Three people were killed in Kharkiv, officials said on Saturday. Ukrainian energy facilities have come under a massive attack from Russia, in the latest onslaught targeting the country’s power grid, officials say. It is the eighth time Russia has launched an attack on energy infrastructure facilities in the past three months, Ukraine’s energy ministry said….
●Italian will meet Hurkacz in title match After notching three consecutive three-set wins to begin his Terra Wortmann Open campaign, Jannik Sinner finished the job in straight sets on Saturday. Still, he was made to work for his 6-4, 7-6(3) semi-final victory against Zhang Zhizhen. The result saw Sinner through to his first grass final,…
In two months, Nigerians will begin utilising the services of the proposed three-in-one identity card, the National Identity Management Commission has confirmed. It said the single multipurpose card combining multiple functions of identity, financial and social services will be made available to citizens across the country by August this year. A high-ranking member of the…
Arantes was 17 when she gave birth to her first child on October 23, 1940, a baby who would grow up to be the man widely considered the greatest footballer of all time. “Rest in peace, grandma,” Pele’s eldest son Edinho wrote on Instagram, a message illustrated with a photo of him hugging his grandmother….
The Coordinator of the Lagos zone of the Union, Prof. Adelaja Odukoya, made the appeal on Friday while addressing the press at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye, Ogun State. ASUU said that should the President heed to the appeal and act accordingly, it would save the nation’s public universities from imminent collapse. The Union…
The Federal Government is tinkering with the idea of reviewing upward the fixed payments to hospitals as capitation for health insurance services, The Nation learnt. Capitation payments are payments agreed upon in a capitated contract by a health insurance company and a medical provider. They are fixed, pre-arranged monthly payments received by a physician, clinic,…
In a statement on Friday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department Adebayo Taofiq said the move is part of steps to “restore order and ensure the free flow of traffic”. Twenty-five of the vehicles are commercial while the rest are private cars. They were impounded around the…
The prices of petrol and diesel may not crash significantly despite the commencement of production at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, experts have said. With the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023, the price per litre of petrol jumped from around N184 to over N600 depending on the location. Diesel also sells for about…
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has a new Acting Director General. He is Barrister, Olusegun Omotola. Before now, the Acting Director General was a Director, Legal Services in the Bureau. He hails from Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. He got his (LL.B Hons), Bachelor of Law, at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,…
