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Wednesday, 06 October 2021 05:51

Facebook faces scrutiny after whistleblower’s testimony in US Congress

U.S. lawmakers pounded Facebook on Tuesday, accusing CEO Mark Zuckerberg of pushing for higher profits while being cavalier about user safety, and they demanded regulators investigate whistleblower accusations that the social media company harms children’s mental health and stokes divisions. Zuckerberg, hours later in a public Facebook post, defended the company, saying the accusations were at odds with Facebook’s goals. “The argument that we deliberately push content that makes people angry for profit is deeply illogical,” he wrote. “We make money from ads, and advertisers consistently tell us they don’t want their ads next to harmful or angry content. And…

Tuesday, 05 October 2021 05:47

Supreme Court reserves judgment on states’ suit against FG over funding of judiciary

Supreme Court of Nigeria on Monday reserved judgment in the case filed by 36 state governments against the Federal Government over the funding of superior courts created by Section 6 of the constitution. The states, in the suit with Ref. No. SC/655/2020, had asked the apex court to declare among others, that it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to bear both the recurrent and capital expenditures. They also want the court to declare the Executive Order 10 issued by President Muammadu Buhari in 2020 on the funding of the judiciary, particularly at the state level, null and void.…

Tuesday, 05 October 2021 05:46

Southsouth govs agree to set up regional security outfit

The BRACED Governors’ Council also known as Southsouth Governors’ Forum said it has approved a joint regional security outfit which would be floated soon. Its chairman and Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, said this was part of the resolutions reached at the end of their meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Okowa, who read the communique, said BRACED has unanimously supported states on the collection of Valued Added Tax (VAT) and agreed to join the suit at the Supreme Court. The governors resolved: “Bearing in mind that most of the BRACED states have established their state security’s organs,…

Tuesday, 05 October 2021 05:45

Resident doctors end strike but disputes remain

Resident doctors in Nigerian public hospitals called off a nine-week strike on Monday, saying some of their grievances had been addressed but others including salary arrears remained outstanding. The strike had begun on Aug. 2, organised by Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to protest against the delayed payment of salaries and allowances — a recurrent problem in Nigeria’s healthcare sector. NARD said resident doctors, medical school graduates training as specialists who play a major role on emergency wards, would return to work on Wednesday after some of the payments had been made. But it called on federal and state…

Tuesday, 05 October 2021 05:43

Pandemonium as gunmen enforce sit-at-home order in Imo

There was utter confusion in Owerri, Imo State capital, as gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) enforced the sit-at-home order. The gunmen, who stormed streets and markets in Owerri, forced traders to close shops. They shot sporadically in the air to scarce people and motorists. Motorists quickly made U-turn while many passengers disembarked. Some vehicles collided with one another as driver made frantic moves to turn back. The confusion, which started at Wethral road, spread to neighbouring Mbaise road, Douglas road and Naze along Aba- Owerri road. Traders at the multi-million Alaba International market…

Tuesday, 05 October 2021 05:41

Two Americans win Medicine Nobel for work on heat and touch

American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for the discovery of receptors in the skin that sense temperature and touch and could pave the way for new pain-killers. Their work, carried out independently, has helped show how humans convert the physical impact from heat or touch into nerve impulses that allow us to “perceive and adapt to the world around us,” the Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute said. “This knowledge is being used to develop treatments for a wide range of disease conditions, including chronic pain.” Patapoutian, who was born…

Monday, 04 October 2021 05:54

Pandora Papers: Secret wealth, dealings of world leaders exposed

The secret wealth and dealings of world leaders, politicians and billionaires has been exposed in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents. Some 35 current and former leaders and more than 300 public officials are featured in the files from offshore companies, dubbed the Pandora Papers. They reveal the King of Jordan secretly amassed £70m of UK and US property. They also show how ex-UK PM Tony Blair and his wife saved £312,000 in stamp duty when they bought a London office. The couple bought an offshore firm that owned the building. The leak also links Russian President Vladimir…

