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Wednesday, 18 January 2023 06:04

Akeredolu frail, but has no life-threatening ailment, Ondo govt says

PRESS RELEASE We have observed the growing anxiety about the State of Health of the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The good people of the State and, by extension, other friends and well-wishers continued to express concern over the wellness of the Governor, especially since yesterday. We are constrained to respond to these concerns and assure our people that by the grace of God, there is no cause for alarm on the Governor’s state of health. Akeredolu, just like every other mere mortals has had some health challenge for which he has since received treatment and recuperating speedily. Since the…

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 06:02

What to know after Day 329 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine closer to receiving modern Western battle tanks, more Patriots Ukraine has taken a step closer to winning approval for German-made modern battle tanks to confront invading Russian forces and has secured a pledge of more Patriot defence missiles as its allies appear ready to rally for the next phase of the war. Ukraine has relied primarily on Soviet-era T-72 tank variants. Germany's Leopard 2 tank, operated by armies in about 20 countries, is regarded as one of the West's best. The tank weighs more than 60 tons, has a 120mm smoothbore gun and can hit targets at…

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 06:08

Aliko Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu, Mike Adenuga wealthier than 83m Nigerians put together - Oxfam

Oxfam in Nigeria has said three of the richest Nigerian citizens are wealthier than 83 million others put together. This is contained in a report titled ‘Davos 2023 Inequality Report’ unveiled at a media briefing on Monday in Abuja. Ahead of the global conference of world leaders scheduled for next week in Davos Switzerland, Country Director, Oxfam in Nigeria, Vincent Ahonsi, presented the report. Represented by Deputy Programmes Director and Budget Business Development Manager of the organisation, Regina Afiemo, Ahonsi presented the report alongside Executive Director, Connected Development (CODE), Hamza Lawal; Coordinator, Climate Justice Project, Oxfam in Nigeria, Kenneth Akpan,…

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 06:05

Emefiele resumed duty, and DSS didn’t arrest the CBN gov

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Godwin Emefiele, its governor, has resumed duty after his annual vacation abroad. Confirming the development in a statement, Osita Nwanisobi, director, corporate communications, CBN, said Emefiele resumed on Monday. The CBN boss was said to have returned to the country ahead of the bank’s monetary policy committee meeting slated for next week. “The governor resumed with renewed vigour to perform his duty ahead of the first monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting of the year scheduled for January 23 to 24, 2023,” the statement reads. “Emefiele remains committed to performing the task before him in…

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 06:04

Nigeria’s inflation falls after 10 straight monthly increases

Annual inflation in Nigeria dipped in December to 21.34% after 10 straight monthly increases, the statistics bureau said on Monday, ahead of a central bank meeting to set interest rates next week. The central bank meets next week Tuesday to decide on rates in Africa's largest economy. It has previously said it would continue with rate hikes started in 2022 if inflation remained elevated. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had attributed rising inflation, which hit 21.47% in November, to a sharp increase in demand ahead of the holiday season and a rise in production costs coupled with a weaker naira…

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 06:03

Nigeria’s oil production fell short by 283m barrels in 2022 - Report

Nigeria’s crude oil production when put side by side its expected output of 1.88 million barrels per day in 2022, was short by a whopping 283 million barrels, amounting to roughly $24.55 billion, analysis has shown. This figure was arrived at when an estimated conservative price of $85 per barrel for which the commodity sold in the year under review, is multiplied by the 283 million barrels deficit recorded during the period. A further review indicated that while the 2022 budget projected a 1.88 million bpd, that is about 58.28 million barrels every month or an estimated 700 million barrels…

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 06:02

China population falls as more families refuse to bear children

China has announced its first population decline in decades as what has been the world’s most populous nation ages and its birthrate plunges. National Bureau of Statistics reported Tuesday that the country had 850,000 fewer people at the end of 2022 than the previous year. The tally includes only the population of mainland China, excluding Hong Kong and Macao as well as foreign residents. That left a total of 1.41 billion people, with 9.56 million births against 10.41 million deaths, the bureau said at a briefing on Tuesday. Men outnumbered women by 722.06 million to 689.69 million, a result of…

