Israel and the Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah, agreed to a ceasefire that was brokered by the United States and France. Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel will gradually withdraw its troops from Lebanon’s south over 60 days. Over the same timeframe, Hezbollah fighters and weapons will be removed from the area south of the Litani River,…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has declared that Nigeria has exited its phase of economic instability, assuring investors that “the most auspicious and convenient time to choose Nigeria as an investment destination is now.” Shettima stated this on Wednesday while declaring open the 2025 Bauchi State Investment Summit, in a speech delivered through his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha….
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has “suspected” foul play in the results of Chinedu Okeke, the best candidate in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, at the 2025 policy meeting of the board on Tuesday in Abuja, announced that Okeke, an indigene of Anambra, emerged the best…
The Federal Government, African Development Bank (AfDB) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), are partnering to transform the West and Central Africa’s wheat sector. Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB), stated this at the second regional wheat Summit 2024 on Wednesday in Abuja. The theme of the summit is: Prioritising Policy, Innovative…
The Senate has referred the alleged sexual harassment petition filed by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP) against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio to its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions. Akpoti-Uduaghan had during Wednesday’s plenary, stood up and stated that she had a petition, read it out aloud, and submitted it. The petition…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it recovered large quantities of banned Tramadol and opium pills during separate raids conducted over the past four days across four states. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, who made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the agency’s operatives carried out the raids between…
Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says that the exit of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will not have any setback for Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Atiku on Wednesday resigned his membership of PDP in Adamawa. Makinde, who was the keynote Speaker at a Colloquium of the…
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivered a speech at the China Development Forum in Beijing, calling for greater vigilance over the global financial system. She highlighted the increased risks to financial stability, citing the recent banking crisis, and the need for continued collaboration among major central banks to ease market stress. While acknowledging the uncertainty…
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ekiti North Federal constituency, Mr Akintunde Rotimi Jr., has donated N700,000 to the Ekiti Para athletics contingent ahead of the National Sports Festival. This is contained in a statement by Blessing Akinyemi, the Media Officer of the Para Athletics, on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti. Akinyemi said Rotimi, who…
Bayer Leverkusen and Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface was involved in a car crash on Sunday, a day after the club’s 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. Boniface, who scored a 72nd-minute winner in Saturday’s match, on Sunday shared pictures and video of a smashed car in since-deleted posts on Instagram, as well as what appeared…
