Senate directs committees on Police, Human Rights to probe cases of human rights violations, extrajudicial killings
The Senate has directed its committees on Police and Human Rights to investigate cases of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings by the police. The Senate gave the directive on…
UN Refugee Chief Tests Positive For COVID-19
The UN refugee chief said Wednesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19 after leading the first day of the agency’s main annual meeting in person. Filippo Grandi, who kicked…
NCS arrests Dubai-bound passenger with 5,342 ATM cards in Kano
The Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Command has nabbed a Dubai-Bound passenger in possession of 5,342 ATM cards at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The Customs Area Comptroller,…
World’s billionaires get even richer during COVID-19 pandemic – Study
The coronavirus pandemic has made the super-rich around the globe even richer, according to a study by consulting firm PwC and the major Swiss bank UBS. At the end of…
COVID-19 to Add as Many as 150 Million Extreme Poor by 2021
Global extreme poverty is expected to rise in 2020 for the first time in over 20 years as the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic compounds the forces of conflict and…
$1.5bn liability: Malami welcomes U.S. tribunal judgment of reimbursement of over $660,000 to Nigeria
The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday welcomed the judgment of a U.S.-based tribunal, which ordered InterOcean Oil Company to pay the Federal Government 660,129 dollars as reimbursement of…
NCDMB, NITDA agree to set up committee on local content development in oil, gas, ICT, other sectors
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have agreed to set up a joint committee to boost local content development. NCDMB…
Facebook, Twitter take action over Trump’s misleading COVID-19 posts
Facebook Inc and Twitter took action on posts from U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday for violating their rules against coronavirus misinformation by suggesting that COVID-19 was just like the…
Insurgency: Zulum tells Army to change tactics to achieve a more successful outcome
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has challenged the army to change its tactics to achieve a more successful outcome against Boko Haram insurgents. Governor Zulum gave the challenge during…
Global trade will shrink by less than expected this year – says WTO
Global trade, devastated by the coronavirus crisis, will shrink by less than expected this year but the rebound will also be much weaker than previously forecast, the WTO said Tuesday….