The National Assembly has shifted its resumption from its annual recess from Sept. 25 to Oct. 9, according to its Clerk, Mohammed Omolori. Omolori announced this on Sunday, attributing it to the primary elections by political parties. “This is to inform all Distinguished senators and Honourable members that resumption of plenary session earlier scheduled for […]Read More
Former Leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has renewed his call for Borno South Senatorial District to be allowed to produce the next governor of the state. Ndume made the call when he appeared as a guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Sunday. The lawmaker, who represents Borno South […]Read More
World oil demand will peak at 104.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in the mid-2030s, up from just below the current 100 million bpd. It shall be so as new technologies gradually eat into oil use, China’s Unipec said on Monday at the annual Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) in Singapore. Unipec President Chen Bo […]Read More
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country’s foreign debt stands at 22.08 billion dollars and the domestic debt N3.48 trillion . The bureau disclosed this in its “Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt’’ Q2 2018 report released in Abuja, on Friday. According to the bureau, further disaggregation of Nigeria’s foreign debt shows that 10.88 […]Read More
Uganda has expressed readiness to embark on nuclear energy project to meet the increasing demand of electricity, Mr. Simon Giu D’Ujanga, Uganda’s State minister for energy, unveiled the plan at the International Atomic Energy conference in Vienna, Austria. D’Ujanga said the east African country has a strong case for the development of nuclear power as […]Read More
Former Nigeria goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, says he still regrets not representing Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Ikeme, 32, became Nigeria’s first choice goalkeeper in 2015 after Vincent Enyeama quit international football following a bitter row with then Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh. The former Wolverhampton Wanderers goalie was in goal in […]Read More
China has protested over the US’ “unreasonable” decision to slap punitive sanctions on a Chinese military unit for buying Russian fighter jets and surface-to-air missile equipment. “China expressed strong indignation towards the unreasonable move by the United States, and has made solemn representation,” foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday. “The US has seriously […]Read More
Argentina forward Sergio Aguero has signed a one-year contract extension at Premier League champions, Manchester City. Aguero is now tied to the club until 2021, bringing to an end the uncertainty surrounding his future at the Etihad Stadium. There had previously been conflicting versions over the end date of the Argentine’s agreement with Manchester City. […]Read More
Yobe government on Friday confirmed 906 fresh cases of cholera with 61 deaths and 50 others still on admission in hospitals across the state. Dr Muhammad Kawuwa, the Commissioner for Health, stated this in a statement in Damaturu on Friday. He said Acute Water Diarrhea (AWD) cases were reported in some parts of the state […]Read More
The film adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s classic autobiographical novel, “Ake: The Years of Childhood”, is now available to viewers on Amazon.com. Amazon is the world’s acclaimed largest internet retailer of video and MP3 downloads and streaming. Mr Dapo Adeniyi, Executive Producer and Director of the film, made this known in an interview with the News […]Read More
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