By Desmond Ejibas Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, says the military is happy and better under democracy, hence will not act against a democratically elected government. Musa gave said this during his operational visit and inauguration of facilities at Headquarters 6 Division of the Nigeria Army, in Port Harcourt on Thursday. […]
By Kadiri Abdulrahman A Financial Expert, Dr Chijioke Ekechukwu, says the continued depreciation of the Naira has become worrisome and embarrassing. Ekechukwu, an economist and a past president of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. According to him, while […]
Six people have been apprehended for alleged illegal purchase and transportation of endangered sea turtles. The maritime police in east China’s Zhejiang Province made the disclosure on Thursday. A total of 26 sea turtles were also confiscated, out of which five are alive. All the turtles are classified as first-class protected animals in China. According […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised eight insurgents with their kingpins in recent offensives and recovered more firearms and ammunition in Igabi, Giwa and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said […]
About 25 million people across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad are struggling with soaring rates of hunger and malnutrition as the crisis in Sudan sends shockwaves around the region, a UN spokesperson. The ripple effects of Sudan’s instability are palpable, with individuals fleeing to neighboring South Sudan and Chad, “hungry and arriving with no resources,” […]
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives has queried Access Bank, Citi Bank, Ecobank and Fidelity Bank over N11.632 trillion revenue collected on behalf of Federal Government through REMITA platform between 2015 and 2022 fiscal years. Rep. Bamidele Salam, Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, issued the query at the resumed investigative hearing on ‘alleged […]
Twenty-six member states of the European Union (EU) called for an “immediate humanitarian pause that would lead to a sustainable ceasefire” in the besieged Gaza Strip. The bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said at a meeting of EU foreign ministers that all EU countries except Hungary warned Israel against launching an assault on the […]
Energy giant, British Petroleum (BP) plans 1.5-billion U.S. dollar new investments for development and exploration activities in Egypt, the Egyptian presidency says. The announcement was made after a meeting in Cairo between Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and BP Chief Executive Officer Murray Auchincloss in Cairo. During the meeting, Auchincloss announced that there is a potential […]
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large quantities of illicit drugs and substances in raids, carriedout in Ondo, Edo and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the past week. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. He said 227kg of hemp […]
By Joan Nwagwu The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has expressed concerns over its exclusion from the N630 billion released by the Federal Government as intervention fund to universities and other tertiary institutions. Mr Ideji Nwokoma, NAAT President said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. The statement signed […]