The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called on African states, non- governmental organisations, private organisations and other stakeholders to synergise efforts at harnessing seabed resources to boost the continent’s Blue Economy. Osinbajo made the call in his keynote address at the 4th African Deep Seabed Resources (ADSR) Workshop...
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Reality TV star and Singer, WhiteMoney sits with Chude Jideonwo on #WithChude to discuss winning BBN in 2021, his music career and his ultimate goal of inevitably winning the Grammys. On the show, WhiteMoney discussed not having a degree and how watching foreign films and observing people has helped him improve himself. “The biggest teacher any man can have is experience. The second teacher anyone can have...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – The Nigerian power sector and the capital market made headlines today with a landmark transaction that saw leading electricity generation firm, Geregu Power Plc list its shares by introduction on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The landmark transaction complements the N1.6trn in new issuances...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Spiritual Leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), Olumba Olumba Obu on Wednesday, said the 2023 general elections is not going to be business as usual but about competence, and will shocked the entire nation According to him, the fate...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Thousands of supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, gathered at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi, in their thousands for a rally to receive decampees into the party. The decampees were from various political parties but...
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that he will address three major requests tabled by Gov. Duoye Diri of Bayelsa, with “promptness and immediacy.” Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja, said the president made the pledge while responding to an address by the governor during...
……Calls teachers most important persons By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Teachers are critical in the transformation and development of a country, and this is why they should harness the power of cutting-edge technology in their work so as to better prepare young people for today’s world. This was the...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its commemoration of the 2022 edition of the Customer Service Week scheduled to be globally celebrated on 3 – 7 October 2022. The event themed: “Celebrating Service” will be marked across its FBNBank subsidiaries in over half a...
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Federal Government of Nigeria have signed the Host Country Agreement for the first African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE). This is contained in a statement issued by Amadou Sall, Afreximbank’s media contact in Abuja on Wednesday. Sall said the centre is currently under...
Lagos State Government has alerted residents of the state especially those residing on the banks of Ogun River of high intensity of flooding occasioned by heavy rainfall and release of water. A statement signed by the Lagos state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, on Wednesday...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government is implementing the professional teaching and teacher qualification framework standards to improve their performance at the pre-school, basic, secondary and tertiary levels. Osinbajo said this at an occasion to mark the 2022 World Teachers Day in Abuja on Wednesday. The theme...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised to complete the Mambilla hydro power project, if given the mandate in the 2023 general election. Abubakar said this at the interactive session with PDP North East Stakeholders on Wednesday in Bauchi. He said...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed 63 cases of Ebola Virus infection, including 29 deaths in Uganda, calling for clinical trials of new vaccines in the country. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, gave the confirmation at a news conference at the UN health agency’s headquarters in Geneva...
The Presidency has dismissed accusations on social media by presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, that some of his supporters, known as “Obidients”, have been “silently arrested” are without foundation or fact. A source in the State House, who spoke under condition of anonymity, said both the...
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi says Primary Health Care (PHC) is a key component of all high-performing health systems. Fayemi said this in Abuja on Wednesday at the State Health Leadership Collaborative forum with theme“ Financing Primary Healthcare in Nigeria.” He said that PHC was also a pre-requisite for...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his happiness and satisfaction, and that of the entire nation with the military as well as other security agencies on safe release of the remaining 23 kidnapped train passengers held in captivity by Boko Haram terrorists. In a reaction...
The Kogi House of Assembly on Wednesday sealed the Dangote Cement factory, Obajana, following agitation by Kogi indigenes on the questionable circumstances surrounding the acquisition of the company. The lawmakers ordered the closure of the facility after an investigation into its operations allegedly revealed that no valid acquisition took...
Google on Wednesday announced its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa – its first on the continent that would help create jobs and increase Africa’s presence online. This was made known at the second Google for Africa hybrid event in Lagos, and the Google...
At least 31 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said Wednesday. The vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state when it careened over an edge and plunged at...
Erik ten Hag admitted Wednesday that Cristiano Ronaldo is frustrated when he is not playing for Manchester United but insisted he is happy at Old Trafford. The summer transfer window was dominated by speculation over the 37-year-old’s future after the club’s disappointing campaign in 2021/22. Ronaldo reportedly received an...