PRESIDENT BUHARI GIVES REASONS FOR WITHHOLDING ASSENT TO ELECTORAL ACT (AMENDMENT) BILL 2021
Dec. 21, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has said withholding assent to the electoral Act, as amended is in the best interest of the nation. Buhari in a statement on Tuesday…
South African court allows Zuma to appeal return to jail
Dec. 21, 2021 South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma can appeal a court ruling last week that he should not enjoy medical parole and should return to jail. High Court…
Odili’s passport seizure: Court awards N2m fine against Immigration
Dec. 21, 2021 …Orders AGF to take disciplinary action against counsel to NIS A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, awarded N2 million fine against Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) over…
3 alternatives to plastic for a sustainable lifestyle
Dec. 21, 2021 Our dependency on plastic is causing great damage to the environment. This is because plastic waste is one of many types of wastes that do not decompose…
Two thirds of low- and middle-income countries do not have reliable mortality data in the past 3 years – New report
Dec. 21, 2021 The world remains significantly off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on ending the preventable deaths of newborns and children under five, according to the…
COVID-19: WHO says Omicron spreading faster than Delta variant
Dec. 21, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant was outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths…
Biennial World Cup Plan Would Make Football $4.4b Richer – FIFA
Dec. 21, 2021 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Monday claimed staging the World Cup every two years would offer enormous financial benefits for its member federations as president…
Keep off! You don’t have right over any student’s body, UniCal VC warns randy lecturers
December 2021 Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UniCal), has warned randy lecturers to keep off students as they have no right over any student’s body. She…
LASG SET TO OVERHAUL ALL STATE-OWNED INFRASTRUCTURE
Dec. 21, 2021 The Lagos State Government has declared its readiness to completely refurbish all its infrastructure and make the assets more sustainable using standard guidelines for designs of office…
Buhari’s Lagos visit: Presidency alleges recruitment of some religious leaders by the PDP to tarnish the ‘good image’ of the President
Dec. 21, 2021 Presidency has condemned attempts by the opposition People’s Democracy Party (PDP) to trivialise President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent visit to Lagos as cheap political goals. The President’s Senior…