Indian automaker Tata Motors has agreed to buy a Ford manufacturing plant in the western state of Gujarat for 7.26bn rupees ($91.5m). The deal comes as Tata moves to boost its car production to meet demand. The deal between Tata’s electric vehicle subsidiary and the US car maker’s Indian unit covers land, machinery and all […]
Four more ships loaded with grain set off from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, as Moscow and Kyiv blamed each other for a new strike at a Russian-occupied nuclear plant. Amnesty International, meanwhile, said it deeply regretted the “distress and anger” caused after it alleged Ukrainian forces were flouting international law by exposing civilians to Russian […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday, accused the Federal Government of misinforming Nigerians about their demands, just as it said that it never had it so bad with past administrations as far as negotiations are concerned. The ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke disclosed this while reacting to the Minister of State for Labour […]
It was Day 9 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games and athletes have continued to churn out more medals for Nigeria as the event entered its final stages. Wrestling dominated the bulk of the medals on Saturday as Para table tennis, Para athletics and athletes in other sports continued to make the the country proud. Wrestler […]
The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine chapter has resigned, saying the human rights organization shot down her opposition to publishing a report that said Ukrainian forces had exposed civilians to Russian attacks by basing themselves in populated areas. In a statement posted Friday night on Facebook, Oksana Pokalchuk accused her former employer of disregarding Ukraine’s […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised members of the organised private sector (OPS) to always ensure that they repatriate foreign exchange (FX) proceeds to the apex bank in order to ease FX pressure in the country. Deputy Director, Banking Services, CBN, Egboagwu Ezulu, at a national stakeholders’ conference of the Association of Corporate […]
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the N5 million fine slammed on Trust Television and other media organisations in the country by the National broadcasting commission (NBC). Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV, TelCom Satellite Limited (TSTV) and NTA-Startimes Limited, for broadcasting a documentary by the British Broadcasting […]
The lingering scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol has continued to bite harder in several parts of Kaduna state, as the pump price of the product has risen as high as N220 per litre. This comes amid uncertainty about when the scarcity will abate in the northern part of the country. Although […]
The Milk Booster, a company that produces lactation products that help increase breast milk supply, on Friday introduced the first MilkBank in Nigeria in commemoration of the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week was : “Step up for Breastfeeding : Educate […]
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) says it is working frantically and vigorously to promote and actualise inclusion of persons with disability across the country. The Executive Secretary of NCPWD made this known in his address of welcome at the stakeholders’ forum on Disability Inclusion Project on Thursday in Abuja. “The stakeholders meeting […]