Air Peace Announce 100% Salary Increase For Workers
An indigenous airline, Air Peace, has approved salary increase ranging from 10 to 100 percent to different categories of staff. The increment, according to the carrier, was coming despite the present harsh operating condition induced by COVID-19 with most of its aircraft stranded abroad. Africa Today News, New York gathered that it was jubilation galore […]
Soyinka Blasts Buhari For Suspending Twitter In Nigeria
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his government’s decision to suspend Twitter indefinitely in Nigeria. Africa Today News, New York had reported that Federal Government had on Friday suspended Twitter indefinitely in Nigeria. In a statement sighted on Twitter which was released by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji […]
Ex-Militants Give FG 14 Days Ultimatum To Reconstitute NDDC
A coalition of ex-militants in Akwa Ibom State under the aegis of ‘Unyekisong Akwa Ibom’ has given a fourteen-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to reconstitute a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) that would pilot the affairs of the agency. The group threatened to embark on a nationwide protest and to […]
Breaking: FG Suspends Twitter In Nigeria
The Federal Government, on Friday, announced the suspension of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed made the announcement during a press conference. The Federal Government has suspended indefinitely the operations of the microblogging and social networking service Twitter in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai […]
Amaechi Meets New COAS, Yahaya, Seeks Security Support
The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi on Friday, paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Chief Of Army Staff, COAS Maj Gen Faruk Yahaya at Army Headquarters. The Minister who congratulated Faruk Yahaya on his appointment as the new COAS solicited for security synergy between the Nigerian Army and the ministry over rising […]
Queen Elizabeth Set To Meet Biden ‘In Person’ After G7
Queen Elizabeth II will hold her first in-person meeting with a foreign leader in over a year when she hosts US President Joe Biden on June 13 after he attends a G7 summit, Buckingham Palace announced yesterday. The statement also revealed that the 95-year-old monarch will meet the president and First Lady Jill Biden at […]
Indonesia Gives Up On Salvaging Sunken Submarine
Indonesia has called off its bid to salvage a military submarine that sank off the coast of Bali, killing all 53 crew aboard, the navy disclosed yesterday. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the KRI Nanggala 402 disappeared in April while it was scheduled to take part in live torpedo training exercises. An underwater […]
Third Covid-19 Wave Would Meet Africa Unprepared – WHO
Africa is not ready to face a third wave of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned has cautioned, despite being hit by a fresh surge of infections and with vaccine deliveries at a near standstill. WHO regional director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti while speaking yesterday warned that ‘Many African hospitals and clinics […]
Int’l Friendly: We Are Ready To Face Cameroon – Troost-Ekong
William Troost-Ekong has stated that his teammates are ready to face a Cameroonian side that would want to avenge their recent defeats against the Super Eagles when they clash in Friday’s friendly in Austria. Cameroon, hosts of the 2021 AFCON, will hope to record a first win against the Eagles since the final of the […]
Africa Needs $15.7B To Upgrade Refineries ― ARDA
African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA), has stated that for African countries to meet the planned Sulphur level in petroleum product content, about $15.7 billion would be needed to upgrade the existing 36 refineries on the continent. Africa Today News, News Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, last signed a deal for a complete overhaul of […]
Big Brother Didn’t Help My Life In Anyway – Tacha
Popular reality TV star and former Big Brother Naija housemate, Tacha Akide has dismissed claims that the show helped her life. In a short video on her Instagram page yesterday, Tacha asserted that the reality show only gave her a platform. Read Also: Multi-Choice Unveils BBNaija Season Six With ₦90M Star Prize She explained that […]
NECO Registrar, Obioma Was Killed, Ortom Insists
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed sadness over the death of Professor Godswill Obioma, the National Examinations Council (NECO) Registrar stating that the examination chief was assassinated. On yesterday, Ortom lamented that Obioma, an ex-Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Commissioner in Ebonyi, was murdered and currently in charge of NECO There is confusion […]