By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out areas of collaboration in weather forecasting and climate research. Director General NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh and his counterpart from NiMet, Prof...
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By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria and other countries that have very close economic links with Ukraine and Russia are at risk of scarcity and supply disruptions. It added that poor households across the world would suffer from the increase in food and...
Robert Lewandowski scored three times as Bayern Munich rolled into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 7-1 win over FC Salzburg at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday. The Bundesliga leaders won the tie 8-2 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw against the Austrian side in Salzburg on Feb. 16....
Liverpool on Tuesday slipped to a shock defeat against Inter Milan at Anfield, but managed to seal their place into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 2-1 aggregate victory. Lautaro Martinez’s wonder strike sealed a 1-0 win for the reigning Serie A champions but Inter failed to capitalise after...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has replaced the sacked Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi with Hon. Iduma Igariwey. Recalled that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had sacked Governor Umahi and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it was yet to be served the certified True Copy of the Federal High Court that sacked Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Chief Kelechi Igwe. Mr Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Some widows in Cross River State have said that despite increased awareness, harmful and dehumanising practises against them still continue unabated in central and northern parts of the state. The women disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar during an event to commemorate The 2022International Women’s...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The Federal Government, on Monday said it was opened to onshore and natural gas investments by the Turkish government in Nigeria. Speaking during a bilateral meeting with the Turkish Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alpersen Bayraktar, on the side-line of the ongoing...
BY BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – In commemoration of International Women’s Day, IWD 2022, Nigeria’s retail lender, Unity Bank Plc is partnering AltSchool Africa to sponsor female students towards the acquisition of specialist software skills – an empowerment initiative to boost the capacity of the female gender. AltSchool Africa is...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, struck out the motion filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to further detain suspended DCP Abba Kyari and six others for 14 days. Justice Zainab Abubakar struck out the application after counsel to the NDLEC, S. S. Obot, informed...
The Federal Government has so far released N10.06billion to speed up the construction of the Presidential (VIP) Wing of the State House Clinic, Aso Villa, Abuja. The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijanni Umar, made this known while giving an overview on the financial status of the project, scheduled to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over what he described as “the brutal murder of tens of vigilante members in Kebbi by bandits. The bandits ambushed the vigilante members in the Sakaba/Wassagu Local Government Area. The president made his feelings known in a statement issued by his Senior Special...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of activities to mark the 2022 International Women’s Day, and in line with global efforts at addressing issues of climate change and reducing its impact on the environment, the FCT Administration has donated 6,000 varieties of economic tree seedlings to women groups...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai says he is hopeful of the possibility of a woman emerging the Executive Governor of the state considering their numerical strength. Fielding questions from journalists in Kaduna on Tuesday, he said there was ‘50 per cent’ chance of a woman emerging as the next...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahihas said that he remains the govenor of the state and will not vacate office for anyone. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday sacked the govenor and his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe for defecting...
Google on Tuesday announced that Google.org, was committing $1million in charitable funding to support programmes to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Mojolaoluwa Aderemi-Makinde, Head Brand and Reputation, Africa-Google said that the funding was as a part of a series of new initiatives aimed at supporting women-owned businesses. Aderemi-Makinde...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – One of Nigeria’s leading banks, FirstBank Nigeria Limited has urged its customers to take advantage of the Bank’s ongoing Verve Card campaign designed to reward customers for their continued usage of the Verve debit Card. FBN is Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider The...
Mixed reactions have trailed the removal of Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi and his deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi-Igwe from office by a Federal High Court in Abuja. While some residents saw it as a welcome development, others were disappointed with the judgement. Some residents who spoke with the News...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its partnership with CDC Group, the UK Government’s development finance institution on a US$100 million finance facility to FirstBank. This new facility will direct funding to women-owned and led businesses as well as to...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial primaries of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Gershom Bassey representing Cross River South Senatorial District has unveiled a 10 point economic agenda on restoration and development blueprint to rebuild the state and put it on sound footings. According to...