Doha, Qatar — The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar gathers pace on the second day on Monday evening, with three fixtures lined up. Here is what to expect from Doha. England vs Iran – 4pm The ‘Three Lions’, champions in 1966, will start the hunt for their second World Cup trophy when they take […]
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Operators in the carbonated soft drinks sub-sector of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have raised alarm over implications of the federal government’s proposed 20 per cent Ad-valorem Excise Tax on non-alcoholic beverages, which covers the widely consumed Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) segment. The sectoral group players rising from a meeting on Thursday 17th November […]
As the Federal Ministry of Water Resources prepares to organise a World Toilet Summit in Nigeria to create awareness against open defecation and the importance of building toilets in homes, markets, motor parks and other public places, stakeholders have commended the minister, Engineer Suleiman Hussein Adamu over his foresight. The stakeholders including the minister of […]
Khartoum — The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) announced on Friday, that 58 people were injured during Thursday’s November 17 anniversary protests, marking one year since 16 peaceful demonstrators were killed by junta forces. The doctors reported that protesters suffered a range of injures, including nine cases of stun grenade related injury, one person […]
In October 2022, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu suffered yet another massive suicidal attack. More than 100 people were killed. Hundreds more were wounded and thousands will have been traumatised by an attack claimed by the Somali insurgent group Al-Shabaab. The attack was carried out on the fifth anniversary of the most destructive suicide attack in Somalia’s […]
A CROSS SECTION of analysts has expressed confidence in the leadership of Zanzibar President Dr Hussein Mwinyi, calling for public support to enable the government realise its development objectives. According to the analysts, in the two years of Dr Mwinyi’s leadership, Zanzibar has recorded tremendous achievements especially in strengthening the Government of National Unity (GNU) […]
Police said the gunmen “infiltrated Oji-River from neigbouring Anambra community” on Friday before killing the former commissioner and his brother. Gunmen, on Friday, killed a former Commissioner for Rural Development in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria. The victim, Gab Onuzulike, was shot dead alongside his brother while they were returning from a burial ceremony in Nkpokolo-River, […]
Abuja — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said at the weekend that it was committing $7 billion to Nigeria and other African countries over the next four years, just as the head of the organisation, Bill Gates has warned that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid flowing to the continent. The […]
Lawmakers want to place eight federal revenue-generating agencies on a “cost of collection” percentage to stop the agencies from spending their revenue arbitrarily The Nigerian government under President Muhammadu Buhari has found itself on a financial cliff due to the disparity between revenue generation and expenditure caused by dwindling oil revenue. Oil revenue has declined […]
Abuja — For the first time in history, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to officially kick off the drilling of crude oil in the north on Tuesday, about two years after the mineral resource was discovered in the region. This is a major boost to the efforts by the federal government to ensure that the […]
Abuja — The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said that the government of the United Kingdom is supporting Nigeria to ensure credible elections in 2023. Laing, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said the UK would monitor the elections closely. She expressed the […]
Kampala — A section of Kampala youth’s recently took to the streets to raise awareness in relation to worsening effects of climate change characterised by unpredictable rainfall patterns, drought, floods and landslides. “We are experiencing floods, Mudslides, continuous drought because of reduction in tree cover,” Oscar Ssenyonga the founder and Artistic Designer of Mambya Arts […]
Some women in Jos metropolis, seeking alternatives to high prices of staple food and vegetables, have taken to backyard farming for the daily food needs of their families. Some of the women who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos, said it is commonsensical to have a small farm to […]
The unabated farmers-herders skirmishes in Nasarawa State over the years has taken another dimension as herders continue with attacks ranging from maiming, raping and killing of farmers almost daily. Our correspondent reports that despite the existing law forbidding rape in the state, scores of women are being frequently raped by suspected herders, paralysing socio-economic activities […]
“We have labour shortage in the UK at the moment. But we have to balance that because we do not also want to be responsible for a massive brain drain from Nigeria. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said that the number of Nigerians applying for visa to the United Kingdom have […]
“Many of us ran away when we heard the gunmen firing shots. We returned and saw three bodies of the policemen,” a witness said. Three police officers were on Saturday killed when gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Agbani, a community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria’s South-east. PREMIUM TIMES learnt […]
Nairobi — Agents from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Saturday arrested another two suspects linked to a recent fatal stabbing following a robbery in Kiambu. Devone Odero, who is believed to be the prime suspect, was arrested alongside an accomplice identified as Dennis Kimani at a PSV terminus in Githurai brought to six […]
The Republic of Democratic of Congo (DRC) has confirmed that one of its soldiers crossed into Rwanda on Saturday. The armed soldier who crossed the Rwanda-DR Congo border at Petite Barrière was shot and killed by Rwanda Defence Forces who were on patrol after he had shot and injured a police officer at the border. […]