Three years after incessant attacks in the Lake Chad area, the Borno State government alongside the military has reopened the 137-kilometer Maiduguri-Dikwa-Mafa-Gamboru Ngala Road for motorists. During the tape cutting event held on Friday, Governor Babagana Zulum commended the military and local vigilantes for securing the region and urged the road users to be law-abiding […]
Month: February 2022
African Union holds summit amid crises over coups and COVID-19
Heads of state gathered Saturday at the African Union headquarters to kick off a two-day summit as the continent reels from a spate of military coups and the coronavirus pandemic. The summit also comes as the 55-member bloc faces pressure to push for a ceasefire in host country Ethiopia, where a 15-month war has killed […]
UNAIDS 95-95-95 vision key to ending HIV in Nigeria – Official
Mr Jekwu Ozoemena, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) HIV Trust Fund (HTF) says only strict adherence to UN Joint Action on AIDS (UNAIDS) 95-95-95 vision for 2030 will guarantee a HIV free Nigeria. Ozoemena said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. He said that ending HIV required […]
Facebook owner Meta sees biggest ever stock market loss
Facebook’s owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230bn (£169bn) on Thursday, in a record daily loss for a US firm. Its shares fell 26.4% after quarterly figures disappointed investors. Meta also said that Facebook’s daily active users (DAUs) had dropped for the first time in its 18-year history. The […]
Amazon raises US price for Prime as profits jump
Amazon is raising the price of its Prime service for US customers after reporting record sales and profits. The e-commerce giant said it was hiking the price by 17% to $139 for annual membership. The firm, which cited increased wage and shipping costs, said it had no announcements to make about other countries “at this […]
Amaechi, Malami sued over alleged illegal award of N91.7b rail contract to Chinese firm
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami have been dragged before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged award of a 190km rail line construction to a Chinese firm without due process. They were sued alongside Federal Ministry of Transportation and the benefitting firm, China Civil Engineering […]
Koo: India’s Twitter alternative with global ambitions
Can Indian microblogging app Koo beat Twitter? That’s certainly the goal, according to co-founder Mayank Bidawatka, who says Koo expects to surpass Twitter’s 25 million-strong user base in India this year. It had touched 20 million downloads in India by the end of 2021. “We are now available in 10 languages, including English. This year […]
Turai Yar’Adua’s cancer centre abandoned 12 years after raising billions
Aisha Buhari leads campaign against cancer As the world marks World Cancer Day, today, the multi-billion naira International Cancer Centre (ICC) located on Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is yet to take off 12 years after the project was established. Mrs Turai Yar’Adua, wife of the late former president, Umaru […]
From Nigeria to Africa: Emeka Oparah’s journey to Airtel Africa Vice Presidency
For Nigeria’s communications guru Emeka Oparah, a new chapter opened on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, when he formally assumed a new position in Dubai, UAE, as the Vice President Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Africa Plc, with responsibility for 14 countries. “To all who supported me along the way as I journeyed in my career, […]
Oil production vessel explodes off Nigerian coast
An oil production vessel has exploded off the Nigerian coast, months after an oil spillage wreaked havoc in the Niger Delta. The vessel – the Trinity Spirit – blew up on Wednesday, Shebah Exploration & Production Co., which has the vessel on a lease, said in a statement. The ship is able to store about […]