A 64-YEAR-OLD American tourist, Juliana Tourneau, was killed by an elephant this week in the town of Livingstone, located in southern Zambia. Incident details Southern Province police commissioner Auxensio Daka stated that the tragic incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at…
THE Federal Government has initiated a thorough investigation into the N2.7 trillion subsidy debt and has enlisted the services of the auditor general. The proposed audit of the N2.7tn fuel subsidy claim by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has…
AN emergency wheat production project in Sudan financed by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and executed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has increased wheat production in the country by up to 70% in targeted project locations across…
RUSSIA close ally Belarus has initiated major military manoeuvres in two regions: one bordering Poland and the other near Russia, both of which also border Ukraine. The Ministry of Defence in Minsk did not provide any information on the…
Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya, the Chairperson for the 2024 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC), on Friday, said over 3,074 lawyers have registered for the conference. Badejo-Okunsanya told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the figure was commendable when…
THE European Commission has given Germany permission to invest about three billion Euros in its hydrogen infrastructure to build long-distance pipelines. The commission on Friday said that the positive effects of the government subsidies would be greater than the potential…
THE Kano State Government has directed the Commissioner of Police to eject the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, from the Nasarawa Palace where he currently resides. Governor Abba Yusuf gave the directive via the state Attorney General and Commissioner…
THE Federal Government has criticized Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) for failing to complete even 1km of the 15km East-West Road section from Eleme Junction to Onne Port Junction in Rivers State, despite receiving over N40 billion in mobilization funds. This…
THE Federal Government has urged the nation’s youth to articulate their expectations, assuring a commitment to transforming these into actionable policies and tangible outcomes. This pledge was made by Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, the Minister of Youth Development, during the…
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has described data and statistics as crucial in national planning and developmental processes. He made the observation in Abuja on Thursday, June 20, 2024 when a…
