On Sports News, Super Eagles stars Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong have been nominated for the 2024 FIFA Best Men’s 11, spotlighting their exceptional contributions to football. Lookman, nominated in the attackers’ category, will contend with global icons like Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Erling Haaland. His impressive […]
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World Health Organisation Highlights Progress in HIV Treatment and Prevention in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 21.3 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are now on antiretroviral treatment, significantly improving life expectancy in the region. Botswana and Namibia have been lauded for curbing mother-to-child HIV transmission, meeting the criteria for the “Path to Elimination of HIV.” Ahead of World AIDS […]
CBN Warns Banks Over Cash Scarcity, Threatens Sanctions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to impose fines on financial institutions failing to address the ongoing cash scarcity at ATMs. Governor Olayemi Cardoso made this announcement on Friday during the annual Bankers’ Dinner organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. He acknowledged the challenges Nigerians […]
Tinubu Congratulates Okonjo-Iweala on WTO Re-election
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her unanimous re-election as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian Finance Minister, made history in 2021 as the first African and woman to lead the WTO. Her second four-year term begins on September 1, […]
Federal Government’s electricity subsidy has surged by 269%, rising from ₦650 billion in 2023 to an estimated ₦2.4 trillion in 2024.
Nigeria’s annual electricity subsidy has soared by 269% to ₦2.4 trillion in 2024, up from ₦650 billion in 2023, despite efforts to reduce it through tariff adjustments. This was revealed by Dr. Yusuf Ali, Commissioner for Planning, Research, and Strategy at NERC, during PwC’s Power and Utilities Roundtable in Lagos. […]
Police Arrest Couple in Anambra for Threat Messages and Attempted Kidnapping
The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended a couple, Kingsley Okoye 36 years and Chidinma Okoye 27 years, for allegedly sending threatening messages and attempting to extort and kidnap individuals. The arrests, made in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area, followed a joint operation by the police and local vigilante groups, […]
APU Academy Director Hails Umeh on Federal College in Agulu
The Director of APU Vocational Academy, Agulu, Dr. Duezeh Emmanuel Jr., has commended Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, for sponsoring the bill for the establishment of Federal College of Skill Acquisition and Technology, Agulu.In a statement, Dr. Emmanuel Jr. expressed his profound gratitude to Senator Umeh and […]
Rivers people excited with my government – Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has expressed that the people, particularly civil servants, are excited about his administration due to its people-oriented policies and programs. He assured that his government is committed to fulfilling its obligations to the people, protecting the state from those who seek to disrupt governance, […]
Host community Secretary Says NNPCL loaded old stock, not fresh products.
The Secretary of the Alesa community stakeholders, Timothy Mgbere, has alleged that the petroleum products loaded from the newly rehabilitated Port-Harcourt Refinery were not freshly refined but products left in the storage tank of the facility in the last three years. He also alleged that the refinery only loaded six […]
Nigeria steps up efforts to end AIDS by 2030
As the world commemorates the 2024 World AIDS Day on December 1, Nigeria has reaffirmed its dedication to ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 through a national-level acceleration committee established to track implementation of the Global Alliance Action Plan to End AIDS in Children. The Director General […]