archiveFebruary 2022

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,...

        National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said he was ready to serve Nigeria with zeal and make the country better. Tinubu, who stated this during a visit to the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, in his palace in...

The Federal Government has met with envoys of the G7 countries in Nigeria, expressing worries over the Russian-Ukraine conflict with a call for peace to resolve the conflict. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, met with the envoys on Friday in Abuja, saying that the Nigerian government called for peace...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will on Saturday make public its position on the 2022 Electoral Amendment Bill signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. The commission made this known in a statement by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,...

The equities market of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Friday appreciated by N30 billion, following the  gains recorded by 21 companies and 17 losers. Specifically, the market capitalisation closed for trading at N25.507 trillion, compared with N25.477 trillion on Thursday; an increase of N30 billion, representing 0.12 per cent. Also,...

  UN says it has received reports of at least 127 civilian casualties out of which 25 were killed and 102 injured in the Ukraine crisis caused by shelling and airstrikes. The UN rights agency, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said the number was...