2023 Presidency: Amaechi backs Fashola on zoning agreement, insists it must be respected
POLITICS But Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has a divergence opinion on the zoning arrangement which contradicts Amaechi and Fashola’s stance. Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has said the zoning formula agreed by the founding members of the ruling the All Progressives Congress (APC) should be respected. Amaechi urged the party leaders to respect the Read more
N69.4 billion Debt: Jimoh Ibrahim fights back, seeks reversal of seized assets
BUSINESS Ibrahim and others described the move by AMCON leading to the seizure order as an abuse of court processes. The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed Tuesday to hear an application by billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, seeking to quash an interim order which authorised the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to Read more
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N69.4 billion Debt: Jimoh Ibrahim fights back, seeks reversal of seized assets
BUSINESS Ibrahim and others described the move by AMCON leading to the seizure order as an abuse of court processes. The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed Tuesday to hear an application by billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, seeking to quash an interim order which authorised the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to Read more
COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 145 new infections, cases now 67,557
Coronavirus Updates The new infections take the total number of cases in the country to 67,557. Nigeria on Monday night confirmed 145 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in the country. The nation’s public health agency, The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) made the announcement via its verified website. NEWS: Fraud: Court Jails Unity Read more
2023 Presidency: Amaechi backs Fashola on zoning agreement, insists it must be respected
POLITICS But Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has a divergence opinion on the zoning arrangement which contradicts Amaechi and Fashola’s stance. Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has said the zoning formula agreed by the founding members of the ruling the All Progressives Congress (APC) should be respected. Amaechi urged the party leaders to respect the Read more
US President-elect Biden names all-female senior communications team
FOREIGN By AFP The United States President-elect Joe Biden announced an all-female senior White House communications team, in what his office called a first in the country’s history. Bideen who made the announcement on Sunday named Jen Psaki among those who will serve in the highly visible role of White House press secretary. Psaki, 41, Read more
African Ministers advocate need for greater investment to revitalise energy sector
…and drive sustainable recovery High-level officials at the virtual Ministerial meeting represented a diverse range of African economies. Ministers from African countries representing nearly three-quarters of the continent’s energy consumption and more than half of its population met with global energy leaders on Friday to consider how to revitalise the African energy sector and enable Read more
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COVID-19 Vaccine 94.5% Effective – Moderna
By AFP US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was 94.5 per cent effective, marking a second major breakthrough in the vaccine hunt. Moderna released early results from a clinical trial with more than 30,000 participants, after US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech last week said their Read more
World Football Summit: FIFA Secretary General Samoura Discusses game disruption, impact of FIFA COVID-19 relief plan
FOOTBALL FIFA’s Secretary General Fatma Samoura took part in the closing session of the World Football Summit Live today in a wide ranging discussion that covered disruption, wokeness and the impact of the FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan on global football. In an interview led by South African broadcaster Carol Tshabalala, Fatma Samoura spoke about the effect the Read more
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