By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – The Committee for the Ray Ekpu Award for Investigative Journalism has called for entries for the second edition of the competition. A statement jointly signed by the chairman and secretary of the Committee, Mr Nsikak Essien and Mrs Emem Nkereuwem on Friday, said the...
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Tunde Mark, first son of former Senate President, Senator David Mark, is dead. According to Daily Sun, a family source said that Tunde died in the early hours of Friday in London, the United Kingdom. Tunde is said to have suffered from cancer and died at the age of...
The British pound sank against the dollar Friday on political uncertainty after the resignation of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, while weak economic data added to the turmoil. The dollar strengthened also on expectations that the US Federal Reserve would press ahead with its programme of bumper interest rate...
The Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) says 84 individuals and organisations are to receive its Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) impact awards. A statement issued on Friday by the President and Chairman of the Governing Council of NASME, Dr Abdulrashid Yerima, described the MSMEs impact...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Oborevwori Sheriff Francis Orohwedor, as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Delta State. The Apex Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal delivered...
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), says it has begun aggressive metering under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) and National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) Scheme to bridge the metering gap within its operational network. Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Media Communications, EKEDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Nigerian artiste, Victony, has released the first-ever Spotify single from Nigeria, a cover of Davido’s music, “Dami Duro”. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, in a statement on Friday said that the single is currently available exclusively on Spotify. According to Okumu, the single is a disco-inspired...
The morale of staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) was boosted within the week as the House of Representatives declared support to the quest by the company to embark on the rehabilitation of the nation’s refineries. The support was declared by the house ad hoc Committee...
Recent floods killed at least 50 persons in in 11 communities in Adamawa and injured 71 others. Executive Secretary of Adamawa Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), Malam Suleiman Mohammed, disclosed this on Friday in Yola when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He blamed the flooding on...
About 50 people were killed and nearly 300 injured in violence that broke out in Chad on Thursday as hundreds took to the streets to demand a quicker transition to democratic rule. Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo, who gave the death toll at a news conference, said the government was...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is planning to blow up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant in the Kherson region where Ukrainian troops are making advances. “Russia is deliberately creating the basis for a large-scale disaster in the south of Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a video address....
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday fixed Dec.6 for trial of of the former Attorney-General of Lagos State, Olasupo Shasore, SAN, charged with corrupt offers to public officers. Shasore served as the Attorney-General of Lagos State and the Commissioner for Justice during the tenure of Mr Babatunde Fashola...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Participants at a recent food convergence innovation stakeholders convention, have charged the Federal Government to quickly set in motion the process of accrediting more testing centres for rapid screening of aflatoxins contamination in crop samples. They made the call in communique issued at the...
Globally acclaimed author and speaker Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has praised the viral film, ‘Awaiting Trial’. Speaking to her 1.5 million followers on Instagram days after receiving the highest Harvard W.E.B Du Bois Medal, the highest honour given by Harvard in the field of African and African American Studies, she...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday in Abuja, told a gathering designed for State Governors that the potentials of broadband are so enormous that if made available for their citizens, will be the best gift for their...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its variety of retail products specifically designed to enhance the operations and sustenance of various businesses in the country. The products: Petroleum Dealership Finance (PDF), Operational Vehicle Finance (OVF) and Commercial Mortgage will strengthen the capacity of businesses to meet their immediate...
Arsenal secured their spot in the Europa League knockout stage with two games to spare after beating PSV Eindhoven 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday. After struggling to make their dominance count for much of the encounter, midfielder Granit Xhaka smashed a first-time shot home in the 71st...
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has resumed export operations at the Forcados Oil Export Terminal, where repair works on the pipeline has been going for some days. The SPDC’s Media Relations Manager, Mrs Abimbola Essien-Nelson, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. NAN...
Kogi State has finally joined the league of oil producing states in Nigeria as it received the first derivation allocation from the Federation Account. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Information Commissioner, disclosed this shortly after the State Executive Council Meeting at Government House, Kogi. Fanwo said that Gov Yahaya Bello, who...
Aston Villa have sacked manager Steven Gerrard. The club’s owners unseated Gerrard in the immediate aftermath of the 3-0 loss in the English Premier League (EPL) at Fulham. The Birmingham outfit have won just two of 11 league outings this term, with Gerrard paying the price for poor form...