The 194 member countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday began a final push to reach an agreement on a pandemic preparedness treaty in Geneva. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO members called for an accord aimed at ensuring countries were better equipped to handle the next catastrophic outbreak and have […]
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu says his administration is investing in technology tailored towards ensuring transparency and accountability in government. Tinubu said this would also accelerate public-sector performance and service delivery to the Nigerian people. He stated this during a meeting with Microsoft Founder and Philanthropist, Mr Bill Gates, on the sidelines of the […]
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a male passenger carrying 4,000 tramadol pills at the Muhammad Murtala International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that NDLEA officers at the […]
A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo, airport sources told newsmen, amid renewed negotiations for a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal with Israel. The three-member Hamas delegation flew in from Doha to discuss the latest proposal for a ceasefire and an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, the sources said. Israeli news […]
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of beef, rice, beans, white garri, yam, and other food items increased in March 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for March 2024,, released in Abuja on Friday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of […]
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has warned economic saboteurs speculating and hoarding the Naira to desist from such act. ABCON President, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, in a statement on Friday, also said the association would establish a unified retail-end forex market to tackle volatility and boost regulatory compliance among Bureau de […]
By Rukayat Adeyemi The equities market declined on Friday, with profit-taking in stocks such as Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Wema Bank, Nigerian Breweries, and Nestle Nigeria, among others. Following a flip-flop trading session, the market capitalisation which opened at N55,520 trillion, lost N9 billion or 0.02 per cent, to close at N55.511 trillion. […]
By Kazeem Akande The Agege Local Government in Lagos State on Friday gave traders, scavengers and illegal occupants of railway lines, five days to vacate the area. Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, its Executive Chairman, gave the ultimatum at a public enlightenment on the ultimatum. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos State Government […]
By Fortune Abang President Xi Jinping of China, on Wednesday met with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. In a statement by the China Africa Press Centre, President Xi said that this year marked the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the U.S. […]
By Christian Njoku Mr Olumati Festus, the Manager, Calabar Ports, says the port has not received any container vessel in the past 25 years. Festus made the statement on Friday in Calabar during an investigative visit to the port by the House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Ports and Harbours. He said that the Calabar […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.