Nigeria, with its substantial natural gas reserves of over 209 trillion cubic feet, experienced a drop in earnings from liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, reaching a three-year low in the first quarter of this year. Despite being ranked as the ninth-largest gas reserve in the world, the country harnesses only around 8 billion standard cubic…
The Anambra Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has raided an illegal mining site in the state and seized sand dredging machine during the operations. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr Olatunde Maku, disclosed this in Awka on Monday, while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command in the…
The police command in Ekiti has arrested one Helen Kayode, a graduating Student of Ekiti State University (EKSU), who allegedly raised a false alarm that she had been kidnapped along Iworoko/Ado-Ekiti road. This was made known by the command Spokesman, SP Sunday Abutu on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti. Abutu alleged that Kayode stated that she was…
The University of Abuja chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that Nigeria’s higher education system is on the brink of collapse unless the Federal Government urgently addresses long-standing welfare and funding concerns. During a peaceful protest on campus on Tuesday, lecturers carried placards reading “What is good for the politicians…
Myanmar authorities said that it has seized over 170,000 stimulant tablets in the central Mandalay region, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) reported on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the anti-narcotics police raided a guesthouse in Chanmyathazi Township on Sunday,where it confiscated 2,000 stimulant tablets and arresting a suspect. Further investigation had led…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday congratulated Mr Oludare Babarinsa, former Executive Director of Tell Magazine, on his 70th birthday. President Tinubu saluted the Chairman/Managing Director of Gaskiya Media for attaining the milestone, which had been marked by decades of dedication and sacrifice to nation-building, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his Spokesman, said in a statement. The President…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is scheduled to convene a stakeholder engagement on Monday, aimed at boosting preparations for the forthcoming local government elections set for 12 July. The state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced the development on Sunday in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Seye Oladejo. According to Oladejo,…
Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Monday rejected New Delhi’s allegation that his military received active support from longtime ally China in its conflict with India in May. Indian army’s deputy chief Lieutenant General Rahul Singh said last week that China gave Islamabad “live inputs” on key Indian positions. The “insinuations regarding external…
The Democratic Front (TDF) has hailed the Lumina programme by the Federal Government to address the scourge of out-of-school children in the country. The Chairman of TDF, Malam Danjuma Muhammad, said in a statement on Tuesday that the programme is another effort by the Bola Tinubu administration to address human capital development. The News Agency…
The European Union and British health agencies have reaffirmed the safety of paracetamol use during pregnancy, rejecting claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that linked the common painkiller to autism. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said evidence of such a link remained “inconsistent” and warned against drawing hasty conclusions. Trump, at a White…