Sunday, 03 October 2021 06:08

I’ll get Covid-19 vaccine 10 times if I need to - Adeboye

General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, has said he would get vaccinated against Covid-19 for the sake of preaching the gospel globally. Adeboye stated this at the church’s monthly Holy Ghost Service. He clarified that he has never told anyone not to get the vaccine. Some prominent preachers such as David Oyedepo, Chris Oyakhilome and Johnson Suleman have kicked against vaccination. But Adeboye said: “I never said to you ‘don’t be vaccinated’, you have never heard that from me, “Rather than living in fear or doubt, get vaccinated. If you believe that getting vaccinated would…

Saturday, 02 October 2021 05:43

Nigeria @61: Buhari claims better performance than Obasanjo, Yar’adua, Jonathan. Empirical evidence disproves the president

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said no democratically elected government since 1999 achieved what his administration had done in six years, but available data shows otherwise. The president, during a televised broadcast to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, said his administration had achieved a lot since coming to power in 2015. “No government since 1999 has done what we have done in six years to put Nigeria back on track,” he said. “A lot has been achieved in the last six years on many fronts: in infrastructure, social care, governance, Nigeria’s image and influence in Africa and the…

Saturday, 02 October 2021 05:42

Nigeria gets $400m in World Bank financing to purchase Covid-19 vaccines

Nigeria got approval on Friday for $400 million in World Bank financing to procure and deploy Covid-19 vaccinations, the bank said in a statement. The World Bank board of directors signed off on the financing, provided via the International Development Association, which it said would enable Africa’s most populous nation to purchase Covid-19 vaccines for 40 million people, some 18% of its population, and support vaccine deployment to 110 million people. In a statement, the bank said the money would ensure that the government can vaccinate 51% of its population within two years and “avoid the dreadful consequences of another…

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Saturday, 02 October 2021 05:39

Guinea coup leader, Doumbouya sworn in as president

Mamady Doumbouya, a colonel, has been sworn is as Guinea's interim president after leading a coup which saw the overthrow of Alpha Condé. The former French legionnaire, 41, becomes Africa's second-youngest leader, after Mali's Assimi Goïta, 38, who also staged a military takeover. Doumbouya is barred from contesting future elections under plans to restore civilian rule announced this week. The 5 September coup has been widely condemned. Both West Africa body Ecowas and the African Union have suspended Guinea. Ecowas also imposed sanctions against the coup leaders and demanded a return to constitutional order within six months. Speaking at the…

Saturday, 02 October 2021 05:38

N.Korea says it fired 'remarkable' new anti-aircraft missile in test

North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, state media KCNA reported, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests that has come as denuclearisation talks with the United States have deadlocked. It was North Korea’s second known weapons test this week after the launch of a previously unseen hypersonic missile on Tuesday. It has also fired ballistic missiles and a cruise missile with potential nuclear capabilities in recent weeks. The U.N. Security Council met behind closed doors on Friday to discuss the latest tests and Washington said it was assessing the missile launches. The tests highlighted…

Friday, 01 October 2021 06:18

Launch of eNaira postponed - CBN

Central Bank of Nigeria says it has postponed the unveiling of the country’s first digital currency, eNaira, citing key activities lined up for Nigeria’s independence anniversary. The apex bank had informed citizens to download the eNaira app on their mobile gadgets from October 1, 2021. But Osita Nwasinobi, spokesperson of the CBN, in a statement on Thursday, said the suspension of the launch was in deference to the mood of national rededication to the collective dream of One Nigeria. This is coming a day after ENaira Payment Solutions Limited instituted a suit before a federal high court against the Central…

Friday, 01 October 2021 06:17

Appeal court joins Lagos in FIRS’ suit over VAT collection

The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, has granted the application of the Lagos state government as a co-respondent in the appeal filed by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). FIRS is challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, which restrained the agency from collecting VAT and personal income tax (PIT) in Rivers state. At the lower court, FIRS had appealed for a stay of execution, but the court dismissed it on the basis that it would “negate the principle of equity”. Consequently, FIRS went to the court of appeal. On September 10, Attorney-general of Lagos, Moyosore Onigbanjo, applied…

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