The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, withdrew a suit filed at a Federal High Court, Abuja to detain the former terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days after his arrest. DSS’ counsel, A.M. Danlami, told Justice Nkeonye Maha shortly after the matter was called for hearing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development says it has exceeded its 2022 revenue target of about N7 billion and will hit an excess of N10 billion by the end of the year. The Minister, Olamilekan Adegbite, said this when he visited the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. Adegbite said that […]
Chinese state media have given huge attention to the World Cup this week, but the matches are fuelling frustrations that people in the country are being left out of the celebrations. On top of China’s men’s national team not qualifying for the event, scenes of maskless celebrations and raucous gatherings in Qatar have irritated viewers, […]
An ancient gold coin proves that a third century Roman emperor written out of history as a fictional character really did exist, scientists say. The coin bearing the name of Sponsian and his portrait was found more than 300 years ago in Transylvania, once a far-flung outpost of the Roman empire. Believed to be a […]
Apple supplier Foxconn has apologised for a “technical error” in its payment systems, a day after its iPhone factory in China was rocked by angry protests. Videos had showed hundreds of workers marching at the world’s biggest iPhone factory in the city of Zhengzhou, with complaints over Covid restrictions and claims of overdue pay. Those […]
In honour of this year’s Bezos Day One Fund, American entrepreneur and founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, is giving $123 million to groups assisting homeless families with permanent shelter. Bezos in an Instagram video Tuesday revealed that over the past five years, he has awarded more than $500 million to 167 organizations. “This year’s Bezos […]
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total of N736.782 billion to the three tiers of government as federation allocation for the month of October 2022. The funds are inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and augmentation from Non-Oil Revenue. Of the sum, the Federal Government received N293.955 […]
States in the Southwest geopolitical zone, except Lagos State owe pensioners N330 billion in pensions and gratuities. The Southwest Zone of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), made the declaration in Ibadan on Wednesday at the end of its zonal meeting. Its spokesman, Dr Olusegun Abatan, told newsmen at the end of the meeting that […]
Nigerian students in institutions of higher learning would gain more access to financial assistance as the two chambers of the National Assembly have passed the students loan Bill, according to Mr Lanre Lasisi, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker. He said said in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday that the bill […]
Chinese tech giant Huawei has joined the Partner2Connect (P2C) digital coalition of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), company chairman, Liang Hua, said on Wednesday. Hua said at the 2022 Sustainability Forum that Huawei was committed to helping 120 million people in remote areas connect to the digital world by 2025. The event explored how innovation […]