A chronicle of achievements of the NNPC GMD Malam Mele Kyari within two years By Edith Ike-Eboh & Emmanuel Afonne On July 8, 2019, Malam Mele Kyari was officially inaugurated as the 19th Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), his appointment having been announced much earlier in June. In his inaugural…
By David AdeoyeThe Oyo State Coronavirus Task Force says it has uncovered the Delta variant of the virus in the state.A statement by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, issued on behalf of the taskforce on Sunday in Ibadan, said the general public should be informed of the Delta variant…
By Abujah RachealThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 12 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 168,552 as of July 11. The NCDC disclosed this on its website handle on Monday morning. It disclosed that the 12 additional coronavirus infections and two additional COVID-19 related…
s celebrate the Euro 2020 triumph over EnglandMarcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho miss penalty kicks as Italy defeat England 3-2 at Wembley Stadium to lift Euro 2020 trophy. Football went to Rome from Wembley in London on Sunday, thanks to an astonishing penalty kicks shootout which ended 3-2 in Italy’s favour against England in the…
By Florence Onuegbu Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday said the state is experiencing a steep increase in the number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases. Sanwo-Olu made this known on the Update of the Coronavirus pandemic situation in the state. He said that the test positivity rate went up from 1.1 per cent…
The Suez Canal netted Egypt a record $5.84 bn in the last tax year, its chief said on Sunday, despite the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on world trade as well as a six-day blockage of the busy waterway by a giant cargo ship. “Despite various challenges, revenues from the canal rose sharply” in the fiscal year ending June…
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Sunday visited a pro-democracy activist in a Baghdad hospital two days after the campaigner, critical of pro-Iran armed factions operating in the country, had been abducted and assaulted. Ali al-Mikdam, a young Iraqi journalist, activist and researcher, had disappeared on Friday, sparking widespread concern from his friends and supporters,…
Pope Francis has made his first public appearance since major intestinal surgery last week, greeting well-wishers as he stood for 10 minutes on a hospital balcony, offering hearty thanks for the prayers for his recovery and calling healthcare for all a “precious” good. Francis, 84, has been steadily on the mend, according to the Vatican,…
China has said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the blacklisting of Chinese companies by the United States over their alleged role in abuses of Uighur people and other Muslim ethnic minorities. The Commerce Ministry said the US move constituted an “unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises and a serious breach of international economic…
