The figures released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS recently regarding the large number of babies in the country born with HIV and children who are not on treatment should worry any serious country. UNAIDS said Nigeria still has the world’s highest number of HIV positive babies with one in seven […]
Continue Reading
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has given a cash gift of N5 million to soldiers injured during an encounter with Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists at Rann, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon. A statement signed by the governor’s spokesman, Mallam Isa Gusau, on Tuesday said Zulum on Monday visited the […]
Continue Reading
Nigeria recorded a negative trade balance of N8.9tn, between January and September, 2021, data from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. Within this period, total foreign trade stood at N35.09tn, comprising N22tn imports and N13.1tn exports, leading to N8.9tn trade deficit. A breakdown of the trade data by quarters shows that Nigeria’s total merchandise […]
Continue Reading
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources, Downstream has said the rehabilitation work on the $1.5bn Port Harcourt refinery is on course. They lawmakers also promised to revisit the refinery to assess the rehabilitation exercise The committee urged all stakeholders to give their maximum support to the project, describing the 24-month timeline for the […]
Continue Reading
Rescue operations at the scene of the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos. Photo: Olukayode Jaiyeola Lagos State Government says there is a need to domesticate a model for financing mortgage, while stating that it has handed over 14 housing estates to individuals with a promise to deliver additional two estates. The state government said […]
Continue Reading
The Nigerian Communications Commission has said Nigeria’s 5G plan will allow efficient allocation of spectrum for 5G deployment, and ensure its effective deployment in major urban cities by 2025. The commission also disclosed that the much anticipated mock auction of the 5G spectrum for qualified telecommunication companies would hold on Friday, in preparation for the […]
Continue Reading
The Senator representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, Seriake Dickson, has expressed deep concern over the ravaging oil spillage from the OML 29 Well 1 platform operated by AITEO Exploration and Production Company Limited in the Nembe creeks. Dickson, in a statement on Tuesday, called for adequate compensation for the people for damage of […]
Continue Reading
The Department of State Services has refused to obey court orders granting Nnamdi Kanu maximum comfort in detention, change of clothing, amongst others, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel for the embattled Indigenous People of Biafra leader has said. The lawyer, in a statement on Tuesday, kicked that the detaining agency has “unrepentantly continued to treat the […]
Continue Reading
Some youths in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital have set a pastor’s house on fire after the body of a seven-year-old girl was allegedly found there. The incident reportedly happened in the early hours of yesterday in the Adehun area of Ado-Ekiti. The girl, simply identified as Demilade, was said to have been sent to […]
Continue Reading
Not less than 11 million Nigerians will be pushed into the poverty rank in 2022 as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed said yesterday. She spoke at the day two of the National COVID-19 Summit in Abuja. Represented by the Director General […]
Continue Reading
