Nigeria Ranks Lowest In 2024 Global Passport Ranking
Despite ongoing being undertaken by the Federal Government which is aimed at reforming the Nigeria travel document, the country is ranked lowest in a new global ranking of the world’s most powerful passports for 2024, Africa Today News, New York reports. The report released this week by Henley & Partners indicated that Nigeria occupied 10th […]
Our Refinery Has Commenced Production – Dangote
Dangote Petroleum Refinery, with an installed capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, has commenced the production of refined petroleum products, the company has disclosed. Africa Today News, New York reports that the largest single-train refinery in the world is located in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos. It reportedly commenced production on Friday. The development comes after […]
Gaza War: Israel Rejects Genocide Accusations At ICJ Hearing
Israel has vehemently rejected the accusations tabled by South Africa to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that its actions in Gaza amount to genocide, in a second day of a public hearing at the world body in The Hague. Israel’s legal representatives on Friday claimed South Africa’s case was “unfounded”, “absurd” and amounting to […]
S’Court: Apologize For Attacks On Judiciary – APC Tells PDP
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to tender an unreserved apology to the courts and judges for the senseless, irresponsible, reckless, and unjustified attacks it mounted against the judiciary throughout this electoral cycle. APC was reacting to the outcome yesterday’s Supreme Court judgement on the Lagos, Kano, […]
2027: I’m Ready To Lead Coalition Against Tinubu, APC — Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the just concluded Election, Atiku Abubakar has expressed willingness to lead a coalition of opposition parties to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), come 2027. He said this in a congratulatory message to governors of the PDP whose elections were upheld by the Supreme Court […]
How I Tried To Make Gani Fawehinmi My Friend But Failed – IBB
Former Military Head of State of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida, has made a controversial revelation about his relationship with late civil rights lawyer and activist, Gani Fawehinmi, pointing out that during his tenure as Head of State, he employed all possible means to make the deceased his friend. Babangida who said Fawehinmi was a good […]
Betta Edu: Tinubu Suspends N-Power, School Feeding, Others
The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the suspension all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), the Federal Government said. Announcing the suspension in a statement on Friday, the Director Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the president’s decision was in view of the […]
Why Two Million Workers May Lose Their Jobs In 2024 – ILO
No fewer than two million workers may lose their jobs this year, as the global unemployment rate will be up from 5.1 per cent in 2023 to 5.2 per cent the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has projected. In the latest report titled “World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024”, the ILO stated that joblessness and […]
“Refrain From Intervening” In Taiwan Election, China Tells US
The government of China has called on the US to “refrain from intervening” in self-ruled Taiwan’s election, berating official visits between the island and the US after Washington said it would send a delegation there following this week’s polls. Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that Washington must “refrain from intervening in the elections in […]
US First Lady Fumes Over ‘Cruel’ Attacks On Hunter Biden
The First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden has slammed Republican attacks on her troubled son Hunter even as she berated Donald Trump, describing them as a threat to democracy as she came out swinging for her husband’s reelection campaign Thursday. “I think what they are doing to Hunter is cruel,” Jill Biden told […]
Why We Settled For ₦800/$ Exchange Rate For 2024 Budget – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria, has explained that it settled for ₦800 to dollar exchange rate in the 2024 Appropriation Act after considering the average performance of the Naira. It claimed that in order to minimise risks and uncertainties, it did not base the foreign exchange benchmark in the 2024 budget on a spot rate. The […]
Betta Edu: Don’t Spare Anybody Involved, Obi Urges Tinubu
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure those complicit in the alleged scandal involving the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, are brought to book. In a statement in his X-handle platform, yesterday, Obi said the government should […]