Financial analysts on Monday offered advice to the government on ways to boost the economy, which has slipped into recession. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had, in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report for Q3’ 2020, said that the country recorded GDP growth of -3.62 per cent in...
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Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel, Development has called on youths to take advantage of the N75 billion Youth Investment Fund approved by the Federal Government. Adegbite made the call in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Ayodeji Adeyemi on Monday in Abuja,...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has commended the Nigeria government for standing firm against human trafficking in the country. Mr Oliver Stolpe, UNODC Country Representative to Nigeria, gave the commendation at a stakeholder workshop for the development of a `National Plan of Action on Human...
Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to include its representatives on the board of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) in accordance with the act establishing the commission. The Chairman of NIDO Europe, Dr Bashir Obasekola, made the call in an interview with the...
Displeased at his wife’s alleged adulterous life, a 55-year-old civil servant, Mr Sola Ola, on Monday prayed an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 16-year-old marriage. Sola said that his wife, Tola, with whom he had three children, was wayward and promiscuous. “I got information from people...
516 persons allegedly involved in terrorist activities in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado detained in Tanzania will be extradited for trial. Mozambique’s daily newspaper Noticias reported on Monday. The suspected terrorists entered Tanzania in hope of fleeing offensives by Mozambique’s Defence and Security Forces, but ended up being...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday arraigned a 22-year old man, Matthew Ajayi, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, on charges of drug trafficking. The defendant is standing trial before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo on four counts bordering on trafficking in Cannabis, Diazepam, Rophynol and Tramadol. He...
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Monday said that their newly developed COVID-19 vaccine is, on average, 70.4 per cent effective. They suggested that it is not as powerful as two vaccines already announced by other firms. The interim analysis of phase 3 clinical trials showed...
A 35-year-old carpenter, Adeyeni Omoleyin, on Monday appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Oyo for allegedly defrauding his customer of N25,000. The Prosecutor, Insp. Abdullahi Emmanuel, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Oct. 29 at Omi-Okun, Ondo Road, Ile-Ife. Emmanuel said that the defendant...
Prof. Johnson Obuna, the Chief Medical Director, National Obstetric Fistula Centre in Ebonyi has stressed the need for people to go for yellow-fever immunisation immunisation to prevent its spread. Obuna, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abakaliki, noted that...
A 40-year-old man, Ibrahim Akeem, was on Monday arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly stealing a motorcycle valued at N250,000.Akeen, of no fixed address, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and conspiracy. The Prosecutor, Insp E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant and...
NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers have signed ‘Sixth Man of the Year’ Montrezl Harrell from the Clippers, the league said. The switch comes after a stellar season from Harrell, who averaged career-highs of 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. The 26-year-old led the league with 11 double-doubles off...
Russian Daniil Medvedev said he wants to be part of a new series of long-running rivalries in men’s tennis after beating Dominic Thiem to win the ATP Finals title on Sunday. The 24-year-old completed a remarkable week with a 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 victory to land the biggest title of...
The Miami Heat officially announced the re-signing on Sunday of veteran guard Goran Dragic. The team did not disclose the terms, but The Athletic reported the deal was for two years and $37.4 million with a team option for the second year. “It was essential for us to bring...
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has lauded the Victims Support Fund (VSF) Task Force on COVID-19 over the donation of N107.9 million food and medical items to the state. He said this when he received members of VSF Task Force on COVID-19 on a courtesy visit at the Government...
Mr Sylvanus Ejezie, Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Delta Chapter, says farmers in the state are targeting 28,000 tonnes of rice from this year’s dry season farming. Ejezie said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Asaba, adding that the...
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that he would return to work as his retest for COVID-19 was negative. “I finally have a negative Coronavirus test result. We must understand the new risks and take care of ourselves as much as possible. “I am already at work today....
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered Sen. Ali Ndume to be remanded in Kuje Prison following Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT)’s refusal to appear for his trial. Justice Okon Abang gave the order when Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, failed...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi A former Commissioner of Health in Bauchi State and Head of Department, Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Dr. Zuwaira Hassan, has died in a fatal crash. The crash was said to have occurred on Monday morning at Zaranda village,...
The Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Monday appealed to commercial motorists to always adhere strictly to driving regulations as the Yuletide season approaches.Mr Sola Olominu, Chairman of the Local government council made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikole...