A Davos report, published on Tuesday said climate change threatens to cause several million deaths in the coming decades, as well as serious illnesses and high costs for healthcare systems. According to the joint report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) the greatest risk is posed by flooding....
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care to more than 87 million people affected by ongoing crises in 2024, including in Africa the occupied Palestinian territory, Ukraine, Sudan, Syria and the Horn of Africa. The appeal comes at a...
A petroleum tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, fell along Fajuyi road, close to Ilesa motor park in Ile-Ife, on Monday. The petrol tanker, said to belong to BOVAS filling station, was going to Moore Area to offload its content when it suddenly...
There couldn’t have been a more poignant last chapter to a man’s life than my final text exchange with him. He reached out on December 31, 2023, to draw my attention to a Qur’an recital competition in Damaturu, Yobe State, stating that it transpired without deserving prizes. In...
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, on Monday, said the Federal Government plans to start the production of military hardware in Ajaokuta Steel Mill. The minister said he has been working closely with his counterparts in the Ministries of Defence and Works to perfect plans for...
Multichoice on Monday said that the revamped version of its video streaming platform known as Showmax 2.0 would be launched on Feb. 12. General Manager of Showmax Nigeria, shiwMr Opeoluwa Filani, disclosed this during a news conference in Lagos. Filani said that the new Showmax 2.0 would feature...
Multi Choice Nigeria and Africa Magic have called on all African film makers to submit their movies and films publicly exhibited or broadcast for the 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA). Head of Content and Channels West Africa, MultiChoice, Mrs Busola Tejumola, said this...
Former Zamfara lawmaker, Sen. Kabiru Marafa, has said President Bola Tinubu has saved Nigeria’s democracy by not interfering in the judgment of the Supreme Court on the 2023 governorship election Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central at the National Assembly from 2011 to 2019 said this in a statement on...
A PDP governorship aspirant in the forthcoming Edo election, Mr Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, has said if he clinches the party’s ticket, the contest for the office will make the election an easy ‘walk over’ for him. Ogbeide-Ihama, a former member of the House of Representatives, made the assertion in...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, assured Nigerians that things would get better for the common good of the people with more patience, perseverance and consistency in governance. Tinubu gave the assurance at a colourful and well-attended ceremony for the inauguration of Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo for a...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – No fewer than 100 passengers are feared dead after their boat capsized in Borgu Local Government area of Niger State. The Director-General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, confirmed the incident in a statement in Minna on Monday. Baba-Arah...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has said that his administration will not constitute any caretaker committee of local governments at the expiration of their tenure in March 2026. Governor Radda said this during the swearing in of Alhaji Kabir Abdulsalam-Shema, as the transition committee Chairman of Dutsin Ma...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River Governor, Bassey Otu, has assured the Nigerian Legion and the Armed Forces that his administration would go beyond the lip service ritual held every January 15 in remembrance of the nation’s fallen heroes by translating their desires to concrete action. The...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Ugwuh, over an alleged conspiracy and fraud to the tune of N3.6 billion. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that Ugwuh was...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the N35,000 wage award agreement with the Federal Government will continue until a new minimum wage is determined. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)on Monday in Abuja. It would be...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday, confirmed that three persons were burnt beyond recognition in Anambra when their vehicle went into flames along Ezinano-Nkwo on Agulu road in Anaocha Local Government Area. Sector Commander, FRSC in Anambra, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, told newsmen that the incident which...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has hailed the Nigerian Armed Forces for safeguarding the nation’s territorial integrity and securing the lives and property of the citizenry while calling on federal government to honour Nigerian heroes while they live. Natasha made the...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has certified 747 Computer Based Test (CBT) Centres for the 2024 UTME exercise scheduled to begin on Monday. The board made this know in a Bulletin issued in Abuja by the Board’s Public Communication Advisor(PAC), Dr Fabian Benjamin. The board had...
There was an air of jubilation at the Dan Anyiam stadium in Owerri, as a massive crowd of supporters turned up to witness the inauguration of Gov Hope Uzodimma’s second term in office Uzodimma, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged the winner in...