…Says petrol queues ‘ll disappear soon ..As queues return to FCT; petrol sells for N500/litre By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Obas Esiedesa THE Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, said yesterday that there was no timeline for full deregulation of the oil sector in the country at present. Kyari, […]

…Why we postponed meeting — Minister By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE striking members of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, and Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, yesterday staged a walk-out at the meeting convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige over the ongoing industrial action by the unions. The meeting was […]

The National Vice Chairman South-South of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, has called for greater youth participation in politics. He made the call when Oyo Speaker Adebo Ogundoyin led youths from across the country to pay him a visit and congratulate him on his emergence as PDP South-South vice chairman. The visiting […]

By Nwabueze Okonkwo Elder statesman and first Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, said yesterday that anybody saying Nigeria was alright and stronger at present is not only sick but also living in fool’ s paradise. Reacting to a recent statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigeria was stronger when united than divided, Amechi […]

Kidnapped Ekiti traditional ruler, the Obadu of Ilemeso Ekiti, in Oye Local Government Area of the state, Oba Oyewunmi has regained his freedom. Police spokesman in Ekiti State, ASP Sunday Abutu, told newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday that the traditional ruler was released in a forest in Kwara after six days in captivity. “I can […]

By Prince Osuagwu CEO of Trade technology company, Webb Fontaine, Mr Alioune Ciss, is a tech professional with cognate experience in Trade and Customs field. His job entails strategically bringing together new technologies and ideas to  implement and change mindsets. He has worked in different international fronts including the United Nations Conference on Trade and […]

Plans for the European Super League fell further into crisis late Tuesday, with all six English clubs announcing they were turning away from their involvement in the controversial project. Manchester City were the first to formally confirm on Tuesday night that they were quitting the competition, two days after it was announced amid wide-ranging outrage. […]

Derek Chauvin, the former U.S. police officer accused in the killing of George Floyd, has been found guilty on all three counts, Judge Peter Cahill said in Minneapolis on Tuesday. The death of Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, in 2020 triggered a wave of demonstrations against racism and police violence in the U.S. in the […]

By Anayo Okoli PROMINENT APC chieftain in Abia State, Chief Ikechi Emenike has blamed the slow pace of development in the state to what he called docility of the elites and promotion of mediocrity. Emenike, who APC’s secretary of Contact/Strategy Committee, said the situation in Abia would change for good if the elites change their […]

FRSC has signed on to UN Second Decade of Action for Road Safety to address the increasing rate of road crashes across the country

The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) reported zero COVID-19-related death for the ninth consecutive days as the nation’s fatality toll remains 2,061. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country last registered a COVID-19-related death on April 11. It reports that […]

…Promises brand new NIMC By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami says he is committed to driving the ongoing national identity enrolment exercise to a successful end because  Digital ID remains the key to Nigerian development. And to realize the objective, he promised to make sure the Commission […]

Nigeria’s leading job placement website, Jobberman Nigeria, has disclosed its readiness to address recruitment challenges facing the recruitment challenges faced by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria.

More than 650,000 children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi have received the malaria vaccine in the past two years since its launch, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday ahead of World Malaria Day to be marked on April 25. Kate O’Brien, WHO director of the Department of Immunisation, Vaccines, and Biologicals said the […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, said his administration inherited five functional ambulances serving the entire state when he assumed office on May 29, 2019. Abiodun, who disclosed this, when he received the Governing Board of the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC), led by its Chairman, Ambassador Fatima Balla […]