The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said he does not expect a huge number of refugees from Afghanistan to arrive in Europe, as long as those fleeing the country are provided with aid sooner rather than later. The extent of any mass exodus from Afghanistan will depend on just how brutally the…
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says the state government will partner with the World Bank in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The governor said this on Thursday when he inaugurated the State Project Steering Committee of the Nigeria COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project (Co-PREP), at the Government House, Asaba. Okowa, represented by his…
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Friday traded 280.57 million shares worth N3.18 billion in 4,012 deals. This represented an increase of 39.01 per cent compared with 201.84 million shares valued at N1.68 billion traded in 3,274 deals on Thursday. Honey well Flour was the most active stock, trading 57.49 million shares worth N185.76 million. GTCO…
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Friday paid tribute to the victims and survivors of terrorism from New York to Baghdad to the frontlines of conflict in Africa’s Sahel region. Associate spokeswoman for Secretary-General, Eri Kaneko, said this while briefing correspondents at the UN headquarters in New York. According to her, the secretary-general spoke at the…
The Nigerian Army says its troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North East Operation, Hadin Kai (OPHK), have arrested one Yusuf Saleh, a suspected Boko Haram Urea Fertilizer supplier in Yobe. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Friday, said the suspect was arrested at Bayamari village in Geidam…
Nurses have urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, improve the welfare and working conditions of health workers in the country for improved services. They made the call on the heels of the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) which has crippled healthcare delivery and access in public…
Uganda on Friday said it suspended the operations of 54 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), a move that one of the groups described as “political persecution”. The suspension was ordered for a range of reasons, including non-compliance with regulations which required NGOs and other groups not to be involved in politics. Steve Okello, the Chairman of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari, among over 10,000 other participants across the globe, are expected to participate in a hybrid Banking and Finance Conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. Dr Herbert Wigwe, GMD/CEO, Access Bank Plc and Chairman, Consultative Committee of the 14th Annual Banking and Finance Conference, said this at a virtual…
Norway international Odegaard, 22, joined the Gunners on loan in January and has made the move permanent for about £30m. The deal for Ramsdale, 23, is worth £24m plus a further £6m in add-ons. He is available for the visit of Chelsea on Sunday, but Odegaard misses out as he waits for his visa clearance….
