The traditional ruler of Jaba in Kaduna State, Chief Jonathan Maude, has regained his freedom three days after his abduction. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 83-year-old royal father was abducted on Monday on his farm in neighbouring Nasarawa State. A source close to the palace, who pleaded for anonymity, told NAN…
Nigeria’s latest surge in coronavirus infections gathered pace on Wednesday with new confirmed cases rising above 500 for the first time in four months following the spread of the more contagious Delta variant. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) figures on Thursday morning, showed another 535 cases were reported on Wednesday. Newsmen report that…
A total of 12 Nigerian athletes have been cleared by the Integrity unit of the World Athletics Council and eligible to compete at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. This is according to Adeniyi Beyioku, Secretary General of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Thursday. Newsmen report that 18 athletes from the final entries…
By Emmanuel Udodinma An international non-governmental organization, ‘I Care for Sisters Worldwide’ has been launched, just as 30 women have been enlisted for an empowerment programme. The launch which heralded its inaugural information meeting of the group, was held recently at French Quarters in the region of Cypress-Texas, United States of America (USA) and saw…
Kano State Government says its spending N2.5 billion on infrastructural facilities at the Dala Inland Dry Port to boost economic and social activities in the state. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje made the disclosure on Thursday at opening ceremony of the 2021 Gas Sector Stakeholders (AKK) Forum organised by the Gas Aggregation Company Nigeria (GACN). “Kano is…
A court in Moscow on Thursday fined Google for failing to store the data of users who are based in Russia in that country. A judge imposed a fine of 3 million roubles (40,000 dollars) on Google, the first time the company has faced a penalty of this kind in Russia. However, LinkedIn, an employment…
The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) says the African continent was faced with syndemics, a combination of emerging infectious diseases, which are increasing the disease burden across the continent, according to John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC. Me Nkengasong stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, day two of the Nigerian Conference of Applied and…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says the global energy sector requires about 12.6 trillion dollars investment cumulatively for development by 2045. The Secretary General of OPEC, Dr Mohammad Barkindo made the disclosure while presenting a keynote address at the 14th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Association of Energy Economics (NAEE) in Abuja on…
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. said it would enhance its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) initiatives in education to ensure growth and development of the country. The Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, said this on Wednesday at the bank’s webinar with the theme: “Education- Does Kindness have a role?” to mark…
