Hollywood actors were poised to go on strike Thursday, joining writers in the first industry-wide shutdown in 63 years after last-ditch talks failed, with nearly all film and television production likely to grind to a halt. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), which represents 160,000 performers including A-list stars, said negotiations late Wednesday had ended without…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says about 12 million households will get N8,000 over a period of six months to ameliorate the hardships faced by Nigerians as a result of subsidy removal. In a letter to the House of Representatives read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas during plenary on Tuesday, Tinubu said it was designed to enable…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs appointed by President Bola Tinubu. The top security Chiefs that were confirmed on Thursday are Major General Christopher G Musa as Chief of Defence Staff; Major General T.A Lagbaja as Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla as Chief…
The United Nations Population Fund, has said the nation’s difficulty in affording family planning may result in an increase in unintended pregnancies and abortions. This was said at a celebration of World Population Day in 2023 held by the National Population Commission on Tuesday in Abuja. Panelists on the topic “Dialogue on financing and investment…
Hilda Effiong Bassey, commonly known as HildaBaci, a well-known Nigerian chef has finally responded to attempts by other chefs to challenge her Guinness World Record. In May 2023, renowned restaurateur Baci broke the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual). By cooking for 93 hours and 11 minutes, she broke the previous record of 87…
Less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu made a request for N500 billion to provide palliatives against fuel subsidy removal, the House of Representatives approved the request. The House on Thursday approved the request by amending the Supplementary budget, thereby granting the request by the president. It would be recalled that President Tinubu had…
The House of Representatives has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to allow its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) results to be valid for at least three years and should conduct entry exams, at least, twice annually. This followed the adoption of a motion by Akintunde Rotimi at plenary on Wednesday. Moving…
…As screening of Service Chiefs at the Hallowed Chamber begins President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, seeking for the approval of additional loan facility to the tune of $800 million to be secured from the World Bank for the National Social Safety Net programme. President Tinubu’s letter was read on Thursday during Plenary by…
“The end of AIDS” is still possible by 2030, the United Nations insisted Thursday, but cautioned that the world’s deadliest pandemic could only be halted if leaders grasped the opportunity. “AIDS can be ended by 2030,” the UNAIDS agency said as it outlined a roadmap of investment, evidence-based prevention and treatment and tackling the inequalities…
An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, ordered the Department of State Services, DSS, to within seven days, release the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, from detention or charge him to court. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Hamza Muazu, held that…
