The Washington-D.C.-based World Justice Project has awarded 20,000 dollars (N8.4 million) World Justice Challenge 2022 prize for Anti-Corruption and Open Government, to Transparency Information Technology Initiative (TransparencIT) of Nigeria. TransparencIT received the prize for its project: Trial Monitoring of Corruption Cases: Creating Monitoring Systems, an Online Corruption Database and Special Anti-corruption Courts. The World Justice […]
Johnny Depp has joined TikTok days after his legal victory against his ex-wife Amber Heard in their widely publicised defamation trial. As of Monday evening, the actor had over 1.6 million followers on the account with ‘Occasional Thespian’ in its bio. Depp has not followed anyone else on the account or liked any of their […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held last-minute consultations with northern governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Some of the governors who attended the meeting include Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, Abdullahi Ganduje of […]
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is recalling almost 1m older vehicles from around the world because of potential problems with their braking system. Over the weekend, the company said it will contact owners of the vehicles as their brakes may be affected by what it called “advanced corrosion”. The recall affects a total of 993,407 vehicles, including […]
The Transition Monitoring Group(TMG) says the increasing use of money by politicians seeking elective positions is a sign of bad omen for Nigeria. Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, the Chairman, TMG, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “The use of money openly by politicians seeking for votes from delegates […]
An agriculture expert, Mr Akin Alabi, has called for improved extension services to educate local farmers on the adoption of modern agriculture technology to boost productivity. Alabi, the co-founder of Corporate Farmers International, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The expert said the dearth […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has blamed inadequate supply of petrol from the depots in Lagos for the scarcity being experienced in Abuja and other parts of the country. IPMAN President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Okoronkwo […]
The Federal Government may drop the solar project as the proposed alternative power for some Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) facilities in Badagry, following an unfavourable report on its suitability in the environment. Mrs Cecilia Gayya, Director-General(DG) of ASCON, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in […]
In our series of letters from African writers, novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at whether Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee is being celebrated in Nigeria, the largest former British colony in Africa, which remains an influential member of the Commonwealth. “The fascination for me is that the monarchy hasn’t died out,” said Chuka Mordi, who applied […]