By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday in Maiduguri, flagged off the third phase of the state government credit and grants disbursement to 4250 SMEs totalling about N850 million. The governor also commissioned Alpha Mechanic village for 416 mechanics comprising of technicians of...
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Not a few Nigerians were surprised at the outrage that greeted what has now been clarified as a mis-characterisation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s submission at the mid-term retreat on President Muhammadu Buhari second tenure. Many had interpreted Osinbajo’s remarks as a call for devaluation of the naira. Hours...
The Lead Consulting Strategist and Group Executive Editor, ITREALMS Media group, Mr. Remmy Nweke has urged online publishers, especially in Nigeria to avoid any thing capable of leading them into committing ‘hotlinking’ of images which he tagged a serious ‘digital sin’ at this era. Nweke, whose company publishes ITREALMS.com.ng,...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) has said Nigeria’s crude oil production averaged 1.451 million barrels per day in September 2021. OPEC made this known in its Oil Market Report for October 2021. The report said the figure showed an increment of 156 barrels per day...
Justice Daniel Osaigor of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, to pay N200,000 for not making himself available for re-arraignment for alleged money laundering. Osaigor said that he had gone through the court’s file and noted five different letters...
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says world oil demand will increase by 5.8 million barrels per day in 2021. OPEC made this known in its Oil Market Report for October 2021, a copy which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Wednesday in...
The Senate has confirmed Mr Amaechi Nwoha, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee for appointment as Commissioner representing South- East in the National Assembly Commission. His confirmation was sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the Committee on Establishment and Public Service at plenary on Wednesday. The report...
The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) reiterates commitment to deliver affordable shelter for all Nigerians. Dr Aliyu Wammako, President of REDAN, made the declaration while declaring the 1021 Extraordinary General Meeting of the association on Wednesday, in Kaduna. ”REDAN plans to achieve this through the Rural Urban...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the passage of direct primary for the nomination of candidates for elections in political parties by the Senate will increase the costs of nomination procedures. Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, made the observation in a statement issued in Abuja...
Margaret Ekong, a witness in the trial of the former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime and Administration Agency (NIMASA) Patrick Akpobolokemi, has testified before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. She told Justice Ayokunle Faji on Tuesday that the defendant and his management team spent the agency’s N18...
Spanish local emergency services on Wednesday said between 700 and 800 people have been evacuated as a result of the ongoing volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma. The new wave of evacuations came after approximately 6,000 people who were evacuated in the early days of the 24-day...
The Chairman, Social Democratic Party (SDP), Delta Chapter, Mr Oke Idawene, says zoning the 2023 presidency to a particular region of the country is undemocratic and should be discouraged. Mr. Idawene, in an interview with NAN in Abuja, said that his party was opposed to zoning. He said the...
Following allegations of data manipulation in favour of China, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, plans to make a public statement on Wednesday. The scandal is likely to overshadow Georgieva’s regularly scheduled press conference at the joint annual meeting of the World Bank and IMF...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, ordered a former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode to pay a fine of N200,000 for being absent from court for his re-arraignment, on the excuse of having a bed rest. The court had asked counsel to Fani-Kayode, Mr F. Ajudua to...
Before diving further into an x-ray of his efforts in other sectors, it is central to underline at this point that Honourable Ndudu Elumelu may not be wrong in his latest call on Governor Okowa to contest the nation’s number one job come 2023. This verdict is predicated on...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp, Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, has lamented the high rate of accidents across the state caused by over-speeding and night travels. He stated this in his speech during the flag-off of the 2021 ember months enlightenment campaign held on...
Libyan authorities has recovered 25 unidentified bodies from five newly discovered mass graves in the city of Tarhuna. Located some 90 km south of the capital Tripoli, Tarhuna was once the eastern-based army’s main military operation center during the war against the former UN-backed government in and around Tripoli....
A fast-moving wildfire in southern California expanded to over 13,400 acres (54.23 square km) with 5 percent containment by Tuesday, triggering evacuation orders and the closure of a major highway, according to Inciweb, an interstate incident information system. The Alisal Fire started Monday afternoon near the Alisal Resevoir, north...