The People’s Republic of China weekend expressed its readiness to support Nigeria’s industrial growth especially in the area of automobile manufacturing. Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Cui Jianchun, who spoke during a diplomatic fleet delivery by GAC Motor Nigeria and signing of a partnership agreement with the embassy in Abuja,Continue Reading
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Sani Yerima, has stated that there was a need for the country to use technology as much as possible to sanitise its electoral process. Yerima’s intervention came following recent media reports suggesting that electronic transmission of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)Continue Reading
Richard Branson has successfully flown into space aboard Virgin Galactic. A week before his 71st birthday, the billionaire mogul successfully flew aboard the VSS unity, which touched down at Virgin Galactic’s New Mexico hub Spaceport America earlier today. Travelling aboard the space plane VSS Unity, Branson climbed to an altitude of 90kmContinue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has opined that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, should be transformed into a public liability company where every Nigerian can own shares. The NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba who made this known during an interview with newsmen, urged the National Assembly to effectively seeContinue Reading
Suleiman Adamu, the Minister of Water Resources, has said over 46 million Nigerians who do not have access to toilets practise open defecation in the country. He disclosed this while presenting certificates to 14 local governments declared free from open defecation in Jigawa State. The minister said Nigeria needs toContinue Reading
A 90-year-old man, Yusuf Yarkadir has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for selling drugs to the youths in his Yarkadir village in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State. Speaking during interrogation, the nonagenarian who was full of regrets, confessed he has beenContinue Reading
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has assured that the separatist would be released soon. Ejiofor made the assurance while stressing that the Nigerian government lacked strong evidence to use in convicting Kanu. In a statement, Ejiofor urged Kanu’s supporters toContinue Reading
Airline operators in the country must refund the full cost of travel tickets to passengers after a two-hour delay, the Federal Government has said. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known on Thursday at the weekly State House Briefing in Aso Villa, Abuja. He read some of the rightsContinue Reading
The Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday began screening Lauretta Onochie and other nominees for appointment as National Commissioners of the electoral body. Onochie, Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, is already in the Senate Chambers waiting to be screened. President Muhammadu Buhari hadContinue Reading
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasised urgent need for the world to put a Global Vaccine Plan in place to get the pandemic under control as death toll passes four million. Guterres, in a statement, said that the global death toll due to COVID-19 officially passed four million late Wednesday, marking yetContinue Reading
