Chief John Bosco Onunkwo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday called on INEC to extend the voting deadline at the on-going Anambra governorship election beyond 2.30 p.m. “I call on INEC to give us additional three hours to accommodate the high number of people who are yet to vote; the complaints […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria and Cote D’ivoire, as two of the largest countries and economies in ECOWAS, are duty bound to cooperate in the interests of their citizens and the rest of the region. The vice president made this submission in his address at the high level segment of the 2nd Session of […]
Forty-four students of Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, have graduated with First Class degrees in the 2020/2021 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, announced this on Saturday during the institution’s 13th convocation, conferment of Doctorate degrees and presentation of prizes. According to him, a total of 595 students graduated for the 2020/2021 […]
The US Virgin Islands has served Barclays in the UK with a court order to provide any documents linked to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The US territory is seeking information on transactions, correspondence and investments linked to the financier. The bank was subpoenaed in New York on the matter in February this year. A Barclays […]
At least 91 people were killed in the capital of Sierra Leone on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, the central morgue and local authorities said. The government has not yet confirmed the death toll, but the manager of the central state morgue in Freetown said it had received 91 bodies following […]
Global food prices have hit the highest level in over a decade after rising by more than 30% in the last year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says. The agency’s figures highlighted the soaring cost of cereals and vegetable oils around the world. Vegetable oil prices hit a record high after rising […]
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc says it has received Approval in Principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a licence application for the MOMO Payment Bank Limited. This is contained in a notice signed by the Company Secretary, Mrs Uto Ukpanah posted on the website of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited in Lagos on […]
Nigeria has the economic potential to generate 427.3 million dollars (N188bn) from domestic value-addition to cassava, and earn additional 2.98 billion dollars (N1.2 trn) in export of the commodity annually. The Executive Director of Partnership Initiative for Niger Delta (PIND), Dara Akala, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Akala, who spoke […]
The Bank of England governor has said he is “very sorry” that UK inflation is rising amid forecasts the cost of living could reach as much as 5%. Andrew Bailey told the BBC that households were already feeling the impact of rising prices. “I’m very sorry that’s happening,” he said. “None of us want to […]
Mr Sule Abdulaziz , the Chairman, Executive Board of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), has reiterated the commitment of the pool towards completing the WAPP North Core Project. Abdulaziz, who is also the Acting Managing Director, TCN, made this known at the 52nd WAPP Executive Board meeting in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which was part […]