Nigeria’s 1.5 billion dollar budget support loan request is “still in the works,” says Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria. Chaudhuri said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a media conference on the presentation of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update (NDU) for December. The report titled “Rising...
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Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, DR Congo international Youssouf Mulumbu and president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Ahmad Ahmad has lauded Demba Ba for his role as Pierre Webo was allegedly racially abused. During Tuesday’s Champions League game between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir at the Parc des...
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly said that the Republican Party “beat the living hell out of us” in the Nov. 3 election, due to calls by Democrats to defund the police. Biden made the remarks in a leaked audio from a virtual meeting he had with a group...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – 675 new cases of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, bring total infections in the country to 71,344. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), a total of 65,474 cases out of the total infections, had been discharged...
By JACOB KUBEKA – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana on his re-election for a second term in office. The Nigerian President also commended the people of Ghana on the successful conclusion of the presidential and parliamentary elections, attesting further that with...
Much of the momentum behind the deal-making has been to present a united front against Iran and roll back its regional influence. Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize ties, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday. Morocco will become the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with Israel...
Sri Lankan health authorities on Thursday urged people to minimise shopping for the Christmas season as the country’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed the 30,000 mark. The Health Ministry, in a set of new health guidelines released ahead of the festive season, said people must limit their...
The Programme Lead of The Education Partnership Centre (TEP Centre), Mr Quadri Gbenga, has urged Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) to adopt technologies that will enhance transparency and accountability in its operations. Gbenga gave the advice at a two-day training organised by the Macarthur Foundation on Thursday...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday advised motorists to guide against reckless driving before, during and after the Yuletide.Mr Sulaiman Taiwo, Badagry Unit Commander of FRSC, gave the advice at the flag off of 2020 Ember Months Safety Campaign in Badagry.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Non-communicable diseases account for seven of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a sharp increase from two decades ago, a new UN World Health Organization (WHO) study has found. It said, however, that heart disease remains the leading cause of death globally. The 2019 Global Health Estimates, released...
The police in Ogun on Thursday advised the youth to desist from cultism and other vices to avoid distracting themselves from actualising their dreams. The Sango-Ota Area Police Commander, ACP Monday Agbonika, made the appeal at the 2020 Valedictory Service/Prize-Giving Ceremony for outgoing (SS3) students of Adedokun International School...
China’s health authorities have called for universal recognition of health codes nationwide in a circular issued on Thursday. All regional authorities should implement regulations for the mutual acceptance of health codes, so as to provide greater convenience for inter-provincial travelers, stressed the circular jointly issued by the National Health...
The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Committee on Banking and Currency to investigate merits and demerits of adopting non-interest banking system in Nigeria. This was sequel to an amendment raised by Rep. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta) while the house was debating a motion on the need to adopt...
The President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mrs Toki Mabogunje, has urged government at all levels to put in place measures to revamp the paper and pulp sector in the country.Mabogunje spoke at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair, at an event where FAE Limited, Nigeria’s leading paper...
Israel’s central bank announced a new programme on Thursday, aiming to help small-scale businesses deal with the coronavirus crisis. The new plan, which would take effect from Jan. 1, 2021, would give small businesses which had been significantly affected by the crisis ease in repaying loans to the banks....
Senate has urged President Muhammadu to reconsider his directive on the removal of Dr Nasir Ladan as Director-General of National Directorate for Employment (NDE). This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia(APC- Jigawa), at Thursday’s plenary. Hadejia, speaking under orders 42 and 52 of the Senate...
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a dismissed police officer, Folorunsho Monday, who allegedly defiled a 12-year-old girl. Magistrate Shade Lawal did not take Monday’s plea. Lawal said that she needed advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). She ordered that the defendant should be kept...
The number of people forcibly displaced around the world has doubled in the past decade and is estimated to have passed 80 million in mid-2020, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a report published on Wednesday. It said few displaced people could go home and more are being...
A Coalition of South-South Political Parties (SSPPC) on Thursday pledged their support to the on-going Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) forensic audit. The group made this known in a statement jointly signed by Mr Prince Rueben, the National Leader, Amb Joseph Omoregbe, National Secretary and Omangima Harry, Deputy National Secretary in...
Young Leaders Network (YLN), an NGO, has trained 250 youth leaders across Bauchi and Nasarawa States on strengthening youths’ participation in governance. Mr Moses Danjuma – Kusko, Coordinator of the project spoke to journalists at a two-day citizen accountability training organised for young people on Thursday in Lafia. Danjuma-Kusko...