The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised his successor, Siminalayi Fubara, for showing up uninvited at the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters. Wike said Fubara should have waited for approval before visiting, especially after demolishing the Assembly Complex in December 2023. Speaking at a media chat in Abuja on Wednesday,…
Rafael Nadal will miss next week’s Italian Open as he has yet to regain full fitness from the hip injury he sustained at January’s Australian Open, casting further doubt over his participation at Roland Garros. Nadal, a 14-time Roland Garros champion, skipped the ongoing Madrid Open and has also missed tournaments at Indian Wells,…
Freed U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander will not travel to Qatar to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said on Tuesday. “The Alexander family confirms that as of now, Edan will not fly to Qatar,” the forum said in a statement. The family remains in regular contact with the Trump administration,…
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced on Wednesday that it will maintain its previous forecasts for global oil demand growth in 2025 and 2026. In its monthly oil market report, OPEC projected a year-on-year increase of 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) in both 2025 and 2026, unchanged from last month’s estimates….
Kidnappers of Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe, Imo, are demanding for N2o million as ransom for the release of the clergyman. Ubaechu was abducted in Ejemekwuru on Sunday evening while on his way to attend the annual retreat of priests of the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese, Imo. His…
The Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja), through its Centre for Sponsored Projects, has entered into a strategic partnership with the National Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training (NCESRTA) and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) under the PACTS initiative, aimed at strengthening research on sickle cell disease across…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disassociated itself from a fraudulent account number 8520641017 at Sterling Bank. The account, according to a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin,is associated with the scam name “Copyrightwriter Personal J Rescheduling Flw.” “This account is being exploited to defraud unsuspecting candidates who missed their Unified…
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…
By Amina Samuel,Kaduna In a landmark initiative aimed at alleviating transportation difficulties for workers, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has distributed 7,000 motorcycles to civil servants, including 4,000 electric bikes. The distribution, which took place on Friday, marks a first-of-its-kind effort in Nigeria. Governor Sani, represented by his deputy, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, emphasized the government’s…
A financial expert, Mr Moses Igbrude, has urged the Federal Government to entrench the naira for crude oil policy to ensure its affordability and also help to moderate the inflation rate. Igbrude, National Coordinator, Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN), made this interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He…
