The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has said that any further delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will result in economic losses for Nigeria. Lawan stated this on Monday while delivering his remarks at a two-day public hearing on PIB organised by the SenateContinue Reading
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says his administration has started making contacts with Covid vaccine manufacturers including Pfizer, Oxford–AstraZeneca, Moderna, amongst others. He said the government planned to vaccinate up to 50 per cent of the population of Lagos to develop ‘herd immunity’ to the virus. The governor spoke on ChannelsContinue Reading
Larry King, giant of US broadcasting who achieved worldwide fame for interviewing political leaders and celebrities, has died at the age of 87. King conducted an estimated 50,000 interviews in his six-decade career, which included 25 years as host of the popular CNN talk show Larry King Live. He diedContinue Reading
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said restructuring alone cannot solve Nigeria’s problem. Jonathan gave the remark on Thursday while speaking at the 18th Daily Trust Dialogue with the theme: ‘Restructuring in Nigeria: Why? How? When?’ He, however, advised Nigerians to exploit every opportunity on dialogue in order to make theContinue Reading
A former Presidential Spokesman, Dr. Doyin Okupe, says his son’s decision to openly declare himself a homosexual is a spiritual challenge. Okupe said this in a series of tweets while reacting to a viral photo showing his son, Bolu, wearing rainbow boxers with the caption, Yes, I am gay”. Okupe,Continue Reading
Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria’s Transportation Minister, has disclosed the launch of N900 million e-ticketing platform of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC. Amaechi said the e-ticketing platform was another milestone for the NRC, the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the federal government. The Minister spoke at the launch of the e-ticketing inContinue Reading
U.S President Joe Biden on his first day in office issued some executive orders undoing some of former President Donald Trump’s policies. Among the 17 executive orders and presidential actions Biden signed on Wednesday were the order to end travel restrictions and immigration from countries including Nigeria, Eritrea, Yemen, SudanContinue Reading
The Appeal Court on Thursday set aside the death sentence passed on 22-year-old singer, Yahaya Aminu-Sharif, by the Upper Shari’a court which charged him for blaspheming. The presiding judges, Justice Nuradeen Sagir, who is the Chief Judge and his Co-panelist, Justice Nasiru Saminu, ordered a retrial of the case onContinue Reading
Farmers, forest guards and drivers in Ondo State, on Thursday, expressed satisfaction with the seven days ultimatum Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu gave herdsmen to vacate forest reserves across the state. The groups, who stormed Akure, the state capital, stated that they were the most affected with the incessant banditry and kidnappingsContinue Reading
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says Nigeria cannot be restructured without the challenges that polarise the country being addressed. Speaking on Thursday at ‘Daily Trust 18th Dialogue’ which had restructuring as the subject of discussion, Jonathan said the restructuring of Nigeria into 12 states by Yakubu Gowon at the outset ofContinue Reading
