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Anambra 2021: INEC, NSA raise fresh alarm over deteriorating security
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Security Adviser (NSA) have expressed concerns over what it described as the deteriorating security situation in Anambra State ahead of the November 6 governorship election. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, who raised the alarm during an emergency meeting with
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Interstellar, Interswitch partner to develop blockchain-powered infrastructure services, solutions
By Chinenye Anuforo Interstellar Inc.(“Interstellar”), an Enterprise Blockchain Infrastructure Services Company and Interswitch Group (“Interswitch”), Africa’s leading Integrated Payments and Digital Commerce Solutions company, have announced a long-term strategic partnership agreement to jointly develop blockchain-powered infrastructure services and solutions. Interswitch and Interstellar have been working together over the last two years, carrying out blockchain technology
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Airtel appoints Godfrey Efeurhobo as Chief Commercial Officer
Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Godfrey Efeurhobo, its current Home Broadband Director, as Chief Commercial Officer. Efeurhobo, whose appointment takes effect on the 18th of October, will report to the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director as a member of the Executive Council and will be responsible for
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Zuckerberg loses $7bn to WhatsApp, Facebook, others shutdown
From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth fell by almost $7 billion in 6 hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people, after a whistleblower came forward and outages took Facebook Inc.’s flagship products offline. According to Bloomerg, Facebook’s stock plummeted by 4.9% today, adding to a drop
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Kwara presents promotion letters to local govt workers
From LAYI OLANREWAJU,Ilorin Kwara State Government on Monday presented promotion letters to no fewer than 7,885 local governments workers across the state. The administration has also approved cash-back for the 2018 promotion for the teachers at the local government — four years after they got the letter of the promotion. The new promotion letters, which
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Domesticate Disability Act in South East, UNN research team urges regional governors
From Felix Ikem, Nsukka A team of researchers in the Department of Social Work at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) have urged governors in South East to domesticate the Disability Act 2018 signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Act, which would take effect from 2024, prohibits all forms of discrimination against people
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Edo NUT begs govt not to interfere in union election
From Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin The Edo State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Pius Oaikhena Okhueleigbe, has appealed to the government not to interfere in the union’s forthcoming elections of new executive officers. He made the appeal at the 2021 World Teachers Day Celebration with the theme “Teachers at the heart of education
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95,000 deaths caused annually by firewood smoke in Nigeria: report
From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja Following a report that an estimated 95,000 deaths are caused annually by smoke from the traditional use of firewood, Minister of Environment Sharon Ikeazor has said that Nigeria’s residential sector contributes over 50 per cent of the national total emissions of Green House Gases. Speaking at the 2021 Nigeria Clean Cooking
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Nigerian CSO, lawyers, ethnic leaders, endorse Aiteo’s $2.5 billion lawsuit against Shell
From Fred Itua, Abuja Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and ethnic leaders, among other Nigerians, have expressed outrage over the alleged infractions committed against an indigenous oil company, Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited, by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, over Oil Mining Licence 29. They have thrown their weights behind Aiteo’s decision
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Buhari to present 2022 budget Thursday Oct 7
From Fred Itua, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, October 7, present the 2022 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly. Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided during plenary on Tuesday, made the disclosure. The president has sent a request to the National Assembly to review the recently-approved Medium
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JUST IN: Senate confirms Buhari’s appointments into EFCC Board
The Senate has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s five nominees for appointment as Secretary and Board Members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Their confirmation is sequel to a presentation and consideration of report of the Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes at plenary on Tuesday. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Kwari Suleiman Abdu,
Nobel Physics Prize goes to trio who studied complex systems such as climate
Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe, German Klaus Hasselmann and Italian Giorgio Parisi won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for work that helps understand complex physical systems such as Earth’s changing climate. In a decision hailed by the U.N. weather agency as a sign of a consensus forming around man-made global warming, one
Buhari: Nigeria’ll support efforts to propagate stability, peace in Africa
Lawrence Olaoye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria would support all efforts geared at propagating peace in Africa. The President gave this assurance Tuesday at a bi-lateral meeting with the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In a release by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, the President told the
Costa Rica 2022: Falconets look beyond CAR girls to next round of qualifiers
Seven-goal winners from the first leg on away ground, Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets feel no pressure as they host their counterparts from the Central African Republic in a FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 qualifier at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Wednesday evening. The Falconets flew into Lagos on Monday from
EFCC arrests Ganduje’s wife, Hafsat
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) is said to have arrested the wife of the Kano State Governor, Hafsat Ganduje over allegations of graft. According to online news portal, Premium Times, the arrest comes weeks after her failure to honour the anti-graft agency’s invitation. Mrs Ganduje had earlier been invited to report to the EFCC’s
JOHESU puts strike on hold, meets FG Wednesday
…says meeting litmus test to evaluate govt’s seriousness Regina Otokpa, Abuja The Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU), has put its planned strike scheduled to begin Tuesday, on hold, pending outcome of the meeting with the Federal Government on Wednesday. A communique signed by acting National Secretary of the union, Comrade Matthew
JUST IN: French priests abused 216,000 victims since 1950
Some 216,000 children have been victims of abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in France since 1950, the head of a panel investigating abuses by church members says. Jean-Marc Sauvé was speaking at the release of a lengthy report into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church, reports the BBC. He said the
Oil prices rise after OPEC+ holds firm on supply restraint
Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, hitting their highest levels in at least three years, extending gains triggered during the previous session after the world’s major oil producers announced they had decided to keep a cap on crude supplies. Brent crude was up by 40 cents or 0.5% at $81.66 a barrel by 0341 GMT,
Top US envoy raises Khashoggi issue in talks with Saudis
A U.S. delegation led by White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan brought up the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in talks with leading Saudi Arabian officials last week, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. Sullivan, Middle East envoy Brett McGurk and other U.S. officials met in Riyadh on Sept. 28 with Saudi
Record number of China planes enter Taiwan air defence zone
Taiwan has urged Beijing to stop “irresponsible provocative actions” after a record number of Chinese warplanes entered its air defence zone. Monday’s incursion marks the fourth straight day of incursions by Chinese aircraft, with almost 150 aircraft sent into Taiwan’s defence zone in total. Some analysts say the flights could be seen as a
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