By Cecilia Ologunagba UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has appealed to world leaders attending the ongoing two-day G20 summit in India to come together to solve humanity’s biggest challenges. The UN chief is attending G20 summit with the theme of” One Earth, One Family, One Future”. Guterres said global leadership was especially needed in two priority […]
By Chukwuemeka Opara The Minister of Works, Chief David Umahi, has declared that he has the right to decide his replacement as the senator representing Ebonyi south district under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Umahi left the Senate after being appointed the country’s minister of works by […]
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, will inaugurate the resurfacing and rehabilitation of 135 roads on Sept. 11 as parts of efforts to improve road infrastructure in the FCT. The Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, made this known in a […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The technical manpower of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has graduated 628 personnel from the 2022/2023 Sundry Technical Military Programmes at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Saturday in Abuja. According to […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was “special’’ to be visiting India again, a country which he revealed referrred to him as its son-in-law. The Conservative Party leader is due to arrive in New Delhi on Friday ahead of the weekend’s G20 summit. He is the first British prime minister of Indian descent […]
YouTube has launched a verification system for UK-based doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals to help Britons dodge medical misinformation online. UK-based users accounted for more than two billion video views of clips on health conditions in 2021. YouTube added a new seal of approval to accounts run by licensed doctors, nurses, psychologists, and […]
By Ige Adekunle The Police Command in Ogun, on Friday, said it had arrested two suspected cultists in the process of trying to cause disturbance at Fadahunsi, Agbado area of the state. The Police Spokesperson in the state, SP Omolola Odutola, said in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota, Ogun, that the suspects were […]
By Ige Adekunle Sango-Ota(Ogun), Sept.8,2023(NAN) The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Ogun Command, said that two persons died while one other sustained injury in an accident that involved two vehicles and two motorcycles on Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway. The Sector Commander, Mr Anthony Uga,who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Friday in Ota said that the accident happened […]
By Yusuf Yunus Stakeholders in the power sector have attributed the price increase in prepaid electricity meters to fluntuations in foreign exchange market, increase in Customs charges and Naira devaluation, among others. The stakeholders, who expressed their concerns in seperate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, said another […]
Clubs that fail to qualify for UEFA’s competitions are set to receive a greater share of revenue from the European governing body from next season. The arrangement is under a new distribution model announced on Wednesday by UEFA. UEFA and the European Club Association (ECA) signed a renewed working agreement until 2030 which will “bolster […]