More petrol-laden ships, others arrive Lagos ports -NPA
Feb. 16, 2022 The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said that seven ships that had arrived the ports were waiting to berth with petrol, general cargo and bulk sugar….
Twitter adds Flutterwave, Paga as payment providers in Nigeria
Feb. 16, 2022 Twitter has announced the addition of the pan-African payment solutions Barter by Flutterwave and paga as additional payment providers to a feature on its platform called Tips….
Strike: UI, LAUTECH, UNILORIN ASUU set up monitoring team for compliance
Feb. 16, 2022 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the Ibadan Zone has set up monitoring teams in three tertiary institutions to ensure compliance to the one-month industrial…
Alleged land fraud: Court grants lawmaker N200m bail
Feb. 16, 2022 Justice Halilu Yusuf of an FCT high court, sitting in Maitama, on Wednesday admitted a lawmaker, Gabriel Zock (APC-Kaduna State) to bail in the sum of N200…
Reps call for probe into WASSCE question paper leakages
Feb. 16, 2022 The House of Representatives has called for investigation into recurring leakages of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) question papers, resulting in cancellations by West African…
Gov. Lalong condemns attack on miners, commuters in Jos
Feb. 16, 2022 Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has expressed concern about the attack on miners in Yelwa Zangam community of Jos North Local Government Area in the early hours…
Mali debt defaults due to sanctions exceed $93 million
Feb. 16, 2022 Mali has defaulted on more than 53.99 billion franc CFA ($93 million) in interest and principal payments since January due to regional sanctions, data from the West…
South African Judge Dismisses Zuma’s Bid to Appeal Prosecutor Ruling
Feb. 16, 2022 A South African judge on Wednesday dismissed a bid by former president Jacob Zuma to appeal an earlier ruling rejecting his attempt to have the prosecutor in…
BioNTech to ship mRNA vaccine factory kits to Africa
Feb. 16, 2022 Germany’s BioNTech has developed a vaccine factory made from shipping containers that it plans to ship to Africa as assembly kits to ease what the World Health…
8 killed, several injured as gunmen attack Omuma-Uzo market in Abia
Feb. 16, 2022 Abia government has confirmed the killing of eight persons by gunmen at new Cattle Market in Omuma-Uzo in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state on…