Nigeria seeks S/Africa’s backing for G20, BRICS membership
Dec. 2, 2014 The Nigerian government is seeking South Africa’s backing to attain full membership of the G20, BRICS and the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). Nigeria is also seeking…
Tax bills will not impoverish north; scrap TETFund, NASENI, NITDA – Presidency
Since the public debate around the transformative tax bills before the National Assembly began in the last few weeks, various political actors and commentators have tried to obfuscate the facts,…
Court remands man, 28, over alleged murder of colleague
Dec. 2, 2024 An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Monday remanded a 28-year old man, Toheeb Yusuf at a correctional facility, over alleged murder of his colleague. Yusus, a…
Disability day: FG to introduce allowance for PwDs
Dec. 2, 2024 The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) says it is working ascediously to introduce a special allowance towards reducing financial burden on Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)….
UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation
December 2, 2024 Restoring the world’s degraded land and holding back its deserts will require at least $2.6 trillion in investment by the end of the decade, the U.N. executive…
Borno Govt moves to construct first intra-city rail network
Dec. 2, 2024 The Borno Government has unveiled plans to construct the first intra-city rail network in northern Nigeria. Alhaji Mohammed Bamanga, Commissioner for Transport and Energy, who made this…
Port Harcourt refinery resumes full operations after brief scale down
The Port Harcourt refinery has resumed full operations after a brief ”scaling down”, Mr Ibrahim Onoja, the company’s Managing Director has said. Addressing newsmen after a facility tour of the…
HIV: 120,000 Lagosians currently receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy – LSACA
Dec. 2 2024 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), Dr. Folakemi Animashaun has disclosed that 120,000 individuals in Lagos State are currently receiving life-saving antiretroviral…
FRSC rescues 6 victims from deadly container accident
Dec. 2, 2024 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) rescued no fewer than six victims of Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) from a deadly container accident. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam…
World Court to open climate change hearings
December 2, 2024 The United Nations’ top court on Monday starts hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of contributing to…