The Senate has directed the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, (NCS), and the National Security Adviser, (NSA), to lift the subsisting restriction order placed on the supply of petroleum products to border communities. It argued that fuel subsidy removal by the federal government has substantially put paid to the smuggling of the products…
Holders the United States squeezed into the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup with a shaky 0-0 draw against debutants Portugal on Tuesday to finish second in Group E behind a rampant Netherlands. England will hope to have far less trouble when the European champions look to get the draw they need against China…
President Bola Tinubu, has arrived in Cotonou, the capital city of Benin Republic to attend the country’s 63rd Independence anniversary. The President is attending the independence anniversary of the West African nation as the special guest of honour. Tinubu was received at Cardinal Bernadin Gantin Gadjehoun international airport Cotonou by Benin Republic’s Senior Coordinating Minister,…
…drive workers out of offices by force to join protest Protesting members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC in Oyo State, on Tuesday, stormed the state secretariat on second day of their protest, beating civil servants who refused to follow the directives of the labour union to join the ongoing protest in the state. The…
The Senate on Tuesday continues with the screening of the remaining ministerial nominees transmitted to it by President Bola Tinubu. The upper legislative chamber commenced the exercise on Monday and scrutinised 14 out of the 28 nominees using resumes which earlier submitted. The Senate is expected to screen Uche Nnaji, Doris Uzoka, David Umahi, Ali…
The Senate will screen the remaining 14 ministerial nominees today. The PUNCH reports that 14 out of the 28 nominees appeared before the Senate for screening. The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, had last week Thursday unveiled the 28 ministerial nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu. Amongst those to be screened are former Ebonyi governor and…
Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has been announced as the footballer with the most Guinness World Records. On Tuesday, the record organization released an updated chart of the Most Guinness World Records Titles Achieved By Footballers via their official Twitter handle. In the latest chart, Messi now has 41 records, one more than…
The Presidential Election Petition Court has reserved judgement in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the February 25 election victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, reserved judgement to a date to be communicated to…
Junta-led Burkina Faso and Mali on Monday warned that any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a “declaration of war against their two countries. The warning from Niger’s military-ruled neighbours came a day after West African leaders, supported by their Western partners, threatened to use “force” to reinstate…
“Our uranium imports are highly diversified, and Niger only represents 4% of global production”, a Foreign Affairs spokesperson told journalists on Monday. The Energy Transition ministry also confirmed there were no supply risks. [Dmitry Kalinovsky/Shutterstock] The general supply of uranium to France, a key raw material in nuclear fission, is not at risk, nuclear conglomerate…
