N19.3bn bail-out: Kogi sues EFCC, demands N35bn damages
The Kogi State Government has finally dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to court over allegations that it fixed N19.3 billion bail-out funds received from the Federal Government.
Nigerian startups, Artificial Intelligence, e-market penetration
By Abbas Badmus Artificial Intelligence (AI), highly rated among the most disruptive technologies, is a great means for startups to achieve their growth targets. With a number of applications in big data, computer vision, natural language processing, etc, AI is revolutionizing businesses, industries and lives. AI, the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot […]
We changed our national leadership to avert collapse of PDP – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has said if the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had not changed its national leadership the party would have collapsed.
My brother wasn’t kidnapped – Sheikh Gumi
Sheikh Ahmed Gumi has dismissed reports that his brother was kidnapped by bandits.
Over 1.9m doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 1,912,394 doses of AstraZeneca and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in the state..
FG restricts airlines from UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia in reciprocity over Omicron COVID-19
With effect from Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Federal Government will restrict airlines coming from Canada, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria
Buhari to ECOWAS leaders: We must forge stronger solidarity to tackle new challenges
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for ECOWAS leaders to forge stronger solidarity in order to address the new challenges, including the current third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and its Omicron variant. The president made the call at the 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the […]
Mineral production rises 18% to 64m tons – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said mineral production in the mining and quarrying sector rose year-on-year, YoY, by 18 per cent to 64.3 million tons in 2020 from 54.5 million tons in 2019.
Diamond Estate residents raise alarm over invasion, harassment by armed policemen
There was pandemonium yesterday at Diamond Estate in Satellite Town, Lagos, following the invasion of the premises of some residents by armed policemen to forcefully arrest them.
PAP dismisses claims of N187m consultancy service, stationery supply
…Says transactions not within Dikio’s tenure By Emem Idio, Yenagoa THE Presidential Amnesty Programme,PAP, has dismissed claims in some quarters that the Senate summoned it’s Coordinator, Col Milan Dikio,retd, for allegedly paying N187million for supply of stationery and consultancy fee for end of year meeting and vocational training. PAP insisted that reports suggesting that the […]
Alleged N13bn arms fraud: Court halts trial of ex-Chief of Army Staff, Minimah, 2 others
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has temporarily halted the planned trial of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah and two other Generals accused of diverting about N13billion meant for procurement of arms.
