ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 204 unemployed youths have been trained and empowered by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in information and communication technology (ICT). The NEDC also donated 10 tractors, 28 deep plough tractors and some farm implements to the Bauchi State Government to boost...
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The integration of e-Money’s European stablecoins will provide a significant addition to Polygon’s array of stablecoins. e-Money has announced that they are integrating with the Polygon Network in Q3, 2021. Recently, the acceptance of cryptocurrency payments and blockchain technology has been exponentially increasing throughout online platforms and physical assets,...
The Clinician, Bauchi Area Veterinary Clinic, Dr. Huzaifa Abdullahi has said that some zoonotic diseases have the ability to abort pregnancy in women, if not managed properly. Dr. Abdullahi stated this on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi, referred to the disease...
Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign Brighton centre-back Ben White for a fee believed to be around £50m. Sky Sports News reported Arsenal had a £40m bid rejected in June with another move for a price of £47m subsequently rejected. But with discussions continuing into July, the two...
Fans of Wizkid have taken to social media platforms to celebrate the award-winning singer as he clocks 31 on Friday. Born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Wizkid made his debut in the Nigerian music industry in 2011 and has been breaking grounds since then. Also known as Starboy, the father of...
Some politicians in Anambra have expressed mixed reactions to the governorship candidates’ list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Friday. The list came as a surprise to many as prominent names including that of Prof Chukwuma Soludo and Mr Valentine Ozigbo who were expected...
The Nigerian Army has debunked a report by Sahara Reporters alleging that its troops opened fire on protesting staff of Dangote Sugar Company at Gyawana district, Lafiya Lamurde LGA of Adamawa State. In a statement by Major Haruna Mohammed Sani, Assistant Director Army Public Relations, the Army said no...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited in collaboration with NG Clearing hosted an engagement with Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) on NGX derivatives market on 8 July 2021.The virtual session was part of NGX’s efforts to improve the understanding of derivatives and prepare market participants for the...
A group of rich countries said on Friday that it would cancel much of the debt owed by Sudan to help the country back into the international fold. Talks that ended late on Thursday “allowed us to reach an historic agreement… to manage Sudan’s debt”, said Emmanuel Moulin, head...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – No fewer than four female victims of human trafficking have been rescued by The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Jigawa. Addressing newsmen in Dutse on Friday, The Comptroller, Mr Isma’il Abba, revealed that the victims were rescued on Thursday at Gurai village in Babura...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said no fewer than 20,000 people have been displaced following series of attacks by the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DCR). Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, disclosed this...
International Olympic Committee (IOC), President Thomas Bach has called for more solidarity to promote peace in the world during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Bach made the call when he visited Hiroshima on Friday, where he marked the start of the Olympic Truce by laying a wreath at the cenotaph...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has launched the “Clean Nigeria – Use the Toilet” campaign in Edo, in a bid to end open defecation across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas by 2025. Obaseki, who was represented by the Edo Head of Service,...
The President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Mr Munir Akram, has said that developing countries require need 4.3 trillion dollars to realise the 17 objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Akram spoke on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York at a...
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has assented to some laws in accordance with Section 100(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). The Laws include: The Kidnapping and Cattle Rustling (Special Provisions) Law, 2021, the Niger State Vigilante Corps (Amendment) Law, 2021; the Niger...
The Kwara Government says it is targeting about 600,000 children for seasonal malaria chemo-prevention drugs in 11 local government areas of the state that are prone to the disease. Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq stated this during the flag off of the Seasonal Malaria Chemo-prevention (SMC) Programme at the Primary Healthcare...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A consortium of Nton governmental Organization ((NGO), Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS), an NGO based in Lagos in partnship with Liberty Now, Uyo and Noble Organization for Solidarity and Development (NOSAD), Calabar on Friday urged the Federal Government to create a Trust Fund for the...
The Russia authority had announced later that the plane had been found, apparently after making a “hard landing”, and that survivors had been seen. A Russian plane carrying at least 17 people that went missing on Friday in the Siberian region of Tomsk has been found and survivors have...
Week-long violence and looting that have shaken South Africa were “planned,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday, vowing that his government would hunt down those responsible. “It is quite clear that all these incidents of unrest and looting were instigated — there were people who planned it...