•As Buhari, Governor open Lagos International Trade Fair By Ayomide Otitoju President Muhammadu Buhari and Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday reiterated that federal and state governments will continue to provide an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the country. They made the statement at the Opening Ceremony of the 36th edition…
Social activist, Aisha Yesufu, has said that she will hold the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, accountable if he emerges in the 2023 presidential election. The PUNCH reports that the presidential campaign of the Labour Party’s standard bearer, Peter Obi, has commenced in Nasarawa State. Present with Obi on the campaign ground…
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its partnership with CFA Society Nigeria to host its annual flagship event, the Universities Ethics Challenge final, scheduled to hold at Radisson Blu Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos on Saturday, 29 October 2022. The Universities Ethics Challenge is designed to increase students’ awareness…
Nigeria’s police say they are boosting security as the United States ordered the families of diplomats to leave the capital, Abuja, due to a “heightened risk of terrorist attacks”. The details of any threat were not known on Friday, but residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been advised to be on high alert…
Barack Obama is trying to do something he couldn’t during his own two terms as United States president: help his Democratic Party win midterm elections when they already hold the White House. Obama is more popular than he was back then, and now it’s President Joe Biden, his former vice president, who faces the prospects…
Oil prices fell on Friday, after world’s top crude importer, China, widened its COVID-19 restrictions. Brent crude, global oil benchmark, fell 0.57 percent to $94.50 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 0.75 percent at $88.41. During the week, Brent crude had peaked at $97.15 a barrel, as well as West…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday visited victims of flooding in some communities in Bayelsa state. Jonathan paid a visit to Otuoke, his hometown in Bayelsa, and some other communities in the state. In a caption accompanying the photos he shared on Facebook, he sympathised with the victims and called for urgent action and collaboration…
The United Kingdom’s General Medical Council has licensed fresh 91 Nigerian-trained doctors. Our correspondent discovered that the accreditation of the 91 doctors occurred over 15 days between October 10 and October 25, 2022. The total number of Nigerian-trained doctors in the UK now stands at 10,387. There are 5,210 associate specialists, 2,318 doctors in training,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 18 for hearing the N20bn suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date for hearing the suit, which also names the Director-General of the National…
