Новости за 14.03.2023

No fewer than 17 people have been killed in two separate fatal crashes that occurred in Bauchi State on Tuesday, 13 March, The PUNCH reports. Seventeen others sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crashes that involved 35 people. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp in Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, confirmed the crashes to

A former Minister of Transportation and leader of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has denied the allegation that he promised to return all abandoned property to the people of Igbo ethnic nationality in the state. Amaechi insisted that his statement during a stakeholder meeting with the Igbo community in Rivers State

A non-governmental organisation, Kidney Health Sense Foundation, has said dehydration and anaemia hasten Kidney diseases such as kidney stones, acute kidney shutdown, tubular ischemia, necrosis and others. Speaking at a kidney disease awareness programme held in celebration of world kidney day, tagged, ‘Kidney health for all: Preparing for the unexpected, rescuing the vulnerable,’ convener, KHSF,

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Police Affairs, Mr Abel Enitan has vowed that the management of the ministry is fully prepared to support the assignment of the Transition Technical Task Team of the Presidential Transition Council assigned to the ministry for the 2023 transition process. The Head, Press and Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Police

Some Nigerian commercial banks have announced that international school fees and upkeep requests through Form A will now be processed within 120 days (17 weeks). The banks announced the development in emails sent to their customers on Tuesday. The development comes amid the lingering forex scarcity in the country. The PUNCH reports that Form A

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Tuesday unveiled a $600m programme for young Nigerians in the technology and creative sectors. The programme targets young Nigerians from ages 15-35 who are entrepreneurs and involved in the early stages of creative, innovative and technology-enabled ventures. According to Osinbajo, Nigeria’s technology ecosystem accounts for almost 30 per cent

A civil society organisation, African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, has charged the Nigeria Police to drop all charges against the 26-year-old whistle-blower and corps member, Emeh Nnamdi. In a joint press statement on Tuesday, the group said Nnamdi’s only crime was that he had revealed details of police extortion, torture, extrajudicial executions, and

Food and beverage company, Nestle South Africa, has acquired N90, 291, 832 worth of shares in its Nigerian Subsidiary (Nestlé Nigeria Plc). In a corporate notice about insider dealing on Tuesday, signed by its Company Secretary, Bode Ayeku, the acquisition took place in two tranches on Monday and Tuesday on the floor of the Nigerian

The Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, on Tuesday,  extended the retirement age of teachers in the state by five years. The governor made the decision during a courtesy visit by the Nigerian Union of Teachers at the Governor’s Office in Calabar. Ayade also lifted the embargo on teachers’ promotion in the state. Ayade said,

Gunmen have reportedly attacked the convoy of the Delta State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sheriff Oborevwori. A statement issued by Oborevwori’s Chief Press Secretary, Dennis Otu, copies of which were made available to journalists in Warri on Tuesday, disclosed that the incident occurred along Warri/Sapele highway on Sunday when the hoodlums ambushed

A former Commissioner for Transport in Imo State, Laz Anyanwu, was on Tuesday sentenced to three years imprisonment. Anyanwu, who served during the administration of ex-governor Rochas Okorocha, was sentenced after he was found guilty of the charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The judge, K. A  Lewanya, while sentencing

World 100m hurdles champion and record holder Tobi Amusan has hinted that she almost quit athletics last year but for her coach. The 25-year-old athlete last year became the first Nigerian world champion in athletics, when she won the 2022 World Championships 100m hurdles gold medal, setting the current world record of 12.12secs in the

The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday and Signature Bank two days after has continued to rattle the global banking sector and impacted the equities markets in the negative. According to AFP, the heavy market losses worldwide on fears of a domino effect about the collapsed banks could heighten recession risks. The Asian

  The United States President, Joe Biden, will on Friday host Irish Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, at the White House for the traditional St. Patrick’s Day meeting, a US statement said, ahead of Biden’s visit to Ireland next month. Biden, who trumpets his Irish roots, confirmed he will soon travel to Ireland and Northern Ireland

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has advised the incoming 10th National Assembly to maintain a bi-partisan approach that prioritises the national interest amid its deliberations. According to him, any approach to the contrary would thwart every attempt by the incoming parliament to achieve stability in governance and maintain a harmonious relationship with the executive that

The leadership of the Imo State Council of Elders has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to suspend its ongoing industrial action in the state. The NLC has since last week embarked on a strike action in the state, saying that it was protesting against the state government’s anti-labour policies. However, the elders urged the NLC

The Labour Party in Kwara State on Tuesday announced the suspension of its governorship candidate, Comrade Basambo Abubakar, over his romance with the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of next Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. The state Chairman of the party, Chief Kehinde Rotimi, at a press conference in Ilorin, announced the suspension of Basambo

Prominent indigenes of Lagos State under the auspices of Eko Forum have endorsed the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, for next Saturday’s election. This is coming just as the forum urged all Lagos indigenes and residents to vote the Labour Party candidate whom it described as “a proper son of the soil.”

…March 18 elections contest, not war – INEC The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, has described the forthcoming governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections as complicated, adding that security agencies do not envisage violence. Monguno stated this on Tuesday at the meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security in Abuja. He stated

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has extended additional human and logistic support to police commands and formations across the country for effective election security management during next Saturday’s governorship and state houses of assembly elections. The additional support includes the deployment of personnel, operational vehicles, non-lethal weapons, personal protective equipment (body armour), and anti-riot

The expanded 2026 men’s World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams, a change from the originally planned format of 16 groups of three, football’s world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday. “The revised format mitigates the risk of collusion and ensures that all the teams play a minimum of

The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has appealed to residents of the state to accept the old N500 and N1,000 banknotes as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. He made this call shortly after a closed door meeting with commercial bank managers at the Government House, Lafia, on Tuesday.  According to him, the

  A group, the Yoruba Leaders of Thought, has urged residents of Lagos State to support the governor and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to ensure his victory in Saturday’s election. The group’s National Secretary, Mr Bayo Aina, advised Lagos residents not to make the mistake of falling for the unrealistic and deceitful

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  Former Chelsea player, Florent Malouda, has implored management of Chelsea to extend the contract of midfielder N’Golo Kante. His advice to ‘The Blues’ followed Kante’s exiting Chelsea soon as a free agent, having not yet penned a new deal with the club. The former Chelsea winger urged the co-owner of the club, Todd Boehly,