Some 30% of global tree species at risk of extinction – Report
Sept. 2, 2021 Almost a third of the world’s tree species are at risk of extinction, while hundreds are on the brink of being wiped out, according to a landmark…
We have not at any time defaulted in our remittance of operational surpluses – CBNÂ
Sept. 2, 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied allegation that it failed to remit 80 per cent of its operational surpluses into the Consolidated Revenue in the…
Taliban prepare to reveal new Afghan government amid economic turmoil
Sept. 2, 2021 Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers were preparing on Thursday to unveil their new government as the economy teetered on the edge of collapse more than two weeks after the…
Nigeria’s Ihekweazu to head new WHO pandemic data-driven hub in Germany
Sept 2, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) says Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), will head its newly-inaugurated Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence based…
Nigeria sovereign wealth fund’s assets rises to $3.5 bln – Minister
Sept. 2, 2021 Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund now has around $3.5 billion in assets under management, up from $1 billion when the current administration took office in 2015, the Minister…
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY: LASG CHARGES PRACTITIONERS TO PROJECT VALUABLE CONTENT
Sept. 2, 2021 The Lagos State Government has charged movie producers and other relevant stakeholders in the film and entertainment industry to project content that will sustain the rich cultural…
Driver Returns Bag Containing $40,000, Other Valuables
September 2, 2021 A driver conveying passengers from the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal II (MMA2), has returned a bag containing the sum of $40,000. Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL)…
Abductors of 2 Female Kogi Poly Students Demand N3m Ransom
September 1, 2021 Two female students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Itakpe Campus have been kidnapped. The students, simply identified as Christiana and Kemi had gone to a church located in…
Zamfara Govt Orders Closure Of Schools After Students’ Abduction By Bandits
September 1, 2021 Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Wednesday ordered the immediate closure of primary and secondary schools in the state following the abduction of a yet-to-be ascertained the…
President Buhari redeploys Ministers of Environment, Works and Housing
Sept. 1, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the redeployment of the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar and the Minister of State for Works & Housing, Abubakar Aliyu. The ministers…