archiveApril 2021

  An Ilorin based legal practitioner, Mr Mustapha Ahmed, has urged the Federal Government to exploit the abundant mineral resources to boost the country’s economy. Ahmed, who made the call in Ilorin on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the abundant resources were enough...

  The Israeli army early on Thursday said it struck targets in Syria after a missile was allegedly fired from there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that a surface-to-air missile was fired from Syria to the Negev region in southern Israel. “In response, we struck the battery from which...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is launching a new initiative which aims to halt transmission of malaria in 25 more countries by 2025. The initiative is to be launched on World Malaria Day on April 25. Thailand, South Africa and Saudi Arabia are among the countries the WHO aimed to...

  An Indonesian military submarine that went missing off Bali with 53 people on board is believed to be 700 metres underwater, the navy said on Thursday. The German-made KRI Nanggala-402 lost contact about 95 kilometres north of Bali in the early hours of Wednesday during a torpedo attack exercise,...

  The Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora, has announced the introduction of ‘Agribusiness’ as one of its academic programmes. This is contained in a statement signed by its Acting Registrar, Mr Paul Oyediran, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan. The News Agency of...

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday condemned the violent killing of Chad’s President Idriss Deby.Ramaphosa’s condemnation is contained in a statement released by the Presidency. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has received with sadness the disturbing news of the death of His Excellency Marshal Idriss Deby Itno, President of the...

The kidnappers of students of Greenfield University, Kasarami, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have established contact with some parents of their victims, demanding for N800m for the release of the kidnapped students. The students and a matron were abducted on Tuesday around about 8.45pm, claimed the...

Heritage Bank Plc has further reiterated its commitment to the growth and development of the creative and entertainment sector by supporting the “Rita Dominic Acting Challenge.” Heritage Bank in collaboration with a foremost Nigerian Actress and Co-Founder of the Audrey Silva Company, Rita Dominic launched an acting challenge for aspiring...

The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the sum of $2.6  billion (USD) out of the $5.5 billion external borrowing request sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in May last year. The approval came after the Upper Chamber considered a report by the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts...

The Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes on Wednesday April 21, 2021 commended the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa for reinvigorating the morale of staff of the Agency. Senator Suleiman Abdul Kwari, Chairman of the Committee, made the remarks when he led other...