Otunba T.J Abass Boeing announced Wednesday that it would give $100 million to communities and families affected by two crashes on its 737 MAX planes that claimed 346 lives. Describing the sum as an “initial investment” over multiple years, the company said it would work with local governments and non-profit organizations to provide “hardship and living expenses” and … Read more
The government’s continued payment of subsidy on petroleum products is hurting the growth of the oil industry and the well-being of the country’s economy, operators said on Tuesday. Various operators, who spoke at the opening session of the 2019 Nigeria Oil & Gas conference in Abuja called on the industry ”to speak up with one … Read more
Zimbabwe has run out of passports and vehicle registration number plates, forcing citizens to wait for long periods to get them, fueling another sign of a desperate shortage of U.S. dollars in the southern African nation. At the passport office in Harare on Wednesday, hundreds of people huddled in the morning winter cold after arriving … Read more
Sudan’s protest leaders on Wednesday agreed to hold direct talks with the ruling generals after African Union and Ethiopian mediators urged the two sides to resume stalled negotiations about a new governing body. “The Alliance for Freedom and Change met and decided to accept the invitation for direct negotiations” with the generals, prominent protest leader … Read more
Oil prices rebounded slightly on Wednesday after a steep fall in the previous session as OPEC and its allies’ decision to extend output cuts was not enough to counter investors’ concerns about the slowing global economy. Prices were supported by widely-watched data showing a larger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. crude oil inventories, with government data due … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the 25th anniversary of the Liberation of Rwanda. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Osinbajo would join other African leaders and Heads of State expected at … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has warned traffic robbers and cult members in the state to renounce criminal activities, as the command had resolved on new strategies to track them down. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Mohammed Ali, gave the warning while addressing journalists at the Command Headquarters, in … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday inaugurated the ad-hoc committee for the 2019 Hajj Pilgrimage with a charge to the members to ensure that the state sustains its enviable position as the best in the country. Speaking at the inauguration, Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor, urged the committee members to see to the welfare and … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja urged Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to work harder in injecting more resources and technical expertise to improve the supply of electricity across the country. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement, said Mr Buhari made the call when he received a delegation … Read more
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation minister, on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to cancel instead of rejecting the Ruga farm settlement policy. He said this while reacting to reports of President Muhammadu Buhari suspending the Ruga farm settlement for Fulani herdsmen. Buhari is said to have suspended the Ruga programme pending further notice. RUGA settlement … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the Inspector General Police, Adamu Mohammed, have been barred from harassing or interfering in the legislative duties of the Edo State House of Assembly. Justice M. Umar gave the order following a motion ex-parte, filed by Alhaji Yayaha Audu Omogbai, Clerk of … Read more
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Mr. Debo Akande as his Executive Adviser, Agricbusiness. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa further confirmed that Governor Makinde also named Mr. Adejumo Samuel Ademola as his Special Adviser on Legislative Matters. According to the statement, the two … Read more
Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in February 23 election, Mr. Peter Obi has expressed grave concern and disappointment at the poor examples political leaders were bequeathing to Nigerians. Reacting to the trending scandal rocking Senator Abbo, who was caught on camera assaulting a nursing mother at a sex toy shop, Obi … Read more
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari Government’s suspension of the Ruga farm settlement policy. Buhari is said to have suspended the Ruga programme pending further notice. RUGA settlement scheme was an idea designed to stem the tide of herdsmen/farmers clashes in parts of the … Read more
Lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, has advised the federal government to replace the suspended Ruga settlement scheme with ranching. Falana stated this, while reacting to the suspension of Ruga settlement by the federal government. “As far back as 2016 the Buhari administration had opted for ranching. “To actualise the ranching policy 11 states had made … Read more
The Senate President , Ahmad Lawan has on Wednesday appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) to shelve its proposed industrial action over alleged delay in implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage. Lawan made the appeal when the executives of the NLC and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, (PASAN) led by Mr Ayuba Waba … Read more
Fans back in home have attacked Naby Keita’s house in Conakry, the capital of Guinea to event their frustrations with the player’s AFCON struggles. The house was besieged by angry youths over the weekend, with the frustrated group was reported to have accused Keita’s relatives of witchcraft. “We sent a team of policemen to a … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected and declined assent to 17 bills passed by the 8th National Assembly. Buhari, however, gave accent to nine other bills passed by the last senate. The Senior Special Assistant to President (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang made this known to journalists at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. He … Read more
Nigeria is ready to sign the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA Agreement in a few days time, leaving out only Benin and Eritrea of the 55 African countries. President Muhammadu Buhari made this indication after accepting the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Impact and Readiness Assessment of AfCFTA.. Buhari will be signing … Read more
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called for a thorough investigation into the widespread allegations of rape against the founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assemble, COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo, cautioning against any form of blackmail. CAN noted that although COZA is not a member of any of its families, the body condemned in totally … Read more