The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja has been temporarily shut following an incident involving an Allied Air flight. The aircraft is reportedly stuck near the runway after skidding off, forcing the airport to be shut pending when the plane would be towed. More to follow…
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‘263 million cases worldwide in 2023 – 11 million more than a year earlier,’ World Health Organisation gives details Malaria mortality has fallen back to levels seen before the Covid-19 crisis, the WHO said Wednesday, but called for faster progress against the disease that killed nearly some 597,000 people last year. In a new report, the World Health Organization estimated that there were 263 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2023 — 11 million more than a year earlier — while the death toll remained relatively stable.…
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. As NNPC Ltd Concludes Sensitization Exercise in Borno Parks Commercial drivers and commuters in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria, have called for the establishment of more retail stations by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) as the company concluded a sensitization exercise in the state. During the NNPC Ltd sensitization program aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the oil and gas industrý’s role in national development, five major Parks were visited in Borno state for various interactive and enlightening sessions. At the parks, which included the…
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The House of Representatives Tuesday expressed concern over the ongoing cash crunch in commercial banks across the country, calling on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address the situation which has disrupted economic activities and caused significant hardship to citizens. This followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Uguru Emmanuel. Moving the motion, Emmanuel highlighted the severe economic and social implications of the cash scarcity, which has left many Nigerians unable to access funds even for basic needs. He noted that while economic growth relies heavily…
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‘Life of the wife of man on one thousand naira note,’ Details of how the matriarch held the home strongly for 24 years after the death of her husband, first CBN governor to become a state governor in Nigeria Details have emerged on the burial arrangements for Madam Nne Clementine, the late matriarch of Isong dynasty and wife of the second indigenous governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and first CBN governor to be elected executive governor of a state in Nigeria, late Dr. Clement Nyong Isong.…
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Nigeria has reaffirmed its leadership in the global energy sector with the appointment of Mr Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, Nigeria’s Governor for the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, as Chairman of the Board of Governors for 2025. A statement published on OPEC’s website noted that his appointment was confirmed at the 189th meeting of the OPEC Conference on Tuesday. The statement partly read, “The conference appointed Mr Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, Governor of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for OPEC, as Chairman of the Board of Governors for the year 2025, and Eng.…
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shamseldeen Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation. Ogunjimi’s appointment came following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Oluwatoyin Madein, who retired on March 7. This was revealed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy on Tuesday. Onanuga said his appointment is effective immediately. “In announcing Madein’s successor, President Tinubu ensures a seamless transition in the administration of Nigeria’s treasury and consolidates the implementation of the present administration’s treasury policy reforms. “As a career civil…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed a bail application filed by Yahaya Bello, immediate past governor of Kogi State, in connection with an alleged fraud case involving N110 billion. Delivering her ruling, Justice Maryann Anenih described the bail application as premature and incompetent, noting that it was submitted before Bello was taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The application, filed on November 22, predated Bello’s detention by the EFCC on November 26 and his subsequent arraignment on November 27. Justice Anenih explained…
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The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, says he always tells his daughters when they are getting married that if their husbands slap them, he expects them to return the slap. The emir said wife be@ting, domestic v!olence form 45 per cent of cases across nine Shari’a Courts of Kano in five years. He made this known at the National Dialogue Conference on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention from an Islamic perspective. Speaking at the conference, the monarch said “You can take that verse and say that as a husband,…
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Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has asserted that the fight against corruption can only succeed if it begins with accountability among top government officials. Speaking during an interactive Zoom session titled “Boiling Point Arena”, hosted by a private radio station in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Obasanjo emphasized that tackling corruption at the leadership level sets a critical example for the entire nation. “The best way of fighting corruption is starting from the head; that is where corruption has to be fought from,” Obasanjo said, stressing that leadership must lead by…
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