Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has bounced back from the huge losses that saw over N300 billion wiped off his wealth in 8 hours. On Monday, 22 August 2022, Bloomberg reports that Dangote’s wealth jumped by $34.8 million, which is over N14.9 billion when exchanged at N430 to a...
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BBNaija season 7 housemate, Phyna has bragged about being a first-class graduate of engineering following her clash with fellow housemate, Sheggz. The 25-year-old hype girl, in a conversation with Rachel and Chichi after her fight with Sheggz on Tuesday morning, bragged about being more intellectual than the footballer. According...
Ex-international Victor Ikpeba and former Gombe State Football Association Chairman, Shuaibu Gara-Gombe, are among several stakeholders who have endorsed Musa Amadu for the position of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they gave their endorsements on Tuesday in Abuja, during Amadu’s official...
The Labour Party’s Gubernatorial Candidate in Abia, Dr Alex Otti, has unveiled his running mate, Mr Ikechukwu Emetu, a 38-year-old engineer. Otti also inaugurated his Campaign Council, with a former House of Representatives member, Chief Nnanna Ngwu, as the Chairman. In a speech at the event in Umuahia on...
The United Nations (UN) said funding was required to implement the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) to address humanitarian needs of people in the Northeast Nigeria. UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, at a news conference on Tuesday in New York, said 1.1 billion dollars would be required to fund the...
Musa Amadu, a presidential aspirant in the upcoming Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Elective Congress, on Tuesday harped on the need to get it right in the country’s football administration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Amadu made the remarks during his official declaration to run for the...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The four Catholic Reverend sisters who were abducted by unknown gunmen in Imo state on Sunday have regained their freedom. Recall that the Catholic nuns, namely -Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu and Benita Agu, were abducted on their way to morning mass along...
Italian sports car maker Lamborghini has already pre-sold the entire production run to early 2024, its boss told AFP on Tuesday, with luxury goods seemingly unaffected by global economic uncertainty. The Volkswagen subsidiary is enjoying “high demand” and has an order book covering the next 18 months, CEO Stephan...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Governor Bala Mohammed has sent six commissioner-nominees to the Bauchi State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. Those nominated include Abdulkadir Ibrahim from Alkaleri Local Government Area and Maryam Bagel from Dass Local Government Area, who resigned their positions as Commissioners and contested...
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), on Tuesday said that Nigeria exported over 4. 146 million metric tonnes of non-oil products, worth $2.593 billion from January to June 2022. The Executive Director of NEPC, Dr Ezra Yakusak, said this while presenting the first half year 2022 progress report to...
At least 60 patients with Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) have been staying at the Maryam Abacha Women and Children Hospital in Sokoto for more than five years without succour. Chief Medical Director at the hospital, Dr Bello Lawal, made the declaration on Tuesday in Sokoto at a stakeholders’ strategic...
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed military authorities to flush out all those elements in the army with criminal tendencies. The president gave the directive in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu while reacting to the cold-blooded murder of a Yobe State-based Islamic...
The Naira on Tuesday further depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N430.67. The figure represented a decrease of 0.29 per cent, compared with N429.43 it exchanged for the dollar on Monday. The open indicative rate closed at N429.09 to the dollar on Tuesday....
Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Sidie Tunis, has called for improved budgetary allocation to Agriculture to tackle food insecurity in the sub-region. Tunis made the call on Tuesday at the opening of the Delocalised Meeting of the Parliament’s Joint Committee on Agriculture, Environment...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says that global carbon trade has, in a short space of time, grown into a market worth over $175 billion annually. The UNDP Representative, Mr Mohammed Yahaya, disclosed this at the inauguration l of Development of Nigeria Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) on Tuesday...
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says there are actually enough medical doctors in the country but that the Federal Government is working toward replacing any medical doctor who resigns and leaves the country. Ehanire made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja during a media conference. He also...
The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged stakeholders to intensify campaign towards ending the spread tuberculosis in the country. Buhari said this on Tuesday when she received a delegation from the Global Stop TB Partnership led by their Executive Director, Dr Lucica Ditiu, at the State House, Abuja....
The Presidency has condemned The Guardian Newspaper’s editorial calling for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide made the condemnation in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The presidential aide frowned at the way and manner the newspaper had taken up the role...
The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in collaboration with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has intensified efforts towards completion of the multi-billion Millennium Tower in the nation’s capital. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who led members of the Nigeria India Business Council on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has ordered an immediate investigation into the case of a video circulating on the social media which displayed a vehicle with rotational number plates. The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem disclosed this in a statement issued...