Nigerian military receives tanks, artillery from China
Nigeria’s military has taken delivery of VT-4 main battle tanks, SH-5 self-propelled howitzers and other equipment from China in an effort to strengthen its land forces in the battle against Boko Haram militants. The equipment was acquired from China’s Norinco after being ordered last year under an apparent $152 million contract. The equipment was unloaded […]
PEF(M)B: Coalition clears Bobboi of allegations, lauds ES for transparent leadership
The Coalition of Human Rights Groups in Nigeria (CHRGN) has absolved the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Equalization (Management) Board, Ahmed A. Bobboi of allegations of nepotism. The coalition noted that Bobboi has displayed an unalloyed commitment to achieving the mandate of the agency through the introduction of policies that promotes transparency and accountability. It said it […]
Traditional journalism won’t die, will always remain relevant — Caleb VC
Professor Nosa Owens-Ibie is a communication expert and the Vice-Chancellor of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos. In this interview, he speaks on the ranking of universities, the future of journalism among other issues. Excerpts:
COVID-19: Africa CDC to vaccinate 60% of Africa’s population – Official
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says it is working to ensure that each country in the continent vaccinates at least 60 per cent of its population against COVID-19. Dr Raji Tajudeen, the Head of Public Health Institutes and Research, Africa CDC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, stated this at the Pre-Conference Webinar […]
Monetary policy, corporate results spur equity performance
The stock market swung back into positive territory yesterday following the retention of the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, at 11.5 per cent by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in its second Monetary Policy Committee, MPC meeting of the year.
Marking World Poetry Day with readings from Wreaths for A Wayfarer
Over 40 poets from Europe, Africa, and North America participated in the World Poetry Day virtual launch of Wreaths for a Wayfarer: An Anthology in Honour of Pius Adesanmi edited by Nduka Otiono and Uche Peter Umezurike
Vienna, other parts of Austria tighten coronavirus rules over Easter
Vienna and other eastern regions of Austria are heading back into a lockdown in the coming weeks in an attempt to keep coronavirus case counts from spiralling out of control. The brunt of the shutdown will hit during the upcoming Easter holidays, with many businesses and other establishments set to shut down on April 1 […]
Milan Kordestani speaks on latest project Dormzi
A small problem sets the entrepreneurial wheel in Milan Kordestani’s mind spinning into a colorful blur. As a freshman at Colorado College last year, the teen from California thought it would have been really useful if he could have hired an older student who had taken similar classes to tutor him. “I could have asked, […]
Lagos Assembly investigates abuse, misappropriation of funds in Councils
Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly Mr Mudashiru Obasa has constituted a joint committee of Public Account Committee (Local) and Local Government Administration and Community Affairs to investigate series of abuse and misappropriation of funds in Isolo and Ikosi Isheri Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, which has been undermining the functionality of the legislature in the councils.
Germany’s Merkel apologizes for Easter lockdown U-turn
German Chancellor Angela Merkel suddenly scrapped plans on Wednesday for a stricter national lockdown over Easter, saying the decision – reached after hours of negotiations with state leaders – was a “mistake.” “The idea of an Easter shutdown was conceived with the best of intentions, because we absolutely have to slow down and reverse the […]
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 4.14m – Africa CDC
The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has reached 4,148,866 as of Wednesday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 110,524, while 3,705,369 patients across the […]
