Qatar has made a U-turn on its decision not to host the business and investment forum proposed by President Bola Tinubu during his visit slated for March 2, 2024, to the Arab country. This followed a leaked memo on Saturday which showed that Qatar declined the proposed investment forum, citing the unavailability of the country’s minister…
The private residence of the Minister of State of the FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, located at Asokoro, was on Sunday gutted by fire, the PUNCH reports. The Acting Director of the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. Adebayo stated that the first floor of the building was completely razed by…
The National Bureau of Statistics has listed the top ten states with the most internet users in the country. A check on the NBS database on Sunday revealed that the number of internet subscribers stood at 163.8 million as of December 2023. It added that as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2023,…
At least 15 civilians were killed and two others injured during a “terrorist” attack on a Catholic church during Sunday mass in northern Burkina Faso, a senior church official said. “We bring to your attention a terrorist attack which the Catholic community of Essakane village was the victim of today, February 25, while they were…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to providing a friendly environment for investors, particularly multinationals from the United States and Africa, to invest in the State. details later..
Just In: Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inaugurates members of the Lagos State Special Dispensation “Palliative” Advisory Committee.Members of the bipartisan committee are:
A Consultant Physician at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Dr Samuel Ajayi, has advised Nigerians to reduce salt intake to lower their high blood pressure risk. Ajayi gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Ibadan. He said that having a healthy diet (diet with fruits, vegetables and drinking…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said his administration is working towards providing a rebate on essential drugs for conditions like hypertension and diabetes to tackle the rising cost of drugs and other pharmaceutical products. The governor noted that the state government would cater for the costs of free child deliveries across all…
Donald Trump received a warm welcome Thursday when he appeared before an audience of evangelical broadcasters, delivering a campaign-style speech littered with professions of faith and pledges to protect Christians. The casino-owning playboy, who has been accused of paying hush money to a porn star, is wildly popular with the religious right in the United…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the LP caucus in the House of Representatives have faulted the manner the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, was arrested in Edo State, describing it as ‘distasteful, cruel, dehumanising and abuse of democratic ethos’. Abure, who was arrested on Wednesday in Benin by…
