AfDB appoints Nigeria as Director of African Development Institute
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Dr Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, a seasoned macroeconomist, as Director of the African Development
Banking & Finance
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General
Security
Customs intercepts N4b illicit drugs at Tin Can port
By Muhammad Opeyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted large consignments of drugs and other illicit substances from Canada and India. Comptroller-General,
Economy
Foreign News
Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $56B pay package
Tesla shareholders gave a big thumbs-up to CEO Elon Musk’s controversial $56 billion pay package, the company said on Thursday. This is paving the
Law / Crime
Politics
Anambra enacts LG elections, 10 other laws
From Our Correspondent, Awka On Wednesday, Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra signed the State’s Electoral bill for the conduct of the Local Government
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G7 summit opens amid protests for Palestinians
The three-day 2024 Group of Seven (G7) summit kicked off Thursday in Borgo Egnazia, a resort near Fasano town in southern Italy, amid
Health
Soludo’s wife gifts N12.5m health insurance to 1000 disabled persons
From Our Correspondent, Awka Dr Nonye Soludo, wife of the Anambra State Governor has enrolled 1000 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), into the state’s
Foreign News
Ukraine comes under Russia’s missile, drone attacks
Ukrainians heard powerful explosions in the Capital, Kyiv and other cities across the country in the early hours of Wednesday. This is as
General
Politics
Wipe tears of Nigerian workers – Group urges Tinubu
By Muhammed Opeyemi A socio-political group, The Collective Movement (TCM) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu’s administration to commit to workers’ welfare by
General
Olowu lauds IHS’s charitable operations
From Khabab Abdulfatah, Abeokuta The Olowu of Owu Kingdom in Abeokuta, Oba (Prof.) Zakariyah Matemilola has commended the charitable activities of the Islamic
Health
5 die as LASG alerts on Cholera outbreak
By Opeyemi Muhammed Five persons have died from a cholera outbreak in Lagos, prompting the state government to call for heightened vigilance and adoption