President Bola Tinubu Friday in Abuja welcomed the intervention of the Finish government, with the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, saying the government will not tolerate actions and statements that could lead to divisiveness among citizens. President Tinubu spoke when he received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Sanna […]
Extreme weather caused significant disruptions to education worldwide in 2024, with around 242 million students in 85 countries missing lessons due to heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. UNICEF’s analysis highlighted the impact of “extreme climate events” on school closures and operational disruptions, identifying heatwaves as the most […]
Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) has expressed dismay over announcement by the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The U.S. President, Donald Trump, had earlier on Monday announced that U.S. government will withdraw from the global health body, citing WHO’s mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak from Wuhan, China and other […]
Three trucks loaded to the brim with wood have been impounded at the entrance of the glory drive near NNPC mega filling station in yenagoa as part of effort to curb and enforce the law against illegal logging and deforestation in Bayelsa State. This enforcement action follows the state government’s ban on illegal logging activities […]
WIFE OF A FORMER ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, AIG HAKEEM ODUMOSU, HAS REGAINED FREEDOM AFTER A SUCCESSFUL RESCUE OPERATION LED BY OGUN STATE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, CP LANRE OGUNLOWO, RESULTING IN THE NEUTRALIZATION OF HER ABDUCTORS. A STATEMENT BY FORCE PRO RELATIONS OFFICER, ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, REVEALS THAT THE RANSOM USED AS BAIT WAS […]
Star-studded Nollyood comedy-drama “Something about the Briggs , is set for premiere in cinemas on January 31, its producers have said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bukola Ogunsola, director and producer of the film, has released the trailer of the blockbuster on her Instagram page. The highly anticipated film from Revelation Pictures,features […]
The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) says Nigeria is not yet an hyperinflation economy and citizens have confidence in its local currency. The council said this on Wednesday in statement signed by the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Rabiu Olowo. The council noted that the International Accounting Standard (IAS) 29 which borders on Financial […]
NIGERIA POLICE FORCE HAS DISMANTLED SEVERAL CRIMINAL SYNDICATES AND MADE SIGNIFICANT ARRESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI WHILE PARADING SOME SUSPECTS IN ABUJA EXPLAINED THAT THE FORCE RECOVERED OVER 130 FIREARMS AND MORE THAN 1,000 AMMUNITION ROUNDS AND RESCUED 302 KIDNAPPED VICTIMS. THIRTEEN SUSPECTS ARE ON PARADE FOR VARIOUS CRIMINAL […]
The Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma has neutralised scores of bandits and dismantled their logistics base in a series of airstrikes at Alawa Forest in Shiroro LGA of Niger. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, AVM Olusola Akinboyewa. He […]