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Monday, 30 May 2022 06:20

What to know after Day 95 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russian forces intensified their attacks with barrages of heavy artillery to capture a key Ukrainian city in the southeastern region of Donbas, whose full takeover Moscow's top diplomat said was now an "unconditional priority". Constant Russian shelling has destroyed all of the critical infrastructure in Sievierodonetsk, the largest city Ukraine still controls in Luhansk, one of the regions in Donbas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, while pledging to do everything to hold off the advance. "Some 90% of buildings are damaged. More than two-thirds of the city's housing stock has been completely destroyed. There is no telecommunication," he said in…

Monday, 30 May 2022 06:19

EU unity on Russian sanctions 'starting to crumble', German minister says

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Sunday expressed fears that the European Union’s unity was “starting to crumble” ahead of a summit to discuss an oil embargo against Russia and plans to cut dependence on Russian energy. EU leaders will meet on Monday and Tuesday to discuss a new sanctions package against Russia, which could also include an oil embargo, and a programme aiming to speed up ending dependence on fossil fuels, including Russian gas. “After Russia’s attack on Ukraine, we saw what can happen when Europe stands united. With a view to the summit tomorrow, let’s hope it continues…

Sunday, 29 May 2022 06:49

31 die in stampede at church distributing food to the poor

31 people were killed on Saturday in a stampede in southern Nigeria during an overcrowded church charity event where food was being distributed. Shoes and slippers lay scattered on the ground after the disaster in Port Harcourt city in southern Rivers State when people tried to force their way into the event, police and witnesses. A local church organisation was offering food and gifts for the poor at the local Port Harcourt Polo Club when a "mammoth" crowd got out of control, Rivers State police said. "Unfortunately, the crowd became tumultuous and uncontrollable and all efforts made by the organisers…

Sunday, 29 May 2022 06:48

What to know after Day 94 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russian forces have stepped up their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk after claiming to have captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman, as Kyiv intensified calls for longer-range weapons from the West. Slow, solid Russian gains in recent days in eastern Ukraine's Donbas, comprising the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, point to a subtle momentum shift in the war, now in its fourth month. Invading forces appear close to seizing all of the Luhansk region, one of the more modest war goals the Kremlin set after abandoning its assault on the capital, Kyiv, in the face of Ukrainian resistance.…

Saturday, 28 May 2022 06:22

What to know after Day 93 of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from their last pocket in the Luhansk region to avoid being captured, a Ukrainian official said, as Russian troops press an advance in the east that has shifted the momentum of the three-month-old war. A withdrawal could bring Russian President Vladimir Putin closer to his goal of capturing eastern Ukraine's Luhansk and Donetsk regions in full. His troops have gained ground in the two areas collectively known as the Donbas while blasting some towns to wastelands. Luhansk's governor, Serhiy Gaidai, said Russian troops had entered Sievierodonetsk, the largest Donbas city still held by Ukraine,…

Saturday, 28 May 2022 06:21

Russian wins in Eastern Ukraine spark debate over course of war - Bloomberg

Russian troops are making steady progress in Ukraine’s east on the back of more-concentrated artillery and air power, now controlling almost all of the Luhansk region and threatening to encircle thousands of Ukraine’s most experienced troops. That is sparking fears that Russia could be poised for a bigger breakthrough, and leading to increasingly panicked calls from Kyiv for even more powerful offensive weapons. Russia’s capture of a series of towns including Popasna means its forces hold 95% of the Luhansk region that makes up the northern half of the Donbas area. On Friday, Ukraine’s military command said Russian troops were…

Saturday, 28 May 2022 06:17

Ukraine needs to face reality and talk to Putin - Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said Ukraine was not eager to talk to Russia’s Vladimir Putin but that it has to face the reality that this will likely be necessary to end the war. “There are things to discuss with the Russian leader. I’m not telling you that to me our people are eager to talk to him, but we have to face the realities of what we are living through,” Zelenskiy said in an address to an Indonesian think tank. “What do we want from this meeting... We want our lives back... We want to reclaim the life…

