The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced that a fire incident affecting part of the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System in Delta State has been successfully contained. In a statement issued on Sunday, NNPC Ltd.’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, said the situation was stabilised following an explosion reported on Wednesday evening at…
Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease. Nigeria has struggled to diversify its oil-dependent economy but investors have taken another look at cocoa beans after global…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Israel must allow sufficient humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and cooperate with the UN’s Palestinian aid agency. The ICJ on Wednesday ruled this in an advisory opinion. The ruling from the UN’s highest court in The Hague, which is not binding, states that Israel, as an…
The Lassa Coalition Governing Entity (LGE) will convene its inaugural meeting on January 16, 2025, to make a significant step towards addressing the recurring threat of Lassa fever in the West Africa region. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in collaboration with the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), supported by the Coalition for…
*The All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairman for Zamfara State, Alhaji Tukur Umar Danfulani, has lauded Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, for his unwavering support. The commendation came as Danfulani presented his appointment letter as the new Board Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Bauchi state, a position conferred by President Bola…
UN weather experts have said that the blistering early-summer heatwave that brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a worrying sign of things to come. Three days after Spain’s national weather service confirmed a record 46°C reading in the southern town of El Granado, there’s been little let-up in stifling day and…
The EFCC on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, rejected the medical intervention by the State House Clinic. Counsel for the EFCC, Ekele Iheanacho, told Justice Emeka Nwite while opposing Gambaryan’s second bail application moved by his lawyer, Mark Mordi SAN. Iheanacho, who drew…
The military rulers of Guinea-Bissau have issued a transitional charter lasting 12 months, barring both the interim president and prime minister from standing in the country’s forthcoming elections. The 29-article document requires presidential and legislative polls to take place at the conclusion of the transitional period, with the transitional president setting the election date. The…
No fewer than 27 persons have been reportedly hospitalised following the crash of a digital asset trading platform known as CBEX in Oyo State. Nigerians who were said to have subscribed to what is now regarded as a Ponzi scheme took to their various social media platforms to lament their losses after CBEX allegedly swept…
Manchester United is engaged in talks with Inter Milan to secure the transfer of goalkeeper Andre Onana. Read on to learn about the ongoing negotiations and the potential deal. Manchester United’s Initial Bid Rejected by Inter Milan In their pursuit of Andre Onana, Manchester United submitted an opening bid amounting to £38.5 million (€45 million)….
