When Progress Chukwuyem was announced the winner of the Nigerian Idol Season 7, last weekend, everyone expected the sporadic tears, the screams, the excitement! It was a dream come true for him and for the multitude of Nigerians supporting him. After several weeks of battling 11 other top-tier singers, the Warri-bred musician emerged champion, walking […]
Nigeria has been ranked highest in the number of out-of-school children recorded in the world. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) while commemorating the International Day of Education on Jan. 24, said 10.5 million children are out of school in Nigeria, the highest rate in the world. In May, Rahama Farah, Head of the UNICEF […]
EasyJet is to cancel more than 200 flights over the next 10 days, causing disruption for families heading abroad on half-term holidays. The airline said about 24 flights a day from London’s Gatwick airport would be cancelled between 28 May and 6 June. It said the cancellations were necessary “to provide reliable services over this […]
Twitter investors are suing Elon Musk and the social media platform over the handling of the billionaire’s $44bn (£34.9bn) bid for the company. The case alleges he violated California corporate laws in a number of ways. It accuses the Tesla boss of “wrongful conduct” as his “false statements and market manipulation have created ‘chaos’ at […]
Mr Milland Dikio, the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), says the programme is partnering with the European Union (EU) to address the causes of instability in the Niger Delta. Dikio stated this when the Head of EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Samuela Isopi, visited him in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency […]
After appreciating for two days, the Naira on Thursday dipped against the green back by 0. 21 per cent at the Investors and Exporters window. The local currency exchanged at 418.88 to the dollar, compared to 418 traded on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N419 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) acted beyond its powers in seeking to regulate the practice of advertising in Nigeria contrary to the provisions of the extant Advertising Practitioners (Regulation) Act of 2004. The court also declared that the NBC lacks the power to prohibit exclusivity […]
After weeks of political drama and campaigns, the All Progressives Congress held governorship primaries across states in the country. The primaries which had its share of political drama with some aspirants walking out and some condemning the process have produced winners in several states from Lagos and Ogun states where incumbents Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dapo […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa has restrained the Federal Government from issuing licences on marginal oilfields in the Niger Delta pending the determination of a pending suit. Marginal fields are shallow fields which may not produce crude oil in commercial quantity immediately and would require further development to boost volume. Some Ijaw leaders […]
The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye has said that there was need to deploy more technology that would help to reduce opportunity for crime. Owasanoye said this at the 2-day joint operations of ICPC and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on effective and result oriented joint operations […]