Elon Musk’s company Neuralink, which said it could connect the brain to a computer using neural implants, has raised another 280 million dollars from investors. The fresh funding round was led by technology investor, Peter Thiel’s venture capitalist Founders Fund, Neuralink said in a social media post on...
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A constitutional lawyer and right activist, Dr Kayode Ajulo has cautioned some Nigerians against making disparaging comments on judges sitting at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). He said such comments were troubling and uncalled for. Ajulo said this in a message in Abuja on Tuesday which he titled: ...
It was in the news recently that residents of Oworonshoki area in Lagos State on Wednesday August 2, 2023, protested the ongoing demolition in their area by the Lagos State Task Force which has seen many residents lose their belongings and homes, left several women and children homeless, and...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Director, Federal Science and Technical College Jalingo, Taraba State Dr. (Mrs.) Adaramola Mercy has appealed to the Federal Ministry of Education and stakeholders to rescue the institution from the extinction caused by erosion. Dr. Mercy, who double as the Principal of...
The Federal Government says it has withdrawn the contempt of court proceedings against organised labour for embarking on a nationwide protest. This is contained in a letter addressed to the lead counsel to the NLC, Falana and Falana’s Chambers and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State House Of Assembly Committee on Youths And Sports Development has expressed total neglect and abandonment by the former administration leading to outright decay in sports. The House committee, which was led by Hon. Mercy Akpama made the remarks...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has destroyed boats laden with stolen crude oil as part of efforts to thwart oil theft in the Niger Delta region. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, stated...
The government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should without delay toe the path of India government which recently imposed restrictions on import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers and ultra-small computers and servers with immediate effect. This is in the spirit of product nationalism whereby countries deliberately promote patronage...
● Raps Audu Ogbeh, others for calling for SGF’s removal Coalition for the Survival of Nigeria (CSN), a non-state actor, has drummed support for the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he continues to confront the socio-economic issues bedeviling the country. The group also commended President Tinubu for...
A former staff member of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Mr Haruna Kolo, has alleged that job seekers paid millions of naira into his personal account for remission to the commission’s Chairman, Mrs Farida Dankaka. Kolo said this on Monday in Abuja at the resumed investigative hearing of...
Chieftains of Edo North (Afemai) People’s Democratic Party on Monday expressed their support for Gov. Godwin Obaseki against the backdrop of the current fight between him and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu. Shaibu recently approached an Abuja Federal High Court to stop Obaseki, the state Chief Judge and Edo...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Government has debunked reports making the rounds on social media that it has initiated a new salary structure for workers in the state . The governor’s spokesman, Malam Olawale Rasheed, debunked the report in a statement on Monday in Osogbo. According...
A ministerial nominee for Delta, Mr Festus Keyamo, on Monday said that he would not disappoint President Bola Tinubu for nominating him as minister designate. Keyamo, a former Minister of State for Employment, Labour and Productivity, also thanked the Senate for its magnanimous consideration, saying he would not disappoint...
The Senate has announced the composition and leadership of standing committees. The announcement was made shortly after lawmakers reconvened from their short break after confirmation of the ministerial nominees in the late hours of Monday plenary. The standing committees have Senators Solomon Adeola, (APC -Ogun) Enyinnaya Abaribe...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says over 2 million students and staff of higher education institutions in the country will soon have massive access to online academic resources through the deployment of blackboard learning platform . Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono,...
The Senate has confirmed 45 ministerial nominees out of the 48 nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. The confirmation followed the consideration and approval of the nominees during Monday’s plenary. The nominees include Sen. Abubakar Kyari (Borno ), Abubakar Momoh (Edo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Prof. Joseph Utsev...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 262,803 candidates who wrote the 2023 school candidate West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Patrick Areghan, the council’s Head of National Office (HNO), said this at a news conference to announce the release of the...
A 43-year-old cleric is in police net in Lagos for charming his U.S.-based friend to collect N105 million from the latter by false pretence. Parading the suspect before newsmen on Monday, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone-2, Mr Ali Mohammed, said the cleric also charmed his friend’s wife and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has distributed 30,000 bags of food items to 10 000 households as palliatives in Banki town Monday . The items distributed 10,000 bags of 25kg of rice, 10,000 bags of 25kg of maize, and 10,000 bags of 10kg...
The Senate has screened Mr Festus Keyamo a ministerial nominee from Delta after he apologised to the lawmakers over an alleged misconduct to the legislature. Keyamo’s screening at plenary on Monday followed his apology to lawmakers over his conduct in 2020, when it was said he ignored summon...