The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Cameroon have reached a staff-level agreement that will give the country access to $74.6 million Cameroon would access the fund, once IMF Board formally completes the review, IMF said in a statement on Monday. The announcement followed IMF’s mission to Cameroon in January and virtual meetings to discuss progress […]
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people. The fatality included 27 police officials, the latest in a string of attacks targeting the Police. The attacker appeared to have passed through several barricades manned by security forces to get into […]
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, on Monday, relocated to its new office complex with assurance to provide efficient service delivery. President of the Court, Justice Amoako Asante, made this known during the opening of the Court’s new building which will serve as a temporary facility until the completion of the ECOWAS Complex in Abuja on […]
A road accident involving a trailer and a Marcopollo bus killed eleven passengers, on Sunday in Ore, Ondo State. All the victims were passengers on the Marcopollo bus. According to an eyewitness, the truck driver, who drove against traffic while on speed caused the accident. The eyewitness said the truck rammed into the Marcopollo bus […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will implement the ‘pharmaceutical traceability strategy’ to check menace of substandard and falsified medicines. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director-General, said this at the just concluded traceability workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The workshop, according to a statement by its Resident Media […]
…….sold 10.5 million vehicles in 2022. Japan-based Toyota Motor Corp continues to be the world’s top-selling automaker, defending its title for a third straight year, selling 10.5 million vehicles in 2022. Second to Toyota is the Volkswagen Group, which reported its lowest-ever sales in over a decade earlier this month. The automaker sold 8.3 million […]
Nine passengers, inclusive of two children, died when a container fell on the bus they are travelling at Ojuelegba in Lagos on Sunday. According to a witness account shared by @PoojaMedia on Twitter, the truck fell while trying to prevent a bus from overtaking it. “A container just fell on a bus at Ojuelegba bridge. “There […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the use of the old notes till Feb. 10. Bashir Ahmad, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistant, Bashir Ahmad, announced this on his Twitter handle @BashirAhmaad on Sunday. According to the tweet, the apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension in […]
Members of the 1980 set of Eko Boys’ High School Old Boys Association (EKOBA) have commiserated with Olu of Oregon, Ikeja, Oba Olùkùnmi Akingbola over the death of his wife. The condolences is contained in a message jointly signed by Akinpelu Osuntoki and Mikail Mumuni, association’s President and PRO respectively. The senior wife of Oba […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the period for the collection of PVCs by an additional one week to now end on Feb. 5. INEC announced this on Saturday after a state meeting with Resident Independent Electoral Commissioners. “The ongoing collection of PVCs nationwide will, therefore, continue and end on 5th February 2023. “This […]