The threat comes following current nationwide scarcity which has seen prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, surge to between N610 and N800 at the pump, and between N1000 and N1200 at black market. The association’s Unit Chairman and Spokesperson, Aba Depot, Mazi Oliver Okolo who made the threat, said it was…
A 60-year-old lawyer, Alejandra Marisa Rodriguez, has defied age stereotypes by winning the coveted Miss Universe title for the province of Buenos Aires. A weekend report by Indian news outlet, WION noted that Rodriguez has become the first sexagenarian in beauty pageant history to claim such an honour, paving the way for a new era…
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration, according to the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Aishetu Ndayako. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st May 2024 as a Public Holiday to commemorate this year’s Workers’ Day Celebration,” Aishetu said in a Tuesday statement. She quoted the minister as re-echoing the need for excellence, efficiency, and…
I am extremely delighted to be among the several millions of people all over the world who are celebrating a truly quintessential academic. How else might one describe a man who has to his credit 380 journal articles, 4 books, 26 book chapters, 22 monographs, a citation index of 6,322, i-10 index of 189, and…
Falana claimed that the move is a policy imposed on the Nigerian government by the Bretton Wood institutions. “The Honourable Minister of Power is acting the script of the IMF and the World Bank,” Falana said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. “Those two agencies insisted and they continue to insist that the government…
Queues have resurfaced in major cities like Lagos and Abuja, snaking into the roads and leaving millions of commuters stranded. But IPMAN in Rivers State told Channels Television in an exclusive interview that there is enough fuel stock, dousing fears of queues returning to filling stations in the area. The IPMAN Rivers State Public Relations…
JAMB’s Registrar Ishaq Oloyede announced the release of the UTME results in a press conference held at the board’s headquarters in Bwari on the outskirts of Abuja. According to Oloyede, over 1.94 million candidates registered and sat for the examination in 118 towns and over 700 centres across the country. The examination which began on…
Monaco’s defeat gave PSG an unassailable 12-point lead at the top of the table with three games remaining and means they are champions for a French record-extending 12th time. PSG could have clinched the title on Saturday with a win at home to struggling Le Havre, but in the end, they needed a 95th-minute equaliser…
The Pontiff’s trip represented an increasingly rare outing for the 87-year-old, who has been hobbled by health problems. “I am thinking of Haiti, where a state of emergency is in effect and the population is in despair because of the collapse of the health care system, food shortages and violence that is forcing people to…
