The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has vowed to go after the sponsors and perpetrators of the mayhem over the obaship in Agosasa town of Ipoka LGA. Recall that violence erupted in the town at the weekend over the next Oja of Agosasa, which led to the death of at least one person, scores of […]
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The Development Research and Projects Centre (DRPC) joined other civil society groups from the African continent to dialogue on safeguarding and strengthening the role of civil society organisations in human and environmental health in Africa. The groups met at the 6th Annual Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa (AROCSA) conference in Dakar, Senegal. […]
The Azura Power Plant in Edo State consistently generates 452 megawatts (MW) daily to the national grid and pays over 40 per cent of its energy invoice receipt to the government for gas and loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Managing Director of Azura, Mr Edu Okeke, stated this on Thursday at […]
No reason has been given for Mr Dikio’s sack. President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Barry Ndiomu, a retired major general, as the interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. Mr Ndiomu replaces Milland Dikio, a retired colonel. A presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, announced Mr Ndiomu’s appointment in a press statement he issued on Thursday evening. […]
The campaign council says the poll deployed fake statistics to arrive at the outcome. The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has reacted to the recent poll conducted by the NOI polls which placed Peter Obi of the Labour Party ahead in the presidential race. The poll, commissioned by ANAP Foundation, was conducted this […]
Buildings in Lagos state, Nigeria’s economic hub, have in recent years been collapsing in greater numbers than ever. Between 2000 and 2021 the city experienced 167 reported cases, with significant human and economic losses. The latest data from Lagos State Emergency Management Agency showed that between January and July 2022, Lagos recorded 24 cases of […]
Abuja, Nigeria — Nigeria is facing a record reduction in oil production, oil cartel OPEC reports, dropping from the first largest producer in Africa to the fourth, behind Angola, Algeria and Libya. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries monthly oil market report for August showed that Nigeria’s production stood at 980,000 barrels a day, a […]
The artifacts were stolen during the colonial era, but Germany agreed to return ones it has in possession to Nigeria. They will be displayed in the Humboldt Forum with information about their contentious heritage. Dozens of Benin Bronzes that were stolen in Africa during the colonial era will go on display one last time in […]
“They (the teachers) were so good that I remember all of their names till this day.” A Nigerian comedian, Bovi Ugboma, has inaugurated some buildings he renovated for his alma mater – University of Benin Staff School, Benin, Edo State. Mr Bovi, 42, handed over a 430-capacity 20-classroom, two staff rooms and one library, which […]
The new inflation rate raises concerns in Africa’s biggest economy, placing pressure on the apex bank to increase interest rates. Nigeria’s inflation rate surged to 20.5 per cent in the month of August, the highest since September 2005. The inflation figure rose from 19.64 per cent recorded in July, according to details of the inflation […]
“If this pilot hub works as expected, we will replicate it in the other 179 communities in the state.” Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has inaugurated a telemedicine hub to address the gap created by the shortage of healthcare workers in the state. Mr Soludo, in a speech at the inauguration on Wednesday in […]
The Northern Corridor Project, being implemented by the TCN, is meant to strengthen low-carbon economic growth in West Africa by improving the quality of the electricity network in Nigeria. The Nigerian government and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a grant agreement of €25 million for the Northern Corridor Project jointly funded by the […]
NCDC said the number of suspected cases has increased compared to what was reported for the same period in 2021. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 10 additional Lassa fever infections from threes states of the federation. The new infections, according to the latest situation report published on the website of the […]
In 2017, Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, registered two companies in Kenya planning to produce cement in Nairobi and Mombasa. The companies where Dangote was to own 90 per cent, with 10 per cent owned by some “local shareholders”, were Dangote Cement Kenya Limited which was focused on cement production, while Dangote Quarries Kenya Limited […]
A leading independent newspaper in Nigeria, DAILY TRUST, has called for nominations of exemplary personalities for the coveted African of the Year 2022 award. Nominations are open from September 12, 2022 to midnight of October 24, 2022. In a statement issued on Monday, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Media Trust Group, publishers of […]
The All Progressives Congress hopes to retain power in February polls. But several claims recently made by top party leaders didn’t add up. Claim Eight claims about the economy of Nigeria and Lagos state under APC governance. Verdict One understated, one exaggerated, three misleading, three incorrect. Source The APC’s Kashim Shettima and Festus Keyamo (August […]
The president praised Governor Uzodinma’s administration in Imo State. President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed Nigerian elite for not contributing to the development of the country, particularly the fight against insecurity. Mr Buhari stated this on Tuesday shortly after commissioning some projects in Imo State done by Governor Hope Uzodinma’s administration The projects commissioned included the […]
An official said the suspects were saved from being lynched by angry youth. Four persons suspected to have been involved in the killing of an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Segun Ayebulu, in Ekiti State last week have been arrested. It was gathered that the arrest was made possible through […]