By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has directed AITEO Eastern Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (AEEPCo), to stop operation of oilfield in Bayelsa State due to oil spillage. A statement issued on Tuesday by Mr Saghir el Mohammed, Press Director, Ministry of Environment, said this in Abuja,...
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The Director General (DG), National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Moji Adeyeye, said on Tuesday night, that “Without Quality Trade, the Pakistan-Africa Trade Development will be short lived”. Prof. Adeyeye said this at the dinner event of the 2nd Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference, a...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it was targeting 25,000 women and youths in Ebonyi, during its one-week digital financial inclusion drive. The Director, Development Finance Department of the bank, Mr Philip Yusuf stated this at Onueke, headquarters of Ezza South Local Government Area of the state...
FC Barcelona and Benfica played out a thrilling goalless draw in the Champions League in Xavi Hernandez’s second match in charge on a rainy night at the Camp Nou. The match was Xavi’s first in charge of a Champions League match for FC Barcelona after leading the team to...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho sent Manchester United into the Champions League round of 16 as Michael Carrick’s interim tenure started with a 2-0 win over Villarreal at La Ceramica on Tuesday. Portugal captain Ronaldo has scored in each of United’s five Champions League matches so far and netted...
Introduction On 2nd November 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari took to the podium at the UN Climate Change Conference Glasgow 2021 tagged COP26 (26th meeting of the Conference of Parties). In what I consider to be President Buhari’s best speech ever, he said: “Without extra and stable power, we cannot...
Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists are planning to establish a camp in Niger State, authorities have said. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Matane, raised the alarm on Tuesday while briefing reporters in Minna, the state capital. He decried the escalated...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently interrogating a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Officials of the anti-graft agency confirmed this to Channels Television on Monday in Lagos. The former minister was invited to answer questions relating to the forgery of a medical report which he...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTNN) has obtained the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offer for sale of up to 575 million ordinary shares in MTNN held by the MTN Group This is contained in a notice signed by the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A veterinary student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Ms. Esther Gbeja has emerged winner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Essay Competition on Fifth Generation (5G) Technology. The NCC organised a prize presentation ceremony for the 3rd National Essay Competition on Tuesday...
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday voted to hold the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 per cent for the umpteenth time. Reading a communiqué after the committee’s 282nd meeting on Tuesday, Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor, said the MPC...
Benue House of Assembly on Tuesday approved a request made by Gov. Samuel Ortom to borrow N18.225 billion from the Federal Government. Ortom asked for approval to take the loan to cushion the effect of repayment of bailout funds collected in 2015 and 2016. He told the House in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF has revealed that over the past five years, the West and Central Africa region have consistently had some of the highest numbers of UN-verified grave violations against children in armed conflict. A statement issued on Tuesday by UNICEF Communication Officer, Borno State, Mrs....
The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba, said the federal government had spent N2.3 trillion as stimulus package to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Agba said this at a three-day 4th National Treasury Workshop organised by the Office of the Accountant...
Tottenham Hotspur FC have announced pre-tax losses of 80.2 million pounds (107 million dollars) for the financial year ending June 2021. The total debts also increased from 605 million pounds to 706 million pounds. The club said the last two financial years had been “significantly affected by the COVID-19...
The National Chairman-Elect, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has said that for the party to reclaim power, it must demonstrate to Nigerians that it could run a better government. Ayu stated this at a two-day PDP National Retreat 2021 with the theme: “It’s time to rescue Nigeria”...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said the state governments are ready to support the Federal Government in the elimination of fuel subsidy regime. El-Rufai gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja, at the presentation of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update, November 2021 edition titled...
The Bauchi office of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has intercepted 135,000 litres of diesel being diverted to an unlicensed fuel station. Abdullahi Iliyasu, the Operations Controller of the agency in Bauchi State said on Tuesday that the culprits would be sanctioned. He said the...
The Ondo State Government has imposed a 24 hours curfew on Ikare-Akoko in Akoko North East Local Government Area, following sporadic gun shots in the community. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Akure by Mr Donald Ojogo, the state Commissioner for Information....
The Federal Government has berated the Cable News Network (CNN) for prematurely celebrating a leaked report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into the Oct. 20, 2020 Lekki Toll Gate incidence in Lagos. At a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture,...