US Carries Out Fresh Strike In Yemen Despite Houthis Threat Of Retaliation
The United States of America, on Friday, launched a second attack against the Houthi forces in Yemen following President Joe Biden’s administration’s pledge to safeguard Red Sea cargo. One day after several American and British strikes on the structures of…
Tinubu Appoints 9-Man Board For Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a nine-man Governing Council for the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) to be domiciled in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The Governing Council of the MDGIF,…
How Agric ministry made N3.08BN suspicious payments to personal accounts
In a series of disbursements between September and December last year, a total of N3.08 billion was paid into the private accounts of 42 staffers of the ministry of agriculture, according to PREMIUM TIMES. The payments were reported by the…
FG approves commercialisation of genetically modified maize
The Federal government has approved the commercial release of the transgenic insect resistant and drought tolerant maize varieties known as TELA maize. The approval was granted by the National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties, Livestock breeds/Fisheries…
Dangote Refinery commences production
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has finally commenced production. The largest single-train refinery in the world began production in the early hours of Friday, a source told TheCable. The development comes days after the refinery received its sixth one million barrels…
Betta Edu: Tinubu suspends N-Power, school feeding, others
President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered Social Investment Programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency. Announcing the suspension in a statement on Friday, the Director Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the President’s…
Cape Verde Becomes Third African Country To Eliminate Malaria
Cape Verde has become the third African nation to be declared malaria free, even as the disease continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people on the continent, the World Health Organization said Friday. The Atlantic archipelago of about 500,000…
Edo central PDP stakeholders shun Shaibu, endorse Ighodalo
The governorship aspiration of Asue Ighodalo got a boost on Thursday as the Edo Central Senatorial Caucus endorsed his candidacy ahead of the February 22, 2024 Peoples Democratic Party’s primary election in Edo State. Already, the party leaders in Edo…
Just In: Tinubu makes 11 new appointments
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments to fill eleven offices of chiefs executive officers of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,…
Peter Obi announces donation of N75 million to Catholic hospital
Opposition leader Peter Obi, on Thursday, presented a cheque for N75 million to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Specialist Hospital, Nkpor, Anambra. While presenting the cheque, Mr Obi said the donation comprised $50,000 he raised for the hospital through his…