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Wednesday, 13 September 2023 04:57

2,300 dead, 10,000 missing in Libya floods

A frenetic search for survivors — or bodies — ensued in eastern Libya on Tuesday after a Mediterranean storm lashed the OPEC member’s shores, with dams collapsing and triggering floods that killed at least 2,300, almost all in one city. The International Red Cross said at least 10,000 more were missing. The health minister of the divided North African nation’s eastern-based government, Othman Abdel-Jaleel, said 700 people from Derna had so far been identified and buried, and more than 6,000 remained unaccounted for, according to al-Masar TV. Separately, the western-based government in Tripoli said the overall toll in Derna was…

Tuesday, 12 September 2023 04:57

UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians; Emirates, Etihad airlines resume operations - Presidency

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted its visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. The decision was reached after President Bola Tinubu met with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE president, in Abu Dhabi, on Monday. Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, said in a statement that Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to “immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria without any further delay”. “As negotiated between the two heads of state, this immediate restoration of flight activity, through these two airlines and between the two countries, does not involve any immediate payment by the Nigerian government,” the statement…

Tuesday, 12 September 2023 04:56

UAE’s official statement silent on visa ban lift

United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not make any comment on lifting the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers in its statement on the meeting its president, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had with his Nigerian counterpart, President Bola Tinubu, on Monday. Tinubu proceeded to Abu Dahbi, UAE capital, from India, where he attended the G-20 Summit. In a statement on Monday, Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced that the meeting with the UAE authorities was fruitful. According to Ngelale, disputes on the visa ban slammed on Nigerian travellers 10 months ago, suspension of Etihad and Emirates flights were resolved at the…

Tuesday, 12 September 2023 04:55

Malaria deaths in Nigeria reduce by 55 percent - WHO

Nigeria has recorded a 55 percent drop in malaria deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, said it fell from 2.1 per 1,000 population to 0.9 per 1,000 population. Speaking in Abuja yesterday during the launch of the 2022 Nigeria Malaria Report, she said Nigeria accounted for around 27 percent of the global burden of malaria cases, adding that malaria incidence in the country had also fallen by 26 percent since 2000. She said it fell from 413 per 1,000 to 302 per 1,000 in 2021. She said: “Drivers of this continuing…

Tuesday, 12 September 2023 04:54

Accountancy icon, Akintola Williams, passes away at 104

Akintola Williams, the trailblazing figure who became Nigeria’s inaugural indigenous chartered accountant, has passed away at the remarkable age of 104. His legacy is firmly etched into Nigeria’s financial landscape, having played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s accounting profession and fostering the growth of its financial sector. Williams, born in 1919, embarked on a path that saw him excel in the realm of accounting. He pursued his accounting studies at the prestigious University of London and achieved the status of a chartered accountant in 1947. Upon returning to his homeland, Nigeria, he went on to establish the renowned…

Monday, 11 September 2023 04:48

At least 26 killed in Niger state ferry accident

At least 26 people died and several others were missing after a ferry capsized on a reservoir in north central Nigeria on Sunday, local officials said, the second such major accident to hit the region in three months. Bologi Ibrahim, spokesperson for the governor of Niger state, said the boat was carrying more than 100 people, including women and children, in the Mokwa local government area of the state. The victims were going to their farms across a major dam, said Ibrahim. "Twenty six persons, mostly women and children have been confirmed dead, over 30 people rescued, while a combined…

Sunday, 10 September 2023 04:45

Are you a physics teacher or teacher of languages? UK govt is offering you £10,000 to come work in country

The UK government is offering a £10,000 international relocation payment to non-UK trainees and teachers of languages and physics who are coming to England to work. The payment is designed to help cover the costs of moving to England, such as visa fees, immigration health surcharge, and other relocation expenses. Here are the requirements to be eligible for the payment: You must: * Be a non-UK citizen * Be coming to England to teach or train to teach languages or physics Have a degree * Have recognized teacher-training qualifications * Have at least one year of teaching experience * Be…

Sunday, 10 September 2023 04:44

Casualties in Morocco earthquake surpass 2,000. Here’s what’s happening right now

Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages. Neighbours were still searching for survivors buried on the slopes, where houses of mud brick, stone and rough wood were cracked open and mosque minarets toppled by the quake that struck late on Friday. The historic old city of Marrakech also suffered extensive damage. The Interior Ministry said 2,012 people had been killed and 2,059 injured, including 1,404 in critical condition.…

Saturday, 09 September 2023 04:54

Telecom sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP hits 16 percent – NCC

The telecommunications sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased significantly to 16 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the data reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) based on the computation by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Umar Danbatta, stated this in a keynote address delivered at the annual Telecom Executives and Regulators Forum (TERF) hosted by the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in Lagos on Thursday. According to Danbatta, a professor of engineering, from a 14.13 per cent contribution in the first quarter of…

Saturday, 09 September 2023 04:52

Akeredolu back to work after 3-month sick leave

Ondo state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has notified the state House of Assembly of his resumption of duty after being abroad for three months on medical leave. Akeredolu returned from Germany on Thursday. Receiving a letter from the governor, on Friday, Speaker of the House, Olamide Oladiji, said it was in line with Section 190(1)of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). “According to the letter which was received today during the Parliamentary meeting of the House, the Governor resumed duty today, Friday, 8th September,2023,” a statement signed by Oladiji said. Oladiji, who expressed appreciation to God for…

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Saturday, 09 September 2023 04:51

At least 296 people killed as powerful earthquake devastates Morocco

A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings from the historic city of Marrakech to villages in the Atlas Mountains. Men, women and children stayed out in the streets, fearing aftershocks. Morocco’s Interior Ministry said early Saturday that at least 296 people had died in the provinces near the quake. Additionally, 153 injured people were sent to hospitals for treatment. The ministry wrote that most damage occurred outside of cities and towns. The head of the town of Talat N’Yaaqoub, Abderrahim Ait Daoud, told Moroccan news site 2M that several homes in…

Saturday, 09 September 2023 04:50

Crowds camp in front of Niger French army base to press for troop departure

Hundreds of protesters have been camping outside a French military base in Niger's capital Niamey for the past six days to demand the troops' departure, the latest sign of swelling anti-French sentiment among supporters of a military coup in July. The demonstration started last Saturday, around five weeks after soldiers toppled President Mohamed Bazoum and seized power in a coup that has been widely condemned abroad but celebrated by many at home. Relations between Niger and its former coloniser France have worsened since Paris declared the junta illegitimate, stoking anti-French sentiment. There have been calls for around 1,500 French troops…

Friday, 08 September 2023 04:55

30 killed in landslide in Abuja - Official

At least 30 persons have lost their lives in a landslide reportedly triggered by activities of illegal miners in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Nineteen persons were also abducted in Bwari Area Council of Abuja on Thursday. The council area chairman disclosed this during a meeting between FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and six Area Councils Chairmen. Expressing shock over the developments, Wike said he would meet with the Director of Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja as well as the Commissioner of Police to receive adequate briefings on the kidnap and facilitate rescue…

Friday, 08 September 2023 04:54

International flight operations moved to Lagos airport new terminal

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says flight operations have been moved from the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, to the new one (terminal two). In a statement on Thursday, the agency also urged travellers to arrive at the airport three hours before departure. This, FAAN said, would allow the check-in process to be done in time. “This is to inform the travelling public that flight Operations have been moved from the Old Murtala Muhammed International Airport terminal (TI) to the new terminal (T2),” the statement reads. “FAAN uses this medium to appeal to passengers…

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