COP28 focus on health draws $777 million to fight tropical disease
December 3, 2023 The United Arab Emirates and several charities at the U.N. climate summit on Sunday offered $777 million in financing for eradicating neglected tropical diseases that are expected…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: Beauty, brains, brawn on eve of 44
By Tunde Olusunle She was a breath of fresh air when she joined the political fray in Kogi State. She’s an attorney who is reputed for her efforts in…
COP28 contingent: Obi emphasises the need to tie spending to necessity, national Priority
Dec. 3, 2023 Mr. Peter Obi has called on the federal government to de-emphasise unnecessary ceremony and showmanship as a mode of government behaviour, while emphasising the need to tie…
NDLEA nabs drug lord in Lagos hotel; uncovers meth, opioids in jeans hems, dolls, buttons
Attempts by drug syndicates to export illicit substances including various quantities of methamphetamine and opioids concealed in hems of new jeans trousers, dolls, buttons, local soap and tins of milo…
COP28 Nigeria delegates list: Separating facts from fiction, By Temitope Ajayi
The number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai otherwise called COP28 has generated a lot of controversies and strong social media conversations in the last…
Uncovered warehouse in Kano: Palliatives meant for families, widows of members of the armed forces, others
Dec.3, 2023 Kano State Government has uncovered a warehouse where food items meant for palliatives were being diverted in the state. The Press Secretary, Malam Bature Dawakin-Tofa, who made this…
COP28: NMDPRA tells Nigeria story in Dubai, targets $575bn investments
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says the NMDPRA Industry Sustainability Initiative (NISI) will create over 575 billion dollars in capital investment opportunities for Nigeria, through…
Attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau foiled – President Embalo says
December 3, 2023 Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has said that gunfire and clashes that had erupted in the capital of the West African nation on Friday were an attempted…
COP28 Nigeria delegates list: Separating facts from fiction
Dec. 3, 2023 By Temitope Ajayi The number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai otherwise called COP28 has generated a lot of controversies and strong…
NDLEA arrests 90 suspects, dismantles 13 illicit drug joints in Kaduna
Dec. 3, 2023 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command , says its operatives have arrested 90 suspects and dismantled 13 illicit drug joints in Kaduna. The…