According to Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, April 2024 marked another milestone in global warming trends. Buontempo noted, “If you look at the temperature it’s yet again another record-breaking month, and this means that the sequence, the streak of months, record breaking months that started last year in June is continuing…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to arraign former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his daughter, Fatimah, and two other suspects in court on Thursday. The suspects are facing charges over alleged N2.7 billion contract fraud uncovered in the Aviation Ministry under Sirika. The embattled former Minister would be arraigned for trial for…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the 27 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers at the Rivers House of Assembly can’t impeach Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, because they are no longer members of the House. Mr Debo Ologunagba, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, said this at a new conference on Wednesday in Abuja.Ologunagba said that the directive…
Ms Peace Kefikebusa, a Truck Driver with Transport Service Limited (TSL), has said that she ran into women, who abused her for being a truck driver. Kefikebusa said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Calabar. Noting that being a trailer driver had not been very easy for…
The Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, Nigerian Army (TRADOC), Maj.-Gen. Kevin Aligbe, has inaugurated a 55-member panel for the 2024 Captain to Major examination. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, TRADOC, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba. Aligbe, who is also the Examination President, charged the panelists…
The Federal Government, on Wednesday presented 1,437 metric tonnes of assorted food commodities to Niger government for distribution to vulnerable persons in the state. Hajiya Zubaida Umar, Director General (D-G), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), stated this during the presentation of the items to Gov. Umaru Bago, at the Government House, Minna. Umar said that…
According to Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, April 2024 marked another milestone in global warming trends. Buontempo noted, “If you look at the temperature it’s yet again another record-breaking month, and this means that the sequence, the streak of months, record breaking months that started last year in June is continuing…
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has formally asked the European Medicines Agency to withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine authorization.** In an update on the European Medicines Agency’s website Wednesday, the regulator said that the approval for AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria had been withdrawn “at the request of the marketing authorization holder.” The vaccine, initially approved in January 2021, faced safety…
President Bola Tinubu is set to commission the Funtua Inland Dry Port in Katsina State on Thursday, May 9. The project inauguration is set to hold hours after President Tinubu returned to Nigeria in the early hours of Wednesday following two weeks of overseas journey. The Assistant Director, Public Relations Unit, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC),…
