Though in some countries the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has been slowing down and cases are decreasing, in others, the virus is resurging or continuing to spread quickly. This is still a global problem calling for a global response.

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has sent a condolence message to the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the death of Waheed Bakare, Saturday Editor of the New Telegraph. Bakare died on Sunday, 24th May, 2020. MURIC in its condolence message signed by its Public Relations Officer, Shefiu Ayorinde said: “We are saddened by the […]

The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges against the white police officer seen on video kneeling against the neck of a handcuffed black man who complained that he could not breathe and died in police custody. Based on the video, Mayor Jacob Frey said officer Derek Chauvin should be charged in the death […]

Social Media refers to all websites and internet-based applications which allow people to connect, chat and share content amongst other functionalities. With the exponential growth in the use of social media platforms within the past two decades, things are beginning to take a worrisome turn.

By Dr Abdullah Shuaib We became friends in 2008 when I assumed office as the pioneer Executive Director/CEO of Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation, Lagos, where I initiated media parley with the management of the foundation. Waheed Bakare was among the several Muslim journalists that honoured my invitation even though he knew me not before that […]

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, says the Federal Government is yet to receive the promised ventilators from the United States of America (USA). The minister said this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Coronavirus (COVID-19) daily news conference on Thursday in Abuja. The minister was reacting against the backdrop […]

An estimated 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, bringing the running total since the coronavirus shutdowns took hold in mid-March to about 41 million, the government said Thursday. In a glimmer of hope, the overall number of people currently drawing jobless benefits in […]

Nigerian Power Consumers Forum (NPCF) has faulted the removal of Mr Usman Gur Mohammed as the Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) saying the action may jeopadise the $1.661 billion multilateral agencies funded power projects in the coun

The price paid by passengers  for bus, motorcycle and water way journeys rose despite  the decline in the petrol price in April.

The outgoing Acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Mary Uduk, yesterday, presented her scorecard, stating that under her leadership, the register of capital market operators was sanitized.