President Bola Tinubu has urged world leaders to demonstrate unity, courage, and sustained commitment in addressing the worsening global climate crisis. Speaking on Wednesday during a high-level virtual dialogue on climate and the just transition, President Tinubu reaffirmed Nigeria’s dedication to forging a paradigm shift in which climate action and economic growth advanced together, not…
Five years after maize was allegedly stolen at Nigeria’s red chamber, a faction of the All Progressives Congress in the Delta Central Senatorial District, has suspended the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, over his alleged role in the incident. The faction urged the national secretariat of the APC to ratify its decision….
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, a long-time confidant and Secretary of the late Pope John Paul II, says he believes that the seriously ill Pope Francis is unlikely to resign. Dziwisz served the Polish pope for several decades until his death. According to the 85-year-old Dziwisz on Wednesday, One does not come down from the cross of…
The Police Command in Rivers has said that its officers killed four notorious kidnappers, allegedly involved in a series of abductions within the state and environs. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, identifying the deceased suspects as responsible for the abduction and murder of…
The number of people killed in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido in Mozambique has risen to 45, according to authorities. President Filipe Nyusi expressed solidarity with the families who lost their loved ones and all those affected by the cyclone, which hit the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa on Sunday. Almost 500 people…
The German government hopes to create the framework conditions for Germany to become the leading artificial intelligence (AI) country in Europe, ministers said on Monday. Steps include a business-friendly implementation of the European Union’s new AI regulations and better data availability for innovative start-ups, said Digital Minister Volker Wissing at the government’s Digital Summit in…
By Samson Elijah, Abuja The federal government has pledged to support and promote the production of a documentary on Nigeria’s 25 years of uninterrupted democracy. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris gave the assurance while receiving the executive of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Friday in Abuja. He described the proposed documentary,…
United Bank for Africa has announced a profit of N189.84 billion for the first quarter of 2025, marking a strong start to the financial year. This represents a 33.15 per cent increase compared to the N142.58 billion recorded during the same period in 2024. The bank revealed this in a corporate disclosure filed with the…
The United Nations on Monday said that based on its assessments billions of dollars would be needed to rebuild Gaza after the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday, suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle…
Some customers of Stanbic IBTC bank in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried the epileptic services of the bank’s mobile Application (App). Some of the bank customers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and on X, said the epileptic services had made them lose money. Mr Destiny Irabor (pseudo name) said…
