Month: January 2024

Thousands of Palestinians have been displaced from the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army and Hamas fighters have engaged in violent fighting. The displacement happened amid Israeli’s intensified attacks and bombings, eyewitnesses said on Wednesday. Local eyewitnesses said residents of Khan Younis were in a state of fear […]

  By Adenike Ayodele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a 72- year-old virtually impaired man, Murtala Adebayo for allegedly defrauding a man of N19 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adebayo was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretext before an Ikeja […]

Asian Development Bank (ADB) and SAEL Industries Limited signed a loan for the development of a 400-megawatt (MW) greenfield solar power plant in Gujarat, India. ADB said on Wednesday, through its subsidiary SAEL Solar P4 Private Limited. The financing package comprise 147 million dollars from ADB and a parallel loan of up to 73.48 million […]

  By Sandra Umeh A  Federal High Court in  Lagos on Tuesday reserved judgment in a suit filed  against a Lagos surgeon, Anuoluwapo Adepoju. Adepoju is charged by the Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission (FCCPC). She is standing trial alongside her Clinic, MedContour Services Ltd, on a five-count charge bordering on a refusal to […]

By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration will soon bar unpainted taxis and buses from plying FCT roads. The Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Wike explained that the move was to address the incidence of ‘one chance’ in […]

By Justina Auta  The Federal Government is commitment to providing comprehensive rehabilitation for the four girls rescued from the Al-Kadriyar family after enduring two weeks in the kidnappers’ den. Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs,made this known  on Monday after a visit to the rescued girls at a facility where they are undergoing medical […]

  By Fabian Ekeruche The U.S.-Nigeria Trade Council USA says the Lagos State Government’s sudden ban on single-use plastic containers, though well intentioned, could have adverse  economic effects. Mr Titus Olowokere, President of the council, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday.. Olowokere urged […]

By Busayo Onijala   In the changing global order, the rise of Africa is very crucial, says Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishanker, India’s Minister of External Affairs. Jaishanker, who is currently on a visit to Nigeria, made this known on Sunday evening in Lagos. He spoke at a lecture organised by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs(NIIA) […]

By Chiazo Ogbolu The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Sunday announced the berthing of the largest container to sail on the nation’s territorial waters at the Lekki Deep Seaport. Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, the Managing Director, NPA confirmed this in a statement in Lagos. According to him, the vessel measuring 367M in length, christened “Maersk Edirne”, […]