A cardinal goal of the federal government is to transform the Nigerian economy into a gas-powered economy by 2030. Ancillary to that is the hope to align the country with the global push for transition to cleaner sources of energy. To achieve that lofty goal, the federal government adopted gas as the vehicle for its […]
After almost three months of relentless assault, Mariupol has fallen. Ukraine’s military says its combat mission in the besieged port is over. More than any other Ukrainian city, Mariupol has come to symbolise the ferocious brutality of Russia’s assault and the stubbornness of Ukraine’s resistance. On Wednesday 23 February, Ivan Stanislavsky left his camera bag […]
Elon Musk has said his $44bn deal to buy Twitter may be in jeopardy due to a disagreement over the number of fake accounts on the social media platform. Mr Musk tweeted that the deal “cannot move forward” unless Twitter backs up its claims that less than 5% of accounts are fake or spam accounts. […]
Dr Shomade Taofeek, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of State Hospital, Ota in Ogun State, has advised Nigerians above 40 years to regularly check their blood pressure and control salt intake to avoid hypertension. He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ota, in commemoration of […]
President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has ruled himself out of the 2023 Presidential race in Nigeria. Dr Adesina made his position known in a statement on Tuesday, after months of calls for him to join the race and after a group bought the presidential nomination form for the All Progressives Congress […]
Paul Bassey, General Coordinator of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2021/2022 CAF Confederation Cup final match, on Tuesday said both teams for the game would arrive on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Orlando Pirates of South Africa and RSB Berkane of Morocco are scheduled to meet in the match […]
McDonald’s has said it will permanently leave Russia after more than 30 years and has started to sell its restaurants. The move comes after it temporarily closed its 850 outlets in March. The fast food giant said it made the decision because of the “humanitarian crisis” and “unpredictable operating environment” caused by the Ukraine war. […]
The United Nations (UN) top relief official has warned of the worsening drought in the Horn of Africa region which has already affected more than 18 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator also called for urgent solutions to save lives and communities amid the […]
The Nigeria Baseball and Softball Association (NBSA) as well as the Japan-Africa Baseball & Softball (J-ABS) Foundation have agreed to sign an MoU to develop baseball and softball in Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Public Relations Officer of NBSA, Robert Onwukwe, the initiative is aimed at promoting the […]
The Kogi Enterprise Develoment Agency (KEDA), says KG-CARES aims at boosting entrepreneurship and the economy of the state and the nation as a whole. KG-CARES is the Kogi COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus. KEDA Managing Director, Hajiya Rekiya Onaivo, made the clarification in a Statement by the Agency’s image maker, Ms Yemi Balogun in […]