archiveFebruary 26, 2022

  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for asking the National Assembly to remove clause 84(12) from the Electoral Act. Wike said Buhari’s call was aimed at protecting some of his appointees. Buhari had asked the National Assembly to remove section 84(12) of the Electoral...

The NATO Response Force (NRF) has been activated as a defensive measure in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This is the first time the Response Force will be activated since it was formed in 2002 at the Prague summit. All 30 members of NATO must agree to activate...

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) has discovered a newly-hatched malicious software that steals users’ banking app login credentials on Android devices. According to a press statement by NCC on Saturday,a security advisory from the NCC CSIRT, said the malicious software called “Xenomorph”, found to target...

The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.40 per cent to close the week at 47,328.42 and N25.507 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX Asem, NGX Meri Value, NGX consumer Goods, NGX Lotus II, NGX Industrial Goods and NGX Sovereign bond...

The Inspector General of Police IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has appointed Mr Bala Senchi, an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), as the Acting Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Operations. A statement by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday, in Abuja,...

Germany has said it is supplying 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 stinger missiles to Ukraine to fight invading Russia. There has been fierce fighting in Kyiv over control of the Ukrainian capital as Russia forces get closer to the city on Saturday morning. German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz in a tweet...

  Heifer International, a nonprofit organisation on a mission to end global hunger and poverty, has introduced the Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII) to Nigerian rice farmers as a solution to mitigate climate change-induced losses and restore investors’ confidence in rice farming. AYII is used globally to ensure farmers get...

As the war between Russia and Ukraine enters its third day, 27 nations, including the United States and United Kingdom, have pledged to send weapons, medical supplies, and other military aid to the Ukrainian forces, according to Sky News report. “The assistance includes lethal aid, like ammunition, anti-tank weapons and...

As against February 18, 2023, earlier fixed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced new dates for the 2023 General Elections. On Saturday, the INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, told journalists that new dates have been fixed for the elections. According to him, Presidential and National Assembly elections would...

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday morning stormed the residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State, over his 2023 presidential ambition. Atiku, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in 2019, arrived the penthouse residence located within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State,...