Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has hit back at Elon Musk after the Tesla boss posted a Twitter poll with his suggestions for ending Russia’s invasion. Mr Musk asked his 107.7 million followers to vote on ideas that included ceding territory to Russia. In response Mr Zelensky posted his own poll asking users if they liked […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday present the N19.76 trillion 2023 Budget to the National Assembly in Abuja. The presentation will take place 10am at the temporary chamber of House of Representatives. The Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, had said the President will present the 2023 appropriation to the National Assembly […]
Nestlé is investing over one billion Swiss Franc ( $1.01 billion) in its Nescafé Plan 2030 to help drive regenerative agriculture, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve farmers’ livelihood. The company said this in a statement by Mr Bola Audu, Corporate Communications Specialist, Nestlé Nigeria Plc, on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Cargoes worth billions of naira are trapped at the Apapa and Tin Can ports as truckers have withdrawn services following continuous extortions and harassment they face at the ports and access roads by government agencies, security operatives and non-state actors. According to the truckers, their ordeals were yet to be addressed by the government despite […]
The Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology(NILEST) Zaria, Prof. Muhammad Yakubu, said Nigeria’s total exports of leather products hit $800 million this year. Yakubu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said that by 2018 to 2019, the exports of Nigerian leather products […]
Nigeria 1914 Exhibition, a showcase of historical portraits, artifacts and paintings, which chronicles Nigeria’s history from the 1914 amalgamation through the 1960 Independence debuted in the nation’s capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the opening ceremony of the week-long exhibition was held on Saturday night at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja. Mr […]
Russia has withdrawn its troops from the strategic Ukrainian town of Lyman, in a move seen as a significant setback for its campaign in the east. The retreat came amid fears thousands of soldiers would be encircled in the town, Russia’s defence ministry said. Recapturing Lyman could let Ukrainian soldiers reach more contested territory in […]
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Marriage Registry said 1,522 marriages were registered officially between January and August in the area. Mr Akinwumi Akintayo, Chief Marriage Registrar, AMAC, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Akintayo also said that in the same period, 11 marriages at the “edges of […]
World search giant, Google is celebrating with Nigeria’s annual Independence Day with a doodle on its page. The search engine giant, Google on Saturday, celebrated Nigeria’s 62nd independence day anniversary on its website with a special doodle depicting the national colours of Green and White Today’s annual independence day doodle features Nigeria’s flag waving against […]