The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has commenced the disbursement of N100,000 and Dignity Packs to each of the Nigerian returnees from Sudan. The money and the Dignity Packs were given out to the evacuees upon arrival at the airport in ...
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Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commended MTN Nigeria, a telecommunication giant, for investing in education through the remodeling of science laboratories in the state. Okowa gave the commendation on Thursday when he officially inaugurated science laboratories at the St ...
Read More »Egypt Giving Top Priority To Nigeria In Evacuation Approval- Envoy
Mr Nura Rimi, the Ambassador of Nigeria to Egypt, says Nigeria is being accorded top priority by the Egyptian government in the granting of evacuation approval for its citizens fleeing Sudan. Rimi told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Thursday ...
Read More »Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu, 2 Others To Be Sentenced tday
After a six-week trial and conviction at the Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, the Ekweremadus and their doctor might face a harsh reality of a possible 10-year jail terms for violating the Modern Slavery Act. The judge, Mr Justice ...
Read More »Politicians Out To Assassinate Ayade’s Character Over Tribunal Case – NGO
A non-governmental and Non-profit organisation (NGO), Joint Action for Good Governance in Cross River State, has raised the alarm over plots to assassinate the character of the state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, by persons it called desperate politicians. According to ...
Read More »Senate Approves Buhari’s Request For N22.7trn Loans
The Senate yesterday approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the N22.7 trillion loans the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) extended to the federal government under its Ways and Means provision. The Ways and Means provision allows the ...
Read More »IPI Nigeria Sets Agenda For Tinubu On Journalists’ Safety, Media Freedom
The Nigerian National Committee of the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) has tasked the new government that will be inaugurated in Nigeria on May 29 to commit to creating a better operating environment for journalists and media organisations. IPI stated ...
Read More »Africa In The 21st Century And The Role Of Nigerians In Diaspora In Its Trajectory
The millennium saw the emergence of Africans in diaspora as a force with which to be reckoned. Some diasporans serve in the highest levels of government and many returned to Africa, particularly in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, ...
Read More »Indomie Noodles: Expect More Cancer Cases In Children – Institute
National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has expressed concern over the revelation of the presence of a carcinogenic compound (Ethylyne Oxide) in Indomie Instant Noodles ‘Special Chicken Flavour’. The director-general of NICRAT, Prof. Usman Malami Aliyu, in a ...
Read More »May Day: Ratify ILO Conventions On Social Protection – Labour Tells FG
The Organised Labour has called on the Federal Government to begin the process of ratifying conventions 102 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), on Social Protection. Mr Festu Osifo, President, Trade Union Congress (TUC), made the call during the 2023 ...
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