Invasion of Ukraine violates international law, UN chief tells Putin
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine breached the United Nations Charter and international law, according to a readout of their meeting. The UN secretary-general met with Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, following a speech in which Guterres called […]
NERC Blasts Market Operator For Sitting On $30bn Funding
…Stakeholders seek total transmission infrastructure overhaul System fails 162 times post-privatisation The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has blasted the market operator for delaying the utilisation of $30 billion in funding in its coffers intended for the development of a spinning reserve in the Nigeria electricity sector. This is as the industry has recorded about […]
Hearn confirms Joshua will fight Fury or Dubois next
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face either Daniel Dubois or Tyson Fury for his next fight, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Last month, Joshua’s bid to become a three-time world champion and return to the division’s top table ended dramatically and unexpectedly, with Dubois dropping him several times […]
JUST-IN: VP Shettima Cancels CHOGM Trip To Samoa After Aircraft Damage In US
…Ministers now to represent Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima’s planned trip to Samoa to represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Government Summit has been cancelled after a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York, United States. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the […]
Okonjo-Iweala Disowns Separatist Ekpa Over Fake World Bank, IMF Loan For Biafra
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has publicly distanced herself from claims made by a Biafra separatist Simon Ekpa, who claimed that she facilitated a $57.5 billion loan for the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ekpa, in a viral […]
Nigeria Joins BRICS Group As Partner Country
Nigeria has joined the BRICS as a partner country, alongside 12 other nations, further strengthening its economic ties with the intergovernmental bloc. Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam are among the 12 additional countries joining the group as partner nations. The countries, including Nigeria, were added as partner […]
Wife of Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan released from jail
Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Imran Khan, was released from jail on Thursday, his party said, nine months after she was imprisoned alongside him in the runup to elections. In the days before the February polls, Bibi was convicted of graft and illegal marriage alongside opposition leader Khan in what he claimed […]
ARCN Seeks Review Of Nomenclature, Structure Of Federal Varsity For Agric In Osun
The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) has submitted a proposal to the Senate Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions for amendments on the Bill establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Tropical Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State. The council’s position, presented at a public hearing in Abuja on Wednesday, advocated the importance of aligning the […]
IGP Approves Sex Education, Social Media Usage For Recruit Training
The inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the implementation of a Revised Training Curriculum for all police recruits, a significant step towards enhancing the professionalism and operational effectiveness of the Nigeria Police Force. The revised curriculum introduces a comprehensive array of training topics, which includes The Police Act 2020 to familiarise trainees […]
Tinubu Reinstates National Sports Commission, Appoints Dikko As Chairman
…Amadu lauds scraping of Sports Ministry Former chairman of the defunct League Management Company (LMC), Shehu Dikko, has been appointed as chairman of National Sports Commission (NSC). His appointment comes after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu scrapped the Ministry of Sports Development and had its functions transferred to the National Sports Commission in order to improve […]