The UK, US, Canada and Japan will ban imports of Russian gold in an effort to hit Moscow’s ability to fund the war in Ukraine. The UK PM said the move would “strike at the heart of Putin’s war machine”. Gold exports were worth £12.6bn ($15.4bn) to Russia in 2021, and the UK says their […]
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Russia on brink of default as debt deadline looms
Russia is on the brink of its first debt default since 1998 as the Sunday deadline to make a $100m interest payment seems certain to be missed. Russia has the money and is willing to pay, but sanctions make it impossible to get the payments to international creditors. The Kremlin has been determined to avoid […]
NDLEA seizes London-bound Meth consignment at Lagos Airport
NDLEA has arrested a suspected drug kingpin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos for allegedly behind attempts to export 40 parcels of Methamphetamine to London. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated in Abuja on Sunday that the suspect was arrested on Saturday after three weeks of painstaking investigation and tracking […]
‘I didn’t know how I’d come back,’ says Serena
Serena Williams admits that she didn’t know how or when she would return to tennis but insisted retirement had not been on her agenda during her year-long absence. “I didn’t retire. I just needed to heal physically, mentally. I had no plans. I just didn’t know when I would come back. I didn’t know how […]
Zoho opens office in Nigeria, launches platform to help businesses
An IT support firm, Zoho Global Technology Company, has launched a platform to help small businesses transform digitally. The platform tagged: Zoho Africa Digital Enabler coincided with the opening of the company’s first office in Nigeria late on Friday in Lagos. The company is based in based in Tamil Nadu, India. The company’s President, Mr […]
NCDC, LUTH to deepen collaboration in fight against COVID-19
Prof Chris Bode, Chief Medical Director (CMD) Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), said institution would streghten its collaboration with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to fight COVID-19. Bode spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sideline of the NCDC visitation to LUTH in Lagos on Saturday. He said since Dr Ifedayo Adetifa […]
The colourful carnival themed “Buga”
Kizz Daniel’s recently released the video of his mind-boggling and party-popping “Buga” and social media has been flooded with inventive skits, jigs, and rhythmic twists since the debut of the blockbuster song. “Buga” was produced by Reward Beatz and co-produced by Blaise Beatz, Young Willis, and Micky Geetarist. Buga’s mellow calm didn’t simply revolutionize, but […]
Russian troops kill ‘up to 80’ Polish fighters in Ukraine: Moscow
Russia said on Saturday its troops have killed “up to 80” Polish fighters in “precision strikes” in eastern Ukraine. “Up to 80 Polish mercenaries, 20 armoured combat vehicles and eight Grad multiple rocket launchers were destroyed in precision strikes on the Megatex zinc factory in Konstantinovka” in the Donetsk region, the Russian defence ministry said […]
FG’s autogas plan stalls amid costly diesel, poor planning
Almost two years after the Federal Government launched the Autogas Initiative on the back of National Gas Expansion Programme, prevailing circumstances, especially with rising cost of diesel, is forcing motorists, most importantly those with high fuel-consuming vehicles, to convert their diesel engines to petrol, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The Guardian […]
NOUN: Badagry study centre to begin academic activities in September
Prof. Peter Okebukola, Chairman, Governing Board, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), says the institution has concluded arrangements to begin academic activities at its Badagry Study Centre in September. Okebukola disclosed this during a visit to the Chairman of Badagry Local Government, Mr Olusegun Onilude, after inspecting facilities at the NOUN Study Centre in Ajara […]