Olori Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, the wife of the Ooni of Ife, has unveiled a N14 billion L’Extinction (No to Extinction) artwork as part of her efforts at reviving thorn carving tradition. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the unveiling took place at the Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife, on Monday as part of the ongoing Aje Festival…
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed Republicans a loss in a case concerning the rules for postal voting in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, just days ahead of the presidential election. The justices rejected a request not to count provisional ballots used in the state when a voter’s mail-in ballot is flagged as potentially defective….
Filling stations across Ibadan were partly shuttered on Monday after unions in Nigeria’s oil distribution sector launched an indefinite strike, raising fears of fuel shortages in the coming days. The industrial action was declared by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). The…
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on Wednesday inaugurated a pilot programme to expand value-added telecom services in four designated areas in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan, and Shenzhen. The pilot programme would allow foreign investors to operate wholly-owned businesses such as internet data centres and engage in online data processing and transaction processing in the…
A European Union court has ruled that gas and nuclear energy may continue to be labelled as sustainable investments, dismissing Austria’s attempt to overturn the European Commission’s controversial taxonomy rules. Judges at the General Court in Luxembourg announced on Wednesday that the Commission had acted within its powers when it included the two energy sources…
G20 leaders began to descend on New Delhi Friday, hoping to make progress on trade, climate and a host of other global problems despite the Chinese and Russian presidents skipping the summit. The G20 was conceived in the throes of the 2008 financial crisis as a way of managing the global economy. But as presidential…
Nigeria’s top health official has issued a renewed call for universal childhood immunisation, stressing that access to vaccines is a right every child should enjoy, regardless of their location or background. Dr Muyi Aina, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), said on Sunday that immunisation remains one of the safest…
Prince Mohammed Al Saud, the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, has assured Nigeria of support in its economic reform programmes. The Crown Prince gave the assurance during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on the sidelines of the joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesman, said in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a septuagenarian, Uchelue Ikechukwu, in Anambra for possession of illicit substances. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect, a grandpa, was among six suspects arrested with illicit substances…
Kenya named former South Africa international Benni McCarthy as coach on Monday, some three weeks before they resume their World Cup qualification campaign. He will debut this March with an away match against The Gambia followed by a home clash with Gabon. Kenya trail leaders Côte d’Ivoire by five points in World Cup qualifying Group…
