Tundun Abiola berates Hafsat for ‘exploiting’ father’s name for Yahaya Bello’s campaign
Tundun, daughter of the late MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the 1993 election, has criticised her sister, Hafsat, for using their father’s name to promote the presidential bid of Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi. On Saturday, Bello declared his intention to run for president in 2023 on the platform of the All […]
‘You’re not remorseful’ — mosque sacks Abuja imam over anti-government sermon
Sheikh Nuru Khalid has been sacked as the chief imam of the Apo legislative quarters Juma’at mosque in Abuja. The Islamic cleric was initially suspended for his anti-government sermon during the Jummat service on Friday. He criticised the government for its inadequacy in dealing with rising insecurity in the country. In […]
Lai counters Obasanjo, says Buhari administration not overwhelmed by insecurity
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is not overwhelmed by the security challenges of Nigeria. On Saturday, former President Olusegun Obasanjo had said Nigerians are no longer safe anywhere in the country and that the Buhari administration is overwhelmed by insecurity. Speaking on Monday […]
Zainab Ahmed: FG’s N1.3trn electricity intervention fund didn’t produce significant result
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and planning, says the N1.3 trillion intervention fund the federal government provided for the power sector has not yielded any significant result. On March 1, 2017, the federal government approved the sum of N701 billion as a power assurance guarantee fund for the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trader […]
Russia-Ukraine war: Putin imposes visa restrictions on citizens of ‘unfriendly’ nations
President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to introduce visa restrictions for citizens of nations that Russia considers “unfriendly” in response to sanctions over Ukraine. The decree, signed on Monday, will suspend Russia’s simplified visa issuance regime. Putin also ordered the Russian foreign ministry and other bodies to decide on introducing personal entry restrictions […]
Gunmen shoot dead son of Zamfara security commissioner
The son of Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe, commissioner of security and home affairs in Zamfara state, has been shot dead by bandits. The assailants reportedly opened fire near the commissioners’ residence, killing his son and three persons, while a few others suffered gunshots wounds. The attack took place on Sunday night in Tsafe […]
Elon Musk becomes Twitter’s largest shareholder after acquiring 9.2% stake
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., has bought a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter. According to a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Musk acquired 73,486,938 Twitter shares. The shares are held by the Elon Musk Revocable Trust, of which he is the sole trustee. […]
INTERVIEW: We want to help pharmacists digitise patients’ records, says Samuel Okwuada, CEO of Remedial Health
In Nigeria, pharmaceutical stores are the first point of contact for many people. It has become a norm for many Nigerians to think it is appropriate to consider the pharmacist’s prescription before going to a hospital or primary healthcare. The pharmaceutical sector is one integral part of the health sector that needs attention in […]
Kaduna, Enugu… 24 states attracted zero foreign investments in 2021
Foreign investors ignored 24 states as the value of capital importation into Nigeria fell by 30.78 percent to $6.7 billion in 2021 from $9.68 billion in 2020. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its latest Nigerian Capital Importation report for the four quarters of 2021. The report looked into […]
NCDC records 127 Lassa fever deaths as cases hit 681
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 127 people have died of Lassa fever in 2022. The agency said this in its latest Lassa fever report for week 12 covering March 21 to March 27. It said in the reporting week, the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 29 in […]