The United States is to engage in a renewed diplomatic push to calm tensions in the Middle East as the region teeters on the brink of a regional conflagration following a suspected Israeli strike on a Hamas leader in Lebanon, twin bombings in Iran and no end in sight to Israel’s war on Gaza. US…
The African Export-Import Bank has expressed readiness to finance several key projects to drive development and investment in Enugu State. Afreximbank President, Prof. Benedict Oramah, who declared the bank’s commitment during a working visit to the Government House, in Enugu, on Tuesday, explained that the bank’s interest in Enugu stemmed from the vision espoused by…
This decision follows the recent suspension of accreditation for degrees obtained from institutions in Benin and Togo. During an interview on Nigeria’s Channels Television channel, Education Minister Tahir Mamman stated on Wednesday, “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo. We are going to extend the dragnet to countries like Uganda, Kenya,…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have warned Nigerians against panic-buying and dismissing reports of a planned hike in the pump price of petrol also called Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). ccording to reports, fuel marketers clashed with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over…
Citing health challenges, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq has officially written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seeking an extension of the deadline to meet with EFCC interrogators over an ongoing probe into the N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered during her tenure in office, through a contractor, James…
Inspires youths at FirstBank-sponsored Lagos Concert By Ayomide Otitoju Afrobeat’s sensation, Adekunle Gold, popularly known as AG Baby, mesmerised hundreds of music lovers and inspired youths at a pre-Christmas concert sponsored by FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution. The event, aptly named “Stacked December Party,” took place on December 22, 2023, at the Palms Shopping Mall…
StateStatistician-General, Mr. Michael Ajayi, has urged Ministries, Departments, andAgencies (MDAs) of government, to share and circulate statistical publicationsfor planning purposes. Mr. Ajayi, who made this known in Abeokuta, while speaking at a day workshop, organised by thestate Ministry of Budget and Planning, as well as the Bureau of Statistics, incollaboration with United Nations Population Fund Agency…
The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was “deeply alarmed” by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria which left nearly 200 dead, according to local authorities. Armed groups launched attacks between Saturday evening and Tuesday morning in Plateau State, a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions. The…
Israeli forces have launched their most intense raids yet on cities in the occupied West Bank as they pressed on with one of the largest incursions in the territory since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October. At least one person was killed after Israeli troops launched a coordinated overnight assault on 10 cities including…
