China has fully lifted trade suspensions targeting Australian red meat, Canberra said Tuesday, dismantling one of the final barriers in a four-year trade row that hammered US$13 billion of exports. Starting in 2020, a slew of Australia’s most lucrative export commodities were effectively banned from China. But as relations have improved in the past two…
Georgia’s health ministry said on Tuesday that 26 people, mostly protesters, were injured in the latest night of anti-government protest in the Caucasus country. Georgia has been locked in a political crisis since its contested October election, with tens of thousands of pro-EU protesters taking to the streets in recent days against the governing Georgian…
The Executive Director of Patriots for Advancement of Peace and Social Development, Dr. Sani Shinkafi, has criticised the state governors resisting the proposed tax reform bills, describing them as “lazy” and unwilling to develop strategies to generate internal revenue. He said; “Because the monies are going to be shared based on performance and contribution, they…
Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu, was abducted yesterday evening by suspected bandits while traveling to Jos. The attack, which occurred around 6:00 p.m., took place between Nunku in Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, and Gwantu in Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna State. In a gun battle, the…
Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced plans to construct an intra-city rail network to connect Maiduguri and its surrounding areas.The project, once completed, will be the first of its kind to be undertaken by any of Nigeria’s 19 northern state governments. During an inspection of proposed rail terminals and routes, the state’s…
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to revitalizing polytechnic education through equipping all federal polytechnics to enable them produce competent graduates that could meet the demand of the Nigerian evolving economy.The minister disclosed this on Tuesday while commissioning a one-storey Lecture rooms and laboratory building and procurement of laboratory equipment…
…Peter Obi Commends the NNPCL for reviving the refinery Stakeholders and community leaders around the Port Harcourt Refinery have doused the groundswell of rumours and speculations that the recently revived and restreamed refinery was not working.Last Tuesday, the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, announced the “safe and successful restart of the 60,000 barrels-per-day Old…
Workers in Kaduna, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, and Cross River states on Monday commenced a one-week warning strike to demand the implementation of the new national minimum wage and consequential adjustments.In Nasarawa State, public offices, including the State House of Assembly, courts, and ministries, were shut down. Comrade Ismaila Okoh, Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)…
The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) has launched the National Registration of Tourism Sector Personnel and Practitioners as of 1st December 2024. This initiative, in line with the NIHOTOUR Establishment Act 2022 (Gazette No. 3 of 2023), is aimed at regulating all personnel and practitioners within Nigeria’s hospitality and tourism sector.Under the leadership…
Kabiru Adeniyi Adisa has expressed his desire to contest the 2026 Osun State governorship on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adisa said he is interested in the office of governor with the aim of fostering a more prosperous Osun State.He also revealed his vision for sustainable development and inclusive growth as key…
