Average price for cooking gas up in February — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Saturday said the average price for refilling five kilogrammes (5kg cylinder of Cooking Gas) increased to N2,018.91 in February from N1,949.02 in January
US ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines
U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as the nation’s president, Joe Biden, tries to assert America’s place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor. Airing myriad complaints, the Biden administration took an extraordinarily tough line with China and Russia this past week. Public spats between the countries […]
Cryptocurrency ban: CBN is stifling free enterprise and making Nigeria poorer
By Olu Fasan THE recent crackdown on cryptocurrency transactions by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, follows a worrying pattern. From the exclusion of importers of 43 listed items from access to foreign exchange through the official window to wider exchange controls and now a ban on digital currency trade, the Central Bank has an […]
Okowa mourns Tuwere Utuama
Delta Governor Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has commiserated with the Utuama family on the death of their wife, Dr (Mrs) Tuwere Utuama.
WHO insists AstraZeneca vaccine safe as jab faces new setbacks
The World Health Organization said Friday there is no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after several countries suspended the rollout over blood clot fears while some nations begin warning of another virus wave. The WHO, which said its vaccines advisory committee was examining the safety data coming in, stressed that no causal link […]
Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women
Turkey withdrew early Saturday from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign 10 years ago and which bears the name of its largest city. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s overnight decree annulling Turkey’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention is a blow to women’s rights advocates, who say […]
Akeredolu approves N360m payment for WAEC fees in Ondo public schools
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has approved the payment of N360million as School Certificate Examination Fees otherwise known as WAEC Fees for students in public schools in the state. A total number of 25,736 students in Public Secondary Schools across the state will benefit from the gesture. The governor’s Chief […]
Gov AbdulRazak raises the bar on renovation of sports facilities
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s desire to return the state to its glory days with the overhauling of facilities at the Kwara Stadium, Ilorin to world standard have excited stakeholders in the sports industry. The Permanent Secretary, Kwara State Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Barrister. Iyabo Funke Banire, described the execution of various sports […]
Fani-Kayode never assaulted, sexually harassed any of us — Favour Anthony
Reactions have continued to trail a media report credited to an ex-nanny, Anthonia Uchenna, a domestic staff to Chief Femi Fani-Kayode over allegations of assaults, and sexual harassment of his domestic staff.
COVID-19 scare: Yabatech to resume physical academic activities
Physical academic activities that were suspended for over a month due to the death of a senior member of staff from COVID-19 complications will now resume on Monday at the Yaba College of Technology.
Congo opposition candidate hospitalized with COVID-19
The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a family member said, casting Sunday’s election into doubt on the eve of the vote. The election’s outcome was already all but certain even before confirmation of Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas’ illness. President Denis […]
