Buhari meets security chiefs Thursday as insurgents continue to surrender
Aug. 17, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday confer with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr. Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, confirmed…
How to attract private finance to Africa’s development – By World Bank
Aug. 17, 2021 African economies are at a pivotal juncture. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought economic activity to a standstill. Africa’s hard-won economic gains of the last two decades, critical…
Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover presents fresh challenge for social media companies
Aug 17, 2021 The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for big U.S. tech companies on handling content created by a group considered to be terrorists by…
Build a stronger membership base from the grassroots – Osinbajo tells APC NYLG
Aug. 17, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the youth arm of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to brace up and build a stronger membership base from the…
Afghanistan: Shocking video shows 3 people falling off plane mid-air in Kabul
August 17, 2021 Shortly after a video of a huge crowd jostling to get into an aircraft at Kabul airport flooded the social media on Monday, another unforeseen video splashed…
Ivory Coast begins Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan
Aug 17, 2021 Ivory Coast began vaccinating health workers against Ebola in the commercial capital Abidjan on Monday after a case of the deadly virus was confirmed over the weekend….
Ahmed Joda, Ex-NCC Chair: Tribute to the Best of the Best
August 17, 2021 The story of the nation’s telecoms cannot be told without according him his due. Alhaji Ahmed Joda, a former chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Board…
LASPEMA BEGINS MAPPING OF INFORMAL BUSINESS SECTORS IN LAGOS USING DRONE TECHNOLOGY
Aug. 17, 2021 The Lagos State Planning and Environmental Monitoring Authority (LASPEMA) has started the mapping of Informal Business Sectors on setbacks and other incidental open spaces in the State…
Angry Itsekiri graduates give Chevron 21-day ultimatum
August 17, 2021 The National Association of Itsekiri Graduates (NAIG) Worldwide has issued a 28-day ultimatum to Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) to commence the reclassification of Itsekiri graduates under its…
Insurgency: 219 More Boko Haram Fighters, Children Surrender In Two Days – Army
August 17, 2021 Boko Haram fighters and their children have continued to surrender to troops in the north-east region of the country. Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema…