The Biden administration still is not convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia, and U.S. officials say they are seeking more detailed information about how Kyiv would use the weapons and how they fit Read more…
The federal government has revealed its plan to construct five buffer dams to contain incessant flooding arising from the release of water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam. The plan was disclosed by the Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar Read more…
There is no resolution in sight to the crisis rocking the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as calls to replace its acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, have deepened divisions within the PDP Governors’ Forum. A senior member Read more…
The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has backed current moves by the Federal Government and former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to settle out of court an appeal challenging his abrupt and controversial removal from Read more…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has blamed the ongoing price war between the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Dangote refinery on the government’s inconsistent policies. Speaking to journalists at the Murtala Read more…
The Presidency has said that Bola Tinubu has not asked Yemi Cardoso to resign from his position as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, issued a statement Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze The Unified Anambra State Universal Basic Education Teaching Modules for Primary Schools has been launched in Anambra State. The event was held at the Archbishop Obiefuna Retreat and Conference Centre, Okpuno Awka during the annual Leadership Retreat Read more…
A partial evacuation has been ordered in Toropets, a town of 11,000 to the northwest of Moscow, where “fragments” of a downed Ukrainian drone started a fire, Tver Region Governor Igor Rudenya said in the early hours of Wednesday. Local air defenses Read more…
PROFILE: Venerable Prof. Samuel Ike, Bishop-Elect, Diocese of Enugu Venerable Professor Samuel Obiajulu Ike was born on September 16, 1963. He gave his life to Christ in January 1977, in form 1, at Federal Government College, Enugu. He was Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Commisioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu has been sacked. The news of his disengagement emanated earlier on Tuesday morning as he was not part of the weekly Executive Council meeting. The reason for his Read more…
imported petrol should start arriving in Nigeria from Tuesday (today) as they called for transparency in the pricing of the PMS produced by the Dangote refinery. This came as the Organised Private Sector faulted the role of NNPC as the Read more…
He added that the situation worsened after the removal of fuel subsidies by the government in mid-2023. The fluctuating exchange rates led to a gap between the naira value and the cost of providing PMS, further complicating the pricing model. Read more…