A final-year student Francis Palowei, at Niger Delta University, was fatally stabbed at a popular student hangout spot in Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Despite the tragic incident, Niger Delta University’s academic activities continue as usual, with the police actively searching for the perpetrators The incident has caused significant outrage, especially as Palowei was scheduled to graduate…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the GMD of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, jointly addressed the media on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 in Abuja, signalling a new resolve by President Bola Tinubu to tackle the menace. Declaring enough was enough,…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2024, lowering it to 3.1 percent from the previous 3.3 percent. This adjustment is detailed in the recently published July 2024 World Economic Outlook report. The IMF attributed the downgrade to weaker-than-expected growth in the first quarter of 2024. Nigeria’s Gross…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday forwarded to the Senate for consideration and approval a request for the injection of N6.2 trillion into the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget. Tinubu made the request via a letter read on the floor of the Senate by its President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary, in Abuja. The President specifically sought for…
The head of the Colombian Football Federation, Ramón Jesurún, and his son have been arrested, following a brawl at Sunday’s Copa América final in Miami. Mr Ramón, 71, and Ramón Jesurún and Ramón Jamil, 43, were held on charges of battery involving an official or an employee, said the Miami-Dade Police Department. The charges relate…
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates reached an agreement allowing for the resumption of travel between the two countries, Nigeria’s information minister said on Monday.The UAE stopped issuing visas to Nigerians in 2022 after Dubai’s Emirates Airline suspended flights between the countries due to an inability to repatriate funds from Nigeria.Nigeria’s central bank has since…
Vance, once a harsh critic of Trump, has become one of his most loyal supporters in Congress. Trump, 78, announced his pick on the first day of the Republican Party convention in Milwaukee, an extravaganza turbocharged by the attempted assassination of the Seen as the standard-bearer for a new kind of populism that has come…
President of Dangote Group,Aliko Dangote has announced that Dangote Industries Ltd, has invested $20 billion in the refinery and $2.5 billion in the fertiliser plant. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and fertiliser plant are set to be listed on the capital market by the first quarter of 2025. Dangote addressed the media at the Dangote Refinery,…
The Federal Government has secured an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), permitting Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to the UAE starting today, July 15, 2024. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday that the UAE has lifted the visa…
Elon Musk “Fully” Endorses Donald Trump After Rally Shooting The tech billionaire Elon Musk endorsed former President Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign mere minutes after Mr. Trump was rushed from the stage at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. With chaos still unfolding and as Mr. Trump was being rushed to a hospital, Mr. Musk…
