News

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 05:58

FG blasts UK over IPOB/MASSOB asylum offer

Federal Government says the reported decision of the United Kingdom to grant asylum to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is disrespectful of Nigeria as a country. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, also said that the decision amounted to sabotaging the fight against terrorism and generally undermining Nigeria’s security. Fielding questions from Newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, Mohammed said the decision is unacceptable to Nigeria. “Let me say straight away that this issue is within the purview of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and I am sure he will handle it appropriately. “But as the…

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 05:55

18 Nigerians die from tuberculosis every hour - WHO

National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Director in the Federal Ministry of Health, Itohowo Uko, said Tuberculosis kills 18 Nigerians every hour. According to her, the statistic was based on World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global report 2020. She also said that 150,000 Nigerians were killed by Tuberculosis across the country in 2019. Speaking at a media engagement with health reporters from seven states via Zoom, Uko said 138,573 TB cases were identified in Nigeria in 2020 with the patients placed on treatment. She said Nigeria is ranked 1st in Africa in terms of countries with TB burdens and 6th globally. “Most…

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 05:53

Only way to stop banditry is to kill all bandits - El-Rufai

Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said the only way to put an end to banditry in the country is for the military to bomb the forests where they are hiding and eliminate them completely. The governor who spoke at a dialogue: “Financing Safe Schools: Creating Safe Learning Communities” in Abuja, yesterday, claimed his other colleagues were in agreement that bandits must be completely wiped out. “Our position as governors and we are unanimous in this because we, the northern states’ governors, met with the president on this subject…our unanimous position is to wipe out the bandits. We must go into…

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 05:52

Gov tells herdsmen to stay away from Ebonyi

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has asked herdsmen to stay away from the the state, for now. The governor gave the directive while briefing journalists at the end of the state executive council meeting, on Tuesday. He said at the moment, there is no herdsman in the state as a result of the tension in Ebonyi. The governor, who condemned the killing of policemen and burning of police stations in the Southeast zone, directed cattle owners to stay away from the state until the place is calm. He further called on leaders of the Southeast to rise up and condemn…

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 05:49

WHO panel against requiring vaccination proof for travel

The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee recommended on Monday that proof of vaccination not be required as a condition of international travel, maintaining its stance on the issue under growing debate. The independent experts, in a statement issued after meeting last Thursday, cited limited evidence on whether vaccination against Covid-19 reduces people’s ability to transmit the virus and “the persistent inequity in global vaccine distribution”. States should recognise that requiring proof of vaccination deepens inequities and promotes unequal freedom of movement, the panel said. Reuters

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 11:25

Chad’s president, Idriss Deby, killed as military takes over

Chad's President Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said on state TV. His death came shortly after provisional election results which projected he would win a sixth term in office, with 80% of the vote. The government and parliament have been dissolved. A military council will govern for the next 18 months. Déby came to power in an armed uprising in 1990. He had gone to the front line at the weekend to visit troops battling rebels based across the border in Libya. BBC

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 05:45

Govs bow to pressure, give date to begin implementation of judiciary’s financial autonomy

Nigerian governors on Thursday said they will start implementing financial autonomy for the judiciary latest by May ending, a pledge that indicates that an end to the ongoing strike that has crippled the nation’s judiciary may be in sight. The governors also called on striking members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to call off their two weeks old strike. Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, gave this assurance in an interview with journalists after meeting with ‘stakeholders’ from the state judiciary and legislature at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Courts across…

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 05:44

CBN finally admitted it has been printing money for govt expenditure. Here’s what that means

Nick Agule Within the last week a war of words has ensued over the management of the Nigerian economy with Gov Obaseki of Edo State firing the first salvo by accusing the FG of the catastrophic management of economy alleging that the FG is printing money to fund federal allocations. Nigeria's Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed fired back in these words: “The issue that was raised by the Edo State Governor, for me, is very sad because it is not a fact. What we distribute at FAAC is revenue that is generated and in fact, distribution of revenue is a public…

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 05:41

Diasporan group calls for re-evaluation of Chinese loans to Nigeria

PRESS RELEASE Transforming Uplifting and Reforming Nigeria (TURN) is concerned about the indebtedness of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the People’s Republic of China and the reported enslaving terms of conditions which Nigeria agreed to in order to secure the loans. Nigeria’s external debt loan stands at $31.98 billion (Debt Management Office, DMO, September 30, 2020), most of which are owed to well-known international creditor agencies with which Nigeria has had a long history of dealing, like many other developing countries. In contrast, the bilateral loans which are owed to individual countries are of concern, and none is as…

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 05:39

No increase in fuel price in May, NNPC assures

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said there will be no increase in the ex-depot price of petrol in May. Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mele Kyari, disclosed on Monday on the company’s social media post during a meeting he held with National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO)/Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD). The two association have had an impasse on petroleum logistics issues, with PTD earlier threatening strike action. However, Kyari said at the meeting after his intervention, PTD announced the suspension of its planned strike until closure of discussion between both parties. “Also, the GMD announced that there would…

More...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 05:37

Police morale low due to attacks on officers, stations - IGP

Usman Baba, the new acting inspector-general of police (IGP), has expressed concern over the recent attacks on stations across the country. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, Baba said the morale of officers has been negatively affected as a result of such attacks, noting that the police need improved logistics and better welfare packages. This is the first time the new IGP would meet the president since he was decorated with his new rank. In recent times, police stations — especially in the southeast — have been attacked by unknown gunmen, leading to the…

Monday, 19 April 2021 05:54

FG spent N485.5bn more than its revenue in January - CBN

Federal Government recorded N485.51bn fiscal deficit in January, statistics obtained from Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. According to the monthly economic report for January released by the CBN on Friday, the low revenue performance in January was due to the decline in non-oil receipts following the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on business activities and the resultant shortfall in tax revenues. Part of the report read, “Federally collected revenue in January 2021 was N807.54bn. “This was 4.6 per cent below the provisional budget benchmark and 12.8 per cent lower than the collection in the corresponding period of 2020.…

Monday, 19 April 2021 05:53

Rising food costs, worsening unemployment add misery to Nigeria’s spreading insecurity - Bloomberg

Nigerian merchant Feyintola Bolaji, struggling with stagnant earnings and dwindling sales, is now being squeezed by the ever increasing prices demanded by her food suppliers, leading her to cut down on the amount she can put on her own family’s table. Bolaji’s belt tightening is being shared by millions across Africa’s most populous nation. Not long after Nigeria’s statistics agency revealed that one in three people in the continent’s largest economy were unemployed, on Thursday it announced that food inflation has accelerated at the highest pace in 15 years, compounding the misery of many households. “It is really bad, I…

Monday, 19 April 2021 05:52

Cows seized grazing illegally will be auctioned, arrested herders prosecuted, Ondo Amotekun vows

Owners of cows that destroy farmlands in Ondo state would henceforth be prosecuted and their cows auctioned. Commander of the State Security Network, Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye said this in Akure, the state capital. Adeleye speaking at the signing of agreement for the release of over 250 cows arrested by Amotekun Corps said: ”we’ll no longer allow negotiation for compensation for farm crops destroyed by cows resulting from illegal grazing on people’s farms. “Rather, government, will henceforth prosecute owners of seized cows and auction seized animals after getting court order. Adeleye said the Amotekun Corps, arrested over 250 cows following distress…

Page 280 of 826

News

More...

Search

Most Read

Editorial

News

Business

Politics

Opinion

Features

Strangely

Crime

Wars

SCIENCE & TECH

SPECIAL REPORTS

Sports

VIDEOS