A Group of scientists and environmentalist have mobilised thousands of youths, through Social media and trained them to halt garbage, so as to save the environment from pollution. Mr Nurudeen Bello, the Director, African Climate Reporters (ACR), stated this at a one-day sensitisation workshop, ahead of the World International...
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended the membership of Guinea, which has been gripped by a military coup, said a communique issued by the ECOWAS late Wednesday. The decision was made at a virtual meeting of the organization, convened by ECOWAS Chairman, Nana Addo Dankwa...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said there is a potential income gain of up to 450 billion dollars from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the vice president spoke virtually at the closing of the...
As Kaduna gears up to host the sixth edition of the annual Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit (KADINVEST), the state government says it was working to consolidate the $2.6bn in investments it had attracted since 2016. The Executive Secretary of Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA), Umma Aboki, disclosed this...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says a deadly outbreak of meningitis has been declared in a North eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). No fewer than 260 suspected cases and 129 deaths have been reported in Tshopo Province; with a high case fatality ratio of...
The Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has ordered the contractor handling N35 million Reconstruction and Completion of Civic Centre at Akure North/South Federal Constituency to return to site. Mr David Oluwole, Head, Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Division, ICPC, gave the directive on Wednesday during...
Gov. Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State, has said that electronic voting is possible in Nigeria, with the right determination. According to him, the success recorded in the last Local Government election conducted via eletronic voting in the state, was a demonstration that it was possible across the country....
About 400,000 Nigerian drug users who exchange needles and syringes as a group while ingesting drugs are responsible for the spread of HIV in the country. Dr Gambo Aliyu, Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) made the disclosure in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the exchange...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Following last week’s submission of the Forensic Audit Report on the Niger Delta Development Commission-NDDC, a civil society organization, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption-MIIVOC has invoked the Freedom of Information Act on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice,...
The Allied Political Parties for Good Governance has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to call the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to order. Mr Raph Nwosu, National Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the call on behalf of the parties, at a news conference...
by EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters on Wednesday said they have arrested eight suspects over the kidnap and murder of 93-year-old Mr Defwan Dariye, father of former Governor of Plateau, Mr Joshua Dariye. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, who disclosed this...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has said the state’s 140-bed specialist which is at an advanced stage of completion in Obudu would be a reference point in Africa. Governor Ayade who was in Obudu to inspect the progress of work at the ultra-moderm hospital,...
The Federal Government has approved the National Policy on fifth generation (5G) network in Nigeria. This is according to the the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who addressed journalists in Abuja after the weekly Federal Executive Council in Abuja on Wednesday. He explained that the benefits...
Facebook, Big Cabal Media and Comic Republic on Wednesday announced the launch of #NoFalseNewsZone, a campaign aimed at minimising the spread of fake news in Nigeria. Facebook, in a statement, said #NoFalseNewsZone is an educational campaign focused on helping people identify false news and educate them on the actions...
The Governor of Zambia’s Central Bank, Christopher Mvunga has resigned, a presidential spokesperson said. A special assistant to the president, Anthony Bwalya, on Tuesday said Mr. Mvunga resigned as Governor of the Bank of Zambia (BoZ). In a statement, the spokesperson said president Hakainde Hichilema has since appointed Francis...
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,946,662 as of Wednesday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 200,741....
The 12 associates of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, have instituted a rights enforcement suit against the Department of State Services (DSS) for being paraded on the media as criminals. They filed the suit on Wednesday before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High...