Dr Nasir Sani- Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, says the effective implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act ( PIA) was pivotal to its value addition to the Nigerian economy. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Sani-Gwarzo stated this at the Nigeria Oil and Gas Outlook with the theme: […]
The U.S has honoured AVM Muhammed Yakubu with “The Legion of Merit” Award The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the award is issued to members of the Armed Forces of the U.S. as well as to military and political figures of foreign nations The Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, […]
Toyota is resuming operations of its autonomous vehicles at the Paralympic Games village in Tokyo following an accident. Services of the e-Palette pods were halted after a vehicle hit a visually impaired athlete last week. The athlete was not seriously injured, but he had to pull out of an event because of cuts […]
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to address the nation Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last American troops from Afghanistan and the end of a two-decade war that leaves the Taliban in power. Biden said in a brief statement Monday that he would specifically speak about his decision not to extend the U.S. troop presence […]
The Kaduna State Government has described Pilot Abdulkarim Na Allah’s death as “appearing to be a case of culpable homicide”. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, stated this in a statement he issued on Sunday in Kaduna. The late aircraft Capt. Abdulkarim was the eldest son of Sen. Bala […]
Earlier this month, Beheshta Arghand made history in Afghanistan. Arghand, a female anchor at TOLO, an Afghan news network, interviewed a senior Taliban representative on the air. The interview garnered headlines around the world. Two days later, Arghand did it again, interviewing Malala Yousafzai, the activist who survived a Taliban assassination attempt, in […]
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has rejected the 21-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government by the Nigeria Medical Association saying it is in direct collision with the Memorandum of Understanding signed on August 21. The NMA had threatened to join the ongoing strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors if […]
North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the U.N. atomic watchdog has said in an annual report. The International Atomic Energy Agency has had no access to North Korea since Pyongyang expelled its inspectors in 2009. The country then pressed ahead with […]
Marks & Spencer no longer sells men’s suits at more than half of its 254 bigger stores as the pandemic hit “fast forward” on the trend for casual wear. It said men’s preferences were already shifting to “smart separates” such as chinos and shirts before coronavirus. But Wes Taylor, director of menswear at […]