Georgia Arnold, Executive Director, MTV Staying Alive Foundation, “With principle photography for Shuga just a few weeks away, […]
Toddler Is Cured of HIV, in Aggressive After Birth Therapy
A 2 year-old female has reportedly been cured of HIV, the first case of its kind reported by scientists — globally. She was aggressively treated with antiretroviral drugs, immediately after her birth, and traces of the virus disappeared from her blood — months later, before scientists announced the development at a conference of retrovirus and opportunistic infections […]