The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) says the aviation industry requires accelerated recovery plans, for it to overcome its current challenges caused by the rising cases of COVID-19 pandemic. Capt. Alkali Modibbo Rector of the college, made this known at the 25th Annual Conference and Award Ceremony, organised by the League of Airports and…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has carried out a significant cabinet reshuffle covering not only security posts but also the economy and health following days of unrest last month that left more than 350 dead. In a televised speech on Thursday, Ramaphosa said he was abolishing the security ministry and placing the “political responsibility” of…
At least 2.3 million children and youth are going hungry in northeastern Nigeria where escalating violence has forced farmers to flee their fields and put the region on the brink of critical food shortages, humanitarian groups have warned. Nigerian security forces in the region have waged a more than decade-long war against Boko Haram and…
The late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s son, 36-year-old Aminu, has been arrested for killing four people in Yola. On Thursday, a magistrates’ court in Yola remanded Mr Yar’Adua in prison custody for crushing four people to death in an auto crash in Yola. The late president’s son, a student of the American University of Nigeria (AUN),…
Barcelona have confirmed that Lionel Messi will leave the La Liga club after 20 years. This is as the Argentine superstar failed to reach an agreement on a new deal with the club after a crunch meeting on Thursday. Messi has spent his entire career at Barcelona, coming through the club’s academy before going on…
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, became the focus of attention as he made a surprise appearance at the ongoing meeting of the People’s Democratic Party Board of Trustees. Serving governors are not members of the BoT. It was not clear whether or not he was invited to the meeting, but he has been fingered…
South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar has accused rival military leaders, who announced as leader of the political party and the armed forces, of trying to block the country’s peace process. On Wednesday, the military wing of his SPLM/A-IO movement said it had removed Machar, who helped push his partner, President Salva Kiir, to a…
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order setting the “ambitious target” of making half of all new vehicles sold in the United States by 2030 zero-emission, the White House has said. The executive order, to be inked on Thursday, calls for 50 percent of US vehicles sales to be “battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or…
Tokyo has reported 5,042 new daily coronavirus cases, hitting a record since the pandemic began as COVID-19 infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. The additional cases announced on Thursday brought the total for Tokyo to 236,138. Nationwide, Japan has so far registered a total of 980,728 cases and 15,247 deaths. There is…