Friday, 27 May 2022 06:56

Lagos, again, emerges worst city to live in the world

Harare, Zimbabwe and Lagos, Nigeria are some of the cities that ranked poorly in this latest report. The report by Economist Intelligence Unit ranks the most livable cities across the globe as well as the least liveable cities. Lagos in Nigeria makes the list as the worst city to live in. The Economist Intelligence Unit has released the list of 10 most livable cities across the globe as well as the world's 10 least liveable cities. As in previous surveys, the report noted that living conditions in Lagos, Nigeria; Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea; and Dhaka, the capital…

Friday, 27 May 2022 06:56

Low oil output barely enough to cover petrol imports - FG

Low crude oil production means Nigeria is barely able to cover the cost of imported petrol from its oil and gas revenue, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Thursday. Ahmed added in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos that she hoped Nigerian oil production would average 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, up from around 1.5 million bpd in the first quarter. The government had budgeted 1.8 million bpd of production, Ahmed said, blaming crude theft and attacks on oil infrastructure for the shortfall. "We are not seeing the revenues that we had planned for,"…

Friday, 27 May 2022 06:55

FAAC: FG, states, LG share N656.6bn for April, 2022

Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N636.6 billion April 2022 Federation Account revenue to the federal government, states and local government councils. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Committee’s virtual meeting in May 2022. Citing the communique, Director (Information, Press and Public Relations), Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Henshaw Ogubike said theN656.6 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N461.189 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N166.5 billion, and N8.89 billion being Excess bank charges recovered as well as a N20 billion augmentation. In…

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Friday, 27 May 2022 06:54

Buhari, Aisha depart for Equitorial Guinea for AU summit

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Thursday, May 26, 2022, to participate in African Union Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, with special focus on security. The three-day summit, which will hold on May 26th-28th, will also focus on Humanitarian Challenges in Africa, with related issues on migration, refugees, returnees and Internally Displaced Persons. At the summit, the African leaders will look at Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change of Government, with attendant spiraling effects on human rights and economies. Buhari will join other Heads of State and Government to deliberate on…

Friday, 27 May 2022 06:48

What to know after Day 92 of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded with the West on Thursday to send multiple launch rocket systems to Ukraine as soon as possible to give it a chance against the Russian offensive in the eastern Donbas. “We are fighting for Ukraine to be provided with all the weapons needed to change the nature of the fighting and start moving faster and more confidently toward the expulsion of the occupiers,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address to the nation. He said Russian forces are wiping some eastern towns from the face of the Earth and the region could end up “uninhabited.”…

Thursday, 26 May 2022 06:36

FG sets date to ban refrigerators, air conditioners, other pollution gadgets

By January 1, 2023, Federal Government will ban all substances that are not ozone-friendly in accordance with the Montreal Protocol Agreement of which Nigeria is a signatory. These substances include refrigerators, air conditioners, generators, water dispensers, photocopiers, etc. Speaking with newsmen at the Stakeholders’ Workshop for the Validation of the Draft National Cooling Plan, yesterday, in Abuja, Programme Manager, Environment Unit of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Oladipo Supo, said that Nigeria has delayed in implementing the agreement because it has not been able to get alternatives for the substances that are ozone-friendly. “Under the Montreal Protocol Agreement, the idea…

Thursday, 26 May 2022 06:35

Southeast killings: Soludo declares curfew in Anambra

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has declared curfew in seven Local Government Areas of the State to checkmate the excesses of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). They are Aguata, Ihiala, Ekwusigo, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Orumba North and Orumba South. The governor made the declaration in a statewide broadcast on Wednesday. He said the curfew, which takes effect from Friday, will be in force until normalcy returns to the affected areas. “With effect from Friday, 26th May, 2022, a 6pm to 6am curfew is hereby placed on motorcycles (okada), tricycles (keke), and shuttle buses in Aguata, Ihiala,…

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