Africa has technology, potential to eradicate hunger- Adesina
June 6, 2023 African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger. In a statement issued by the bank, Adesina…
Ex-Ekiti Assembly Speaker, 1 other remanded over alleged fraud, attempted murder
June 6, 2023 An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a former Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi, and one Tajero Adebayo in Ado-Ekiti…
Court fines lawyer N20m in suit seeking to stop Tinubu’s swearing-in
June 6, 2023 A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, awarded N20 million fine against Chuks Nwachukwu, a lawyer representing five FCT residents in a suit seeking an order…
197,242 persons pay N514.7m to watch films at cinemas in May
June 6, 2023 The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) generated N514.7 million from the box office in May. This shows a decline of N52 million compared to the N566…
Senate Approves Tinubu’s Appointment of 20 Special Advisers
June 6, 2023 Senate on Tuesday at plenary gave expeditious approval to a request by President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 Special Advisers. Tinubu’s request was earlier contained in a…
Exclusive: Real reason Onochie is fighting MD Ogbuku, others at NDDC
There is uneasy calm among members of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with the Chairman of the Board Lauretta Onochie in open dispute with the…
Police confirm murder of UI professor
June 6, 2023 The Police Command in Oyo State has confirmed the murder of Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole of University of Ibadan by gunmen. Ajewole, a Professor of Social and Environmental…
Bi-lateral cooperation: Saudi donates 50 tonnes of dates to Nigeria
June 6, 2023 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, presented a donation of 50 tonnes of high quality dates to Nigeria, in a bid to deepen bilateral relations between…
After rough start, UN plastic treaty talks end with mandate for first draft
June 6, 2023 After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global…
Nigeria recorded N927.2bn trade surplus in Q1 2023 – NBS
June 6, 2023 Nigeria recorded N927.16 billion trade surplus between January and March 2023, says the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is contained in the NBS Foreign Trade in…