Qatar Airways suspends all flights to Ukraine amid conflict
Qatar Airways says it has temporarily suspended all flights to Ukraine in the wake of conflict with Russia. The airline disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday. It, however, added that it is monitoring the situation of the war while directing affected passages to check for other available options suggested to them. […]
Russia-Ukraine war: 40 killed, many wounded
Oleksii Arestovich, adviser to Ukraine’s president, says about 40 people have been killed so far in the Russian attack on the country. The adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday many people have been wounded, according to Fox35. The president had said Ukraine was ready to hand weapons to all those […]
Appeal court affirms Farouk Lawan’s conviction — but reduces jail term
The court of appeal in Abuja has affirmed the conviction of Farouk Lawan, former lawmaker, over the $3 million bribery charges preferred against him by the federal government. Lawan was the chairman of the house of representatives ad hoc committee probing the multi-billion naira petrol subsidy fraud in 2012. He was accused […]
Rising oil prices not good for Nigeria, says Sylva
Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, says the increase in prices of global crude oil is not good for the country. Speaking on the rising crude oil prices in an interview with Bloomberg Television, Sylva said that Nigeria’s comfort zone in terms of oil prices was between $70 and $80 per […]
Russia-Ukraine war: Be responsible for your safety, Nigerian embassy tells nationals
The Nigerian embassy in Ukraine has asked Nigerians residing in Ukraine to remain calm and be responsible for their personal security amid the Russia invasion. Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, had announced a special military operation in Ukraine’s Donbas region. Shortly after Putin’s announcement, explosions were reportedly heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk and […]
Off-spec PMS: We’ll never compromise quality of our product, Duke Oil tells reps
Lawal Sade, managing director of Duke Oil, says the company followed all regulatory processes and rules before importing petrol. Sade spoke on Wednesday when he appeared before the house of representatives committee on petroleum resources downstream. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited had named Duke Oil among the suppliers that imported methanol-blended petrol into the […]
Brent crude hits $102 a barrel — first time since September 2014 amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Oil price, on Thursday, rose to $102 a barrel, for the first time since September 2014, with escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The global oil benchmark, Brent crude, rose over 5 percent to trade at $102.27 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate witnessed a corresponding increase of over 5 percent at $97.06 […]
Russia bombs Ukraine — and Biden says NATO will respond
Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, has ordered a special military operation in Ukraine’s Donbas region. According to ABC News, Putin announced on television that Russia would not tolerate the threats from Ukraine. Ukraine’s interior ministry said Russia has begun attacks on the country. Explosions were reportedly heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk […]
Newspaper Headlines: N’assembly to consider life pension for senate president, speaker
The voting process for the amendment to some sections of the 1999 constitution (as amended) by the national assembly dominated the cover pages of the Nigerian newspapers. […]
Daily COVID Tracker: NCDC logs 42 cases, zero fatality
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 42 cases of COVID-19 infections. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Thursday. WHO announces new facility for training of countries to make COVID vaccines The World Health Organisation (WHO) says a hub has been established in South Korea to train low and middle-income countries to produce […]