By Ayomide Otitoju A recent survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that financial hardship has left two-thirds of Nigerian households unable to afford healthy and nutritious meals. The findings, part of the General Household Survey – Panel Wave 5 (2023/2024), paint a grim picture of the country’s food insecurity amid surging…
The Federal University Gusau (FUG) in Zamfara State has disavowed claims by the recently dismissed Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, regarding his employment and professorial status at the institution. Speaking in Gusau, FUG Vice-Chancellor Prof. Muazu Abubakar stated unequivocally that Dr. Odoh was neither employed by the university nor…
North Korea has reportedly supplied over 10,000 troops to Russia in support of its war in Ukraine in exchange for oil, anti-air missiles, and economic assistance, according to South Korean officials and a research group. The United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of deepening its military ties with Moscow, with experts…
By Ayomide Otitoju Singapore executed a 55-year-old man, Rosman Abdullah, for drug trafficking on Friday, marking the city-state’s third hanging in a week despite renewed calls from the United Nations for a moratorium on the death penalty. The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said Abdullah was convicted of trafficking 57.43 grams (2.03 ounces) of heroin, exceeding…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) celebrated a landmark achievement on Friday, November 22, 2024, with the commissioning of a one-storey Cooperative Multipurpose Building during the 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NSCDC Staff Cooperative, Investment, and Credit Society Limited. The event, held at…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has filed a preliminary objection to a lawsuit by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, which seeks to secure exclusive rights to supply petroleum products in Nigeria. Represented by a legal team led by Mr. Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN), the NNPCL described the suit as premature…
By Ayomide Otitoju Mr. Daniel Mayuku, Chairman of the Delta State Security Trust Fund, has emerged as the first winner of a Toyota Prado in the ongoing Globacom Festival of Joy promotion. The grand prize was presented to him on Thursday, November 21, at Gloworld, Delta Mall in Warri. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, Speaker of the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has committed to collaborating with key stakeholders to develop and commercialize football in Nigeria. The pledge was made by NNPC’s Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mr. Mele Kyari, during a meeting with a delegation from the National Sports Commission (NSC), the International Management Group…
By Ayomide Otitoju In a move to strengthen community-based policing and foster peace in Kano State, the Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Dogo Garba, paid a courtesy visit on Thursday to prominent Islamic leaders, including the Coalition of Ulama led by Prof. Musa Borodo, the Shura Committee of Tijjaniyya under Sheikh Khalifa Sani Shehu Mai…
