Новости за 02.06.2023

Members of the Plateau State House of Assembly, on Thursday,  suspended the chairmen in the 17 local government areas of the state. The Assembly also suspended all the councillors in the 17 LGAs. The House members  suspended the LG officials  during their plenary presided over by the Speaker, Abok Ayuba, following a motion moved by

Itel Nigeria Limited has identified the educational system as a sector that needs support through corporate social responsibility. The company said this at the distribution exercise of learning materials to pupils and students of Dagbana School, which is located in a suburb of Abuja Municipal Area Council. Over 700 bags, sandals and books, as well

Dufil Prima Foods Limited, makers of Nigeria’s noodles brand, Indomie Instant Noodles, has announced the expansion of its Indomie Cafés across Nigeria. It said in a statement that it was offering millions of noodles consumers the opportunity to experience unique and customised dining for families and loved ones who wish to eat out of the

The Chief Executive Officer of Food Partners, Animasaun Luiz, has called on thr governments at all levels to promote Small and Medium Scale Enterprises. He described them as catalysts for economic growth. Luiz, who is also an economic expert, made the call during the official opening of Chicken Royale at Ring Road in Ibadan, Oyo

AIICO Insurance Plc has it organised an event in collaboration with Vine Heritage Home and ActionAid Nigeria, catering to children under the care of Vine Heritage Home in Abuja, to celebrate the Children’s day. It said in a statement that the essence was to bring joy, hope, and inspiration to underprivileged children, to encourage them

WhiteBIT, one of the leading European cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched its operations in Nigeria. The firm, in a statement, claimed its decision to open a representative office in Nigeria supported its goal of making blockchain technology widely used and encouraging growth in the global cryptocurrency community. According to WhiteBIT, it aims to leverage the country’s

The Lagos State Government has kicked off the 2023 World Environment Day celebrations with a sensitisation campaign to encourage residents on the need for recycling plastics in the state. During the sensitisation campaign, which began at the Lagos State secretariat in Alausa, the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Gaji Omobolaji, discouraged the use of

A photographer who claims Kanye West threw her cell phone to the ground in a confrontation is suing the troubled rapper for assault, she said Thursday. Nichol Lechmanik said the artist, who is now formally known as Ye, caused her “great mental and emotional pain” in the January confrontation. At a press conference in Los

Vodafone, a leading telecommunications company in Europe and Africa, has announced a new technology using the Internet of Things for wildlife in Africa, to secure community safety, and livelihoods, and prevent human-wildlife conflict. The firm revealed this on its website as it announced it was at the early stage of creating the new technology that

The West African Examination Council has alleged that supervisors who are supposed to take questions to examination centres are aiding and abetting malpractices across the country. The Head of National Office, Nigeria, Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known on Thursday in Abuja while monitoring the examination in some Government Secondary Schools. During the monitoring process,

A barber, identified simply as @alilmoonn on Twitter, has been traumatised after four policemen allegedly assaulted and extorted N100,000 from him in Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered that the barber was returning from the Federal Registry in the Ikoyi area of the state when the policemen stopped the Uber driver conveying him to his destination

Toothpaste brand, Pepsodent, in collaboration with Nigeria Dental Association, says it has kicked off its school activation programme in primary schools across the nation to promote oral health education in Nigeria. In a statement, the firm claimed school activation programme titled ‘Pepsodent Brush Day and Night School Programme’ was targeted at educating and reaching a

ABIODUN SANUSI writes about the deplorable state of the swimming pools at the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Stadium, Abuja, the filthy environment, and the poor management of the facilities Asides from the filthy environment especially around the outdoor sports fields and tracks, resulting from poor waste management and open defecation, the 2000-capacity swimming arena at the

The Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Prof Timothy Adebayo, has called on Nigerian scholars to take advantage of local and international research grants to develop the nation’s education and improve Nigerian universities’ global rating. Adebayo spoke during a capacity-building workshop for teaching staff of the university, where he also announced that  the ACU Pro-Chancellor and

The naira closed at N461.76 per dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Thursday, a N0.16 kobo drop from N461.60 traded in the previous session. This slight drop came amid a viral story claiming that the Central Bank of Nigeria had devalued the Nigerian currency to N630 per dollar. The CBN has since denied

A former model, Victoria Valentino, has filed a sexual lawsuit against comedian Bill Cosby, alleging Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1969. In her lawsuit, she said she met the actor in 1969 while she was an actress and singer. According to her, they, however, later ran into each other at a Los Angeles

Anti-piracy authorities say they have cracked down on the illegal streaming of films and TV programmes, but data suggests the practice is booming, reaching 215 billion illegal site visits last year. That figure from Britain-based MUSO, which claims the most comprehensive data on piracy websites, shows an 18-percent increase between 2021 and 2022, covering 480,000