The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021 which made the use of face masks in public places mandatory among other measures to curtail further spread of COVID-19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, told journalists in Abuja on Wednesday that the President […]
YouTube has suspended Donald Trump indefinitely from the platform and said it will also prevent the former president’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani from being able to monetize his clips, US media reported. It comes a week after the social media giant confirmed it would extend a ban on Trump’s channel — which has just under three […]
The United Nations appealed Wednesday for $100 million to help it boost support for refugees fleeing escalating conflicts and crises in Africa who embark on risky migration routes to Europe. The UN refugee agency voiced deep concern over swelling displacement from conflicts in Africa’s Sahel region, as well as in the continent’s east. This, it […]
The FEC meeting was held on Wednesday at the State House in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a total of N9.4 billion for various projects including power and road. Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in […]
Police operatives in Anambra State have arrested 10 people in connection with a child trafficking ring operating a baby factory within the Idemili South LGA. On Tuesday, following an intelligence report, police operatives attached to the SIB and Area Command, Oraifite, coordinated by the Area Commander, ACP Afolabi Wilfred, raided the house of one Melvina […]
Equity trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday closed on the positive note with a gain of N46bn as the bulls regained grip on trading activities. The market performance indices, NSE ASI, appreciated by 0.21 per cent with market breathe, however, closing negative with 19 gainers against 30 losers. Consequently, the […]
Pirates who seized 15 sailors when they stormed a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea two days ago have not yet made contact with authorities, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Monday. An Azeri sailor was killed when armed attackers boarded the vessel, which was headed to Cape Town from Lagos, and abducted 15 […]
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria on Monday destroyed cooking gas cylinders and tyres estimated at N300m. The Director-General, Farouk Salim, who supervised the destruction at the SON warehouse in Amuwo-Odofin, said the tyres and cylinders were kept in seven containers. Salim explained that the tyres were stuffed while the cylinders were substandard and unable to […]
Some major oil producing companies and other players in the industry have raised concerns over some provisions of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), 2020. This was at the first day of the public hearing, a necessary stage of the consideration and passage of the bill. The legislation, which was transmitted to the National Assembly last […]
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