archiveApril 2024

    The management of ARISE News Channel has announced that the cable news network has gone live in South Africa, Angola and Botswana, and seven other countries in Southern Africa, on Multichoice/DSTV Channel 416. The other countries are Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In a statement...

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and its Joint Venture partner in OML 85, First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P), have commenced oil production from the asset also known as Madu Field. Production from the field which is located in shallow waters offshore...

Without any doubt, the Internet and its associated technologies and tools, including software applications, have created some of the most radical possibilities in the human experience, particularly in the last decade. These have certainly extended the frontiers of human freedoms and expression, while similarly enabling innovation across different forms of...

  The Defence Headquarters said that troops have in the last one week neutralised 192 terrorists, apprehended 341 others and rescued 62 kidnapped hostages. It also said a total of 122 ISWAP/JAS terrorists surrendered with their families. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this on Thursday...

The Ubabukoh family of Ngo Village in Igbo-Ukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, has announced April 25, 2024 as the burial date for their patriarch, brother and uncle, Mr. Ifeanyi John Ubabukoh, who passed on to glory on February 14, 2024. The deceased was a columnist and former...

The Speaker insisted that the Assembly remained resolute in its mandate to provide checks and balances and uphold the rule of law in Kaduna State. The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, has warned Bello El-Rufai, the eldest son of the former Governor of the state,...

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has cautioned anti-state actors threatening the sovereignty of the country. Tinubu said this while speaking on the security situation in the county during a meeting with leaders of Afenifere, the respected Yoruba Socio-Cultural Organisation, at the State House in Abuja, on Wednesday. The president’s warning...

  Fagbemi warns against obstructing EFCC in performing its lawful duty The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello’s call on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in his faceoff with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) might have been rebuffed as the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister...

The Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sanusi Garba, said on Thursday, April 18, that the Nigerian government would have to cough out a whopping N3.2 trillion as subsidy for the electricity sector in 2024 if the recent increase in the tariff is to be reversed. He said...

  The Alternative Bank Limited (AltBank) has announced a strategic collaboration with FoodBank and Sterling One Foundation to raise approximately N20 million in support of hunger alleviation and educational initiatives. This initiative aligns with the theme of the African Union Summit 2024, "Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century."...