By Our Correspondent The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, on Tuesday, suspended the consideration of the 2023 budget for the Ministry of Defence due to the inability of the Minister, Bashiru Magashi, to honour its invitation. The NewsZenith reports that the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the resuscitation of the Nigerian Naval ship, NNS Aradu […]
Following the destructive intensity of flooding in parts of the country this year, the Federal Government, on Tuesday, announced a five-year tax holiday for investors in the agricultural sector to mitigate the losses caused by the flood. Dr Muhammad Abubakar, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this at a press conference, on […]
By Our Correspondent More condolences continue to pour in for the family of popular musician, David Adeleke (Davido) over the death of his three-year-old son, Ifeanyi, on Tuesday in Lagos. Latest among the mourners are the presidential candidates of the three leading political parties, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Oni of the ruling […]
No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead in a fire outbreak, on Tuesday, at the Adeola Odeku area of Victoria Island, Lagos. An eye witness said that the fire gutted a building suspected to be occupied by a bank in the area and that an unspecified number of vehicles were seen burning in […]
Matt Hancock, the former Health Minister, who led Britain’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been suspended by the ruling Conservative Party after he signed up for a jungle-based reality television show. Hancock, who quit the government after he was filmed kissing a colleague in breach of lockdown rules, will join pop singer Boy George, […]
By Our Correspondent Aviation workers under the umbrella of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), on Tuesday, barricaded the Murtala Muhammad Airport terminal 2, thus disrupting flight operations in Lagos. The association blocked the terminal in protest against the sacking of its members by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), the terminal […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has inducted 210 students from Education District-5 into the Queen’s and King’s Club, after weeks of orientation. Speaking during the induction at Agboju, a Lagos suburb, on Monday, the Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs TitiLola Vivour-Adeniyi, said that the students […]
Kenya has launched an accelerator programme that seeks to create at least one million employment and entrepreneurship opportunities annually for the country’s youth in the next five years within the private sector. Kenya’s Deputy President, Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua said in Nairobi that the Kenya Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Accelerator Programme (K-YEEAP) initiative seeks to unlock […]
Russian-installed officials in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region have said they were extending an evacuation zone from the Dnipro river, repeating claims rejected by Keiv that Ukraine could be preparing to attack the Kakhovka dam and flood the region.Evacuation In a post on Telegram, Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-backed head of the region, which is partially […]
The Ethiopian government and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have joined hands to boost efficiency in the coffee value chain. As part of the cooperation, the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and UNIDO inked a cooperation agreement worth ten million Euros ($9,929,400) to facilitate loans to stakeholders engaged in the coffee value chain, state-affiliated […]