Washington sees no evidence that Kiev had a hand in a terrorist attack on a concert hall near Moscow, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said. Harris claimed in an interview with the ABC News broadcaster that a branch of the Islamic State terrorist group known as ISIS-Khorasan (banned in Russia) was behind the massacre. “No, […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has commended the Federal Government and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on the initiation of a 90-day window for the regularisation of import duties on vehicles. This is contained in a statement by the Executive Director of NCSCN, Blessing Akinlosotu, on Sunday in Abuja. Akinlosotu […]
By Chinyere Nwachukwu The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has announced the end of its seven-day warning strike, to give more room for government to do the needful. President of the association, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, made the declaration at a virtual stakeholders forum, organised by the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN) on […]
Evacuation France is opening special flights to evacuate its “most vulnerable citizens” from Haiti amid armed unrest in the country, the French foreign ministry said. “Due to the suspension of commercial flights to Port-au-Prince, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, together with the Ministry of Defense, is opening special flights to allow the […]
By Reporters A cross section of Nigerians have condemned the recent killing of soldiers in Delta, saying any attack on security personnel is a direct threat to public order and rule of law, and an offence that is worse than treason. They said such attacks are unacceptable and must be condemned by all well-meaning citizens. […]
By Okeoghene Akubuike With the continuous increase in the price of bread, many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) say they are struggling to keep up with the cost of the staple food. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, pleaded for the government’s intervention. They […]
By Victor Adeoti Chief Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the high cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country. Oyintiloye, who made the appeal while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, said the cost of […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the abducted Kuriga students were rescued through coordinated search and rescue operation conducted by the military in collaboration with local authorities and government agencies. The primary and secondary school students abducted on March 7, were rescued in the early hour of Sunday. The Director, Defence Media […]
By Yunus Yusuf Hajia Aisha Mahmud, Commissioner, Customers Affairs, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has cautioned electricity consumers against self- procurement of transformers, cables and accessories without formal agreement with distribution companies. Mahmud gave the warning at the commission’s three-day Customers Complaints Resolution Meeting with Eko Electricity Distribution Company’s customers on Friday in Lagos. The […]
A pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a living human, a U.S. hospital announced on Thursday. Massachusetts General Hospital said the genetically-edited pig kidney was transplanted into a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. Surgeons from the Mass General Transplant Centre conducted the four-hour surgery on Saturday. The procedure marked a major milestone […]