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 06:01

What to know after Day 328 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Ukraine demands speedier weapons deliveries from West to confront Russian pressure Ukraine insisted the West must speed up its supply of weapons, with the city of Dnipro reeling from a Russian missile strike that killed at least 40 people in an apartment block and Ukrainian troops under increased pressure on the eastern front. Ukraine's army General Staff said on Monday that Russian artillery pounded about 25 towns and villages around Bakhmut and Avdiika, the two focal points of Russian attempts to advance in the strategic eastern industrial Donbas region. It said Russia also kept up shelling of more…

Monday, 16 January 2023 05:42

CBN issues new guidelines to banks against money laundering, re-affirms January deadline on old Naira notes

To mitigate the risks of money laundering, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the weekend, announced it has developed a guidance on ultimate beneficial ownership of legal persons and legal arrangements. This was even as the apex bank in a tweet via its verified page, reminded Nigerians that the old notes of N200, N500 and N1000 would cease to be legal tenders by the end of this month. According to the circular which was directed to all deposit money banks (DMBs) and other financial institutions (OFIs), the bank noted that its Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the financing of terrorism and Counter…

Monday, 16 January 2023 05:41

Buhari departs Abuja today to attend African Peace Conference in Mauritania

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday (today) depart Abuja for Nouakchott, capital of Islamic Republic of Mauritania to attend a two-day African Conference on Peace. According to a release issued on Sunday by Media Adviser to the President, Femi Adesina, the president during his stay in Mauritania, will on Tuesday, January 18, 2023, receive “African Award for Strengthening Peace” for his leadership role in promoting peace on the continent, through regular inventions, counsel and conciliatory position. The award will be presented to Buhari by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum, which is an assembly of leaders established in 2014 to pursue…

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Monday, 16 January 2023 05:37

At least 68 dead as plane crashes less than 30 seconds before landing in Nepal

At least 68 people were killed after a Yeti Airlines flight crashed in Nepal on Sunday just seconds before it was due to land, the latest deadly air disaster in the Himalayan nation. The twin-engine ATR-72 turboprop, which took off from Kathmandu at 10:32 a.m. local time, crashed close to Pokhara airport at around 11 a.m., Sanjay Kumar, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, said by phone. There were 68 passengers and four crew members on board, airline spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula said. The flight crashed “10 to 20 seconds before landing,” Bartaula said. There was no distress…

Sunday, 15 January 2023 06:06

Veteran actor 'Papa Ajasco' is dead

Veteran Nollywood actor, Femi Ogunrombi aka Papa Ajasco, is dead. His death was confirmed by a theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, via his Twitter handle on Sunday. He wrote, “I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with #NATIONALTROUPE and one time stand in for the 'Papa Ajasco' character on the popular #waleadenugaprod comic series 'Papa Ajasco' Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is dead." Punch

Sunday, 15 January 2023 05:33

Fertilizer tops as non-oil exports revenue increased 40 percent last year

Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says Nigeria recorded non-oil export earnings of $4.82 billion in 2022. Ezra Yakusak, executive director/chief executive officer (CEO), NEPC, said this while presenting the 2022 non-oil export performance to journalists in Abuja on Friday. Yakusak said the figure represented a 39.91 percent increase compared to 2021 when non-oil exports totaled $3.45 billion. He said the figure is based on data collated from various pre-shipment inspection agents appointed by the federal government under the Pre-shipment Inspection Act, 2004. Yakusak said it was the best yearly result since the NEPC was established 47 years ago. He said…

Sunday, 15 January 2023 05:31

Soludo offers to stand as surety for Nnamdi Kanu’s release

Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, has called on the federal government to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Soludo said this on Saturday during the campaign flag-off of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Awka, the Anambra capital. He said Kanu is critical to the security conversation in the southeast and is needed to discuss the future of the region. He added that if the federal government cannot release Kanu unconditionally, he will stand as surety to ensure Kanu is available whenever needed. “We thank the federal government of Nigeria. We thank President…

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