September 13, 2024
Petrol loading from Dangote refinery begins next week – Marketers
Oil marketers have confirmed that they will start lifting Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery next week. While some revealed that they had started sending trucks to the Lagos-based multi-billion dollar plant to load products from Sunday, others stated that their tankers would hit the refinery any day from next week. It […]
U-18 Afrobasket: Junior D’Tigress battle Mali for gold today
Nigeria will face Mali in the final of the FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket 2024 on Saturday (today) at 4pm at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Junior D’Tigress reached this stage by defeating Uganda 71-67 in a nail-biting semifinal clash at the same venue on Friday, with the narrow win also securing them a ticket […]
Floods: Adamawa Extends School Resumption By 2 Weeks
The Adamawa State government has extended the resumption of schools for the first term of the 2024/2025 academic session by two weeks. This decision was made in response to an alert issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMeT) regarding impending floods in some local government areas of the state. According to a circular released on […]
Niger lawmaker dies after brief illness
The Niger House of Assembly has announced the death of its member, Mr Joseph Duza (PDP-Munya). The lawmaker’s demise was announced in a statement by Malam Farouq Isah, Head of Media and Public Relations of the assembly in Minna, on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Duza was the Chairman of the […]
UK increases proof of funds for foreign students to £1,483
The United Kingdom (UK) Government has announced new financial requirements for foreign students intending to study in the country with an increase in the proof of funds amount. According to the Home Office, international students planning to study in London will now need to provide proof of £1,483 per month (approximately N3.1m) to cover living […]
FG Declares Public Holiday To Mark Eid-Ul-Mawlid
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 16th September, 2024 as Public Holiday to mark the celebration of the Eid-ul-Mawlid, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Friday, in a statement by Dr. Magdalene Ajani, Permanent […]