Ndubuisi Kanu dedicated to restructured Nigeria — Chief Adebanjo
Chief Ayo Adebanjo, elder statesman and a chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), has described late Rear Adm. Ndubuisi Kanu as a dedicated loyalist to the cause of restructured Nigeria. Adebanjo, a leader of Pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, made the remark in his reaction to the death of Kanu, a former military governor of […]
Airbnb to block Washington D.C. reservations during inauguration
Airbnb on Wednesday announced that it will cancel reservations in the Washington, D.C. metro area during the week of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The cancellation was in response to various local, state and federal officials asking people not to travel to the capital city. “Additionally, we will prevent any new reservations in the Washington, […]
Gunmen abduct polytechnic lecturer in Rivers
By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt Unidentified gunmen have abducted a lecturer with Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State simply identified as Mr James, at press time. However, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, ASUP, in Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic following the development has condemned the development, calling on for […]
Wike confirms receipt of N78B FG refund
By Egufe Yafugborhi, Port-Harcourt Federal Government has refunded to the Rivers State Government the N78Billion the state spent on federal projects, Governor Nyesom Wike has confirmed. Wike gave the confirmation Wednesday at Isiokpo where his Special Guest, former Governor Peter Obi, commissioned Internal Roads Phase 2 in Ikwerre Local Government Area. The Governor announced, “Rivers […]
Biden names former UN envoy Samantha Power as USAID chief
U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden, on Wednesday announced he nominated former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, as administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). If confirmed by the Senate, Power, 50, will head the agency, which oversees U.S. foreign humanitarian and development aid. READ ALSO: U.S election: APC condemns Trump’s […]
WHO expands scientific collaboration, monitoring of emerging variants of SAR-CoV-2 –Officials
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has begun expanding its scientific collaboration and monitoring of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. WHO, in a statement posted on its website, stated the agency had met with scientists globally to discuss critical knowledge gaps and research priorities for emerging variants of the virus. […]
Sanwo-Olu mourns former Lagos Administrator, Ndubuisi Kanu
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the death of the former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (rtd). Kanu, a retired Naval Officer and former Military Governor of Imo State between 1976 and 1977, died at a hospital in Lagos on Wednesday morning at the age of 77 […]
Edible insects move closer to European plates
The EU’s food watchdog on Wednesday paved the way for diners across Europe to tuck into insects as it gave safety approval for human consumption of dried yellow mealworm. The move by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the preliminary step needed before officials can decide whether to allow the beetle larvae to be […]
Exporters cry out, want CBN to revisit pre-export policy
Say policy threatens economic growth, diversification By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Exporters under the auspices of Network of Practicing Non-oil Exporters of Nigeria, NPNEN, Wednesday, cried out and called on Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to revisit pre-export policy as it threatens export business, economic growth, and diversification via the non-oil sector. This was contained […]
Breaking: UNILAG fixes January 25 for school resumption
University of Lagos, Wednesday announced its resumption date. Mrs Olufadeke Akinleye, Head of the Media Unit of the university said the institution would commence online classes on January 25 due to the second wave of COVID-19. University of Jos, on the other hand would resume on Friday 22nd January 2021. Disclosing this in a statement […]
Stop the Constant interference with the affairs of NDDC, Clark to Akpabio
FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has asked the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio to as a matter of urgency, stop his constant interference with the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC for effective performance and service delivery for the people of the region.
