Petroleum Prices Raise With Israel’s Offensive On Iran
The drums of war in the Middle East are beating louder, and the global economy is holding its breath, awaiting further development. Oil prices have skyrocketed, with Brent crude jumping 1.8% to $88 a barrel, while gold prices briefly flirted with record highs, hovering around $2,400 an ounce. The catalyst? US officials confirmed an Israeli […]
Tinubu Is A Listening, Proactive President – Ribadu
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has asserted the approach deployed by President Bola Tinubu in addressing the country’s security challenges was beginning to yield positive results. He made the assertion while delivering a paper at a pre-convocation lecture of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto held in Sokoto, yesterday. He said Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope […]
Super Eagles Will Have A Coach In The Coming Days – Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Senator John Enoh, has assured football fans in the country that the senior men’s national team, the Super Eagles, would have a new coach in the next one or two weeks. Africa Today News, New York reports that the National teamm have been without a substantive coach following the expiration of […]
Tinubu Moves To Rejig Education, Orders Census Of Schools
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a thorough census to be conducted in order to identify the fault lines and facilitate appropriate planning, due to the dearth of coordinated, verifiable, and accurate data on all aspects of the Nigerian education sector. The mandate issued by the president on Thursday is anticipated to collect information about all […]
NANS Rejects Electricity Tariff Hike, Calls For Reversal
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has cried out over the new hike in electricity tariff in the country calling on the Federal government to immediately reverse it. Mimidoo Joy who is NANS public relations officer, in a press statement sent to Africa Today News, New York on Friday morning said the hike is […]
₦80bn Fraud: FG Places ‘Wanted’ Yahaya Bello On Watchlist
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has put the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on its watchlist less than 24 hours after the nation’s anti-graft agency declared him wanted. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Wednesday declared Bello wanted in connection to an alleged case of money laundering to the […]
31.75m Children Involved Child Labor In Nigeria — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has disclosed that no fewer than 31.75 million or 52.5 percent of children living in Nigeria were being subjected to child labor. The 2022 survey report titled, “Child Labour in Nigeria at a glance”, released on Friday which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York also showed that 24.67 […]
Kenya Military Helicopter Crash Kills Defence Chief, Others
The defence chief of Kenya and nine other top brass have been confirmed following yesterday’s military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said on Friday morning. Speaking to reporters, Ruto announced that; “Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident… I am deeply saddened to announce […]
Akpabio Makes Case For Parliamentary Partnership With Serbia
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has made a strong case for collaboration between the Nigerian parliament and its Serbian counterpart to extract mutual benefits. Akpabio made this call yesterday during a meeting with the President of the Serbia Parliament, Ana Brnabic, in London. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson […]
‘Agitation For Yoruba Nation Laughable’ — Nigerian Govt
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Thursday, described recent agitation for Yoruba Nation by some elements in the South West as laughable, vowing to crush any of such moves. The DHQ also alerted Nigerians that terrorists and their sympathizers were planning to blackmail the military, following its onslaught on insurgents. Africa Today News, New York had […]
Modi Seeks Historic 3rd Term As India Begins Voting
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that millions of Indians began voting early Friday morning in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader. The […]
Netanyahu Ignores Biden, Strikes Back At Iran
The Benjamin Netanyahu-led Israeli government has conducted strikes on a target in Iran, defying President Joe Biden’s warnings over plunging the Middle East further into conflict. Africa Today News, New York reports that US officials on Friday morning confirmed strikes hit a site in Iran, however, it was yet to be ascertained what exact target was hit or […]