Dozens of Palestinian students who are stranded in Gaza held a protest, calling for permission to leave the region and resume their studies abroad. The students were denied travel and enrollment at universities outside the Gaza Strip for 13 months due to the blockade and the ongoing war. The protesters gathered outside Nasser Hospital in […]
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of N75 billion single digit loan to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through the Bank of Industry (BOI). Mr Tola Adekunle-Johnson, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and MSMEs, made this known in Abuja at a nationwide town hall meeting […]
Donald Trump, 78, recaptured the White House on Wednesday by securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. Edison Research projected, following a campaign of dark rhetoric that deepened the polarisation in the country. Trump was elected president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of […]
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has ordered the rescheduling of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting till another date to be announced. Initially scheduled for Wednesday, the council meeting was postponed in honour of Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, who passed away on Tuesday night, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s […]
By Emmanuel Yashim, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Although the United States prides itself as the world’s pre-eminent democracy, where each person can have their say about who should be president, the Constitution calls for states to choose “electors” who do the actual electing. This is known as the Electoral College. This Includes the first […]
World Health Organisation officials on Tuesday said more than 100 patients including children suffering from trauma injuries and chronic diseases will be evacuated from Gaza. The organisation said the patients would be evacuated on Wednesday in a rare transfer out of the war-ravaged enclave. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said that […]
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, struck out the treason charge preferred against the minors who participated in the August #EndBadGovernance protest following its withdrawal by the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu struck out the charge after the application for the discontinuance was moved by Mr Mohammed Abubakar, coinsel to […]
By Perpetua Onuegbu A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), has presented its Citizens Memorandum on Electoral Reforms to the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Electoral Matters on improving Nigeria’s electoral legal framework. This was contained in a statement signed by Samson Itodo, Executive Director YIAGA Africa on behalf of members of the coalition on […]