Seven migrants were killed after their boat sank in Lake Van in eastern Turkey on Thursday, the official Anadolu news agency reported. The boat carrying illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan capsized as it was nearing the shore, Anadolu said. Their final destination was not immediately clear. Turkish authorities said they rescued 64 people. […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced charges on current account and some other services. It stated that card maintenance fee on current account had been removed as the accounts already attracted account maintenance fee. The CBN clarified charges that depositors should know about their accounts with their lenders in its revised guide to charges […]
A United States Senator from New Jersey, Cory Anthony Booker, has asked the Federal Government to ensure the safety of the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore. He said this in a tweet after the release of Sowore from the custody of the Department of State Services on Tuesday. It will be recalled that 13 […]
Shanghai Shenhua striker, Odion Ighalo, has revealed that he will not be tempted out of international retirement, Sports Extra reports. The former Nigeria striker, called time on his international career in July after finishing as the top scorer at the 2019 Africa Cup Of Nations. Ighalo scored five times and made an assist in seven […]
Sale Mamman, minister of power, has asked Marilyn Amobi, managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company Limited (NBET), to step down with immediate effect. This comes a few hours after the minister ordered the indefinite suspension of Damilola Ogunbiyi, managing director of Rural Electrification Agency (REA). In a statement on Tuesday, Aaron Artimas, […]
Nigeria’s state oil company said on Tuesday it will increase its stake in a Chevron-operated gas-to-liquid refinery to 60% as part of a cost dispute resolution with the U.S. oil major. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has a 20%stake in the plant some 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Lagos. California-based Chevron, which is […]
New United States Ambassador to Nigeria Ms Mary Leonard said on Tuesday her country decided to place Nigeria on its watch list due to the humanitarian situation in the country. She stated that the action was taken as part of an effort to deepen conversation on the issue. Leonard spoke in Abuja when she visited […]
The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday said that the number of active voice subscribers rose by 2.96 per cent from 174.02 million in the second quarter to 179.17 million in the third quarter. The bureau said this in the telecoms data report for the third quarter of this year. It also stated that a […]
Tragedy was averted by the prompt response of emergency responders when fire broke out again in the early hours Tuesday at the popular Tejuosho Market, Yaba area of Lagos State. Lives and properties worth billions of naira were saved by the prompt action of the emergency responders including Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, the […]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has revealed why Nigerian universities fail in global rankings. The NUC which spoke through its Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed in Abuja on Monday during an interactive session with journalists said that the demographics of the universities in Nigeria reveal a preponderance of over localisation and over indigenisation. Rasheed further […]