President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday indicated that governors steal from local government council allocations. The President, who spoke extempore after delivering his speech at the presidential parley for members of the Senior Executive Course 44 (2022) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) at the State House, underscored that personal integrity is […]
Month: December 2022
Nigeria is not broke, says Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says Nigeria is in good economic standing, and is not broke. Ahmed spoke at the 6th edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard, tagged “PMB Scorecard 2015-2023”, organised by the Ministry of Information on Thursday in Abuja. She said that the country had continued to […]
Elon Musk’s Starlink to help strengthen internet in remote UK places
Elon Musk’s satellites are to be part of a UK trial to get high-speed internet to remote homes and companies. The enhanced package of connectivity – operated by his Starlink technology – is part of government plans to ensure everyone can access reliable coverage. It will test how more than 3,000 low-Earth orbit small satellites […]
Two dead, dozens missing as landslide wipes out Brazil highway
At least two people were killed and dozens more are missing after a landslide ripped across a section of highway in southern Brazil, sweeping some 20 cars and trucks along with it, authorities said Wednesday. The torrent of mud came rushing down a steep hillside Monday after days of heavy rain in the state of […]
NEMA donates 372 metric tons of grains to vulnerable persons in Kaduna
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday donated 372.5 metric tonnes of grains to the Kaduna State Government for onward distribution to its vulnerable persons. Mustapha Ahmed, the Director-General of the agency, handed over the relief items to the Kaduna State Government in Kaduna. He said that the grains were part of the 12,000 […]