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The Kaduna government has lifted a partial three-month telecommunications shutdown in the state. In October, the state government took the measure in an effort to tackle the criminal activities of bandits in the state. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said the […]

The Africa Investment Forum, a conference where the finest melange of the continent’s leaders and policymakers on one side — and investors, big businesses, critical industry players on the other wing — converge to discuss, decide and transact deals on exigent matters affecting Africa such as healthcare, food security, electricity, and transportation will take […]

The federal government says that Nigeria Air will commence operations with three wet-leased aircraft.  Wet-lease is an arrangement covering the hire of an aircraft, including the provision of a flight crew and sometimes fuel. On Wednesday, the federal executive council approved April 2022 as the take-off date of the airline. Hadi Sirika, minister of […]

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 52 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Friday. New COVID-19 variant of concern discovered in South Africa A new variant of COVID-19, B.1.1. 529, has been discovered in South Africa. The variant is said to have a high number of mutations, which […]

Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of federation (AGF), has kicked against the accusation of the Anambra government on the recent action of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Wille Obiano, governor of the state. TheCable had reported  on Tuesday that the EFCC, in a letter dated November 15 and addressed to the […]

Sharon Ikeazor, minister of environment, says oil spillage in the Niger Delta region caused “massive” devastation to the communities, describing it as a Hiroshima site.  Hiroshima is a city in Japan’s Honshu Island destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II. Ikeazor said this at the weekly ministerial press briefing organised […]

Garba Umar, an assistant inspector-general of police, has been elected as the vice-president of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) for Africa. Umar was elected on Thursday at the 89th INTERPOL general assembly which was held in Istanbul, Turkey. The AIG will hold the position for the next three years and he will […]

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says the outcome of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra state has shown that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is committed to promoting democracy. Speaking on Thursday at the end of the national security council (NSC) meeting presided over by Buhari, the minister said the Anambra poll […]