Chief Elvis Agukwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South East, on Monday described APGA’s lead in Anambra Gubernatorial election as a political disadvantage to the zone. Agukwe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the lead had further isolated the zone from National political grid. He said that it […]
The UK’s trade deal with the EU could collapse in a row over Northern Ireland, says a senior Irish minister. The UK is thought to be preparing to suspend parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney hinted the EU could terminate the Trade and Cooperation Agreement in response. He said: “One […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Anambra State governorship election. INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Florence Obi, announced this on Monday at the commission’s head office in Awka. Party agents, reporters, and observers among others had waited until about 12:15am for the declaration of […]
The West African regional grouping ECOWAS on Sunday hardened its stance against military-ruled Mali and Guinea, imposing new individual sanctions and calling on both countries to honor timetables for a return to democracy. The Economic Community of West African States “has decided to sanction all those implicated in the delay” in organizing elections set for […]
In a week of Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, Scotland in the United Kingdom, President Muhammadu Buhari also used the opportunity to voice his deep-rooted desires to boost Nigeria’s National Infrastructure Stock. Buhari made his feelings known in Glasgow at the COP26 high-level side event on improving global infrastructure hosted by President Joe Biden of […]
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, started its new week on a cheerful note as the country on Monday stepped into the global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market for the first time in 22 years. It was a step expected to strengthen Nigeria’s footprint in the global LNG market after the lifting that occurred […]
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has launched a Twitter poll of his 62.6 million followers asking if he should sell 10% of his shares. The vote, which closes later on Sunday, could see him dispose of $21bn (£16bn) of stock in the electric carmaker. He promised to abide by the result of the poll, a response […]
Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said that the two Lagos seaports located in Lekki and Tin Can Island were operating “far beyond their installed capacities”. “What it simply means is that if they were built to handle 500,000 Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), for instance, probably they are […]
