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The Federal Government has officially launched the 3rd National Identification Number (NIN) diaspora Enrolment center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami accompanied at the launch by the National Identity Management Commission, Director General, Engr Aliyu Aziz, reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment…
Nigeria’s crude oil grade Bonny Light, has risen to $109.2 per barrel in the international market, after closing lower over the weekend. Available market statistics showed that Bonny Light witnessed a marginal rise of 0.26 cent, while Brent witnessed a significant leap of 6 percent to $114.40. Further data shows…
Some shop owners in Abuja have filed a contempt charge at a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting in Maitama, against the Minister of the FCT, the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, Abuja Markets Management Limited and two others in respect of the 38 Shops at the…
Ghana has unveiled a list of 27 players who will prosecute the two-legged World Cup play-offs against the Super Eagles of Nigeria this Friday and next Tuesday. According to a statement on Ghana’s Football Association website, Coach Otto Addo has named a 27 man squad for the FIFA World Cup…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the Dangote Fertiliser Plant in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos. He inaugurated the multi-billion dollar facility on Tuesday at an event well attended by many political, traditional, and religious leaders, as well as key members of the private sector from various parts of the country.…
The suspected case of Lassa Fever has killed Dr Abubakar Saleh Moriki and Hamza Abubakar at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) Shika-Zaria and Kauran Wali Clinic in Zaria respectively. According to a source, Dr Moriki died at the hospital on Monday. “The hospital has already liaised with the…
The Federal Government has threatened sanctions against the management of National Assembly for breaching the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019, signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The threat notice was contained in a two-page circular with Reference No: SWC/S/65/III/696, dated February 21, 2022, entitled “Implementation of…
As the #NigerianWomenOccupyNASS enters it’s 10th Day, Nigerian women have taken their actions a step further by entering the National Assembly premises to physically register their grievances and intensify their demands. The Women are demanding that all the 5 gender bills rejected by the National Assembly, be reconsidered.
Attacks on hospitals and schools in Ukraine are putting around six million children in acute danger, the humanitarian organisation Save the Children said on Monday. Roughly one in five children has had to flee their home country to escape the war, while those children who remain in the war zone…
A China Eastern Boeing 737 with 132 onboard was hit by an accident and caused a mountain fire in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the number of casualties is not clear yet, CCTV reported on Monday afternoon. China Eastern Airlines could not be reached for comment as of press…
