Plateau State has recorded 17 confirmed cases of Lassa fever with five persons dead, according to Dr. Kunden Deyin, the state’s Commissioner for Health. Lassa-fever Maiden Lassa fever int’l conference holds in Nigeria Deyin disclosed, yesterday in Jos, that 33 cases were taken to the laboratory for confirmation, where 17 were confirmed to be cases […]
Groundbreaking superhero blockbuster “Black Panther” on Sunday won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards — a major boost to its campaign for Oscars glory next month. The film won for best ensemble cast, besting musical romance “A Star Is Born,” Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” and rom-com “Crazy Rich Asians.” […]
Despite Friday’s assurance by the Federal Government that there were no irregularities in the ongoing renewal of over 42 oil licences, stakeholders in the oil and gas sector, yesterday, raised the alarm over the ongoing exercise. Even though the Petroleum Act of 1969, as well as the Petroleum (Drilling & Production) Regulation of 1969 (as […]
The Murtala Mohammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it recorded exceptional revenue generation in the first 10 days of this year. In a statement by the Customs Area Controller, Shoboiki Jane, it said the command generated a total of N2.911bn. “The Murtala Mohammed Airport Command started the year (2019) with an unprecedented […]
The Acting Inspector- General of Police ( I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has placed, with immediate effect, an embargo on the issuance of new licences for designated arms throughout the country. ACP Frank Mba, the spokesman of the force, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mba who did not list the categories of […]
Three-times champions Nigeria will know their group phase opponents at the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals on April 12. Super Eagles Super Eagles In April 12 has now been approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the staging of the competition’s draw. The draw ceremony, due to hold at Cairo in […]
Crude oil production from Nigeria increased the most last month among its peers in the 14-member Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC, in its latest Monthly Oil Market Report for January, put Nigeria’s output at 1.797 million barrels per day for December, up from 1.579 million bpd in the previous month, according to direct communication. […]
Following the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari and replacing him with Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, strong indications emerged Saturday that that the Senate would cut short its break and reconvene on Tuesday. Ahead of the reconvening on the matter by the Senate, the leadership of […]
A two-time Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said she is ready to be the president of the World Bank if nominated for the job. The position became vacant earlier this month after current President Jim Yong Kim’s abrupt resignation, three years ahead of schedule. Okonjo-Iweala, a former senior World Bank official, ran against […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has stressed that it would not accept the N27,000 minimum wage agreed upon by the Council of State. The Nigerian government had also proposed the N27, 000 figure as national minimum wage, contrary to the proposed figure of N30, 000 by NLC. The bill to effect the change has passed […]