Port Harcourt Finally Refinery Begins Test-Run
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has begun the supply of crude oil for the test-running of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited. Oil marketers confirmed the news and said that the plant would provide 12 states, including Abia, Rivers, Delta, and Akwa Ibom, with refined Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, and […]
Plateau: Why Nigerians Cannot Be Allowed To Carry Arms – COAS
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has dismissed growing calls for self-defence in the wake of attacks in Plateau while explaining why he believes that arming citizens will be a wrong move. Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that no fewer than 195 persons died in the most recent […]
‘Subsidy Was Only Reduced, Not Removed’, Rewane Reveals
Renowned economist and the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane has asserted that subsidy was not removed by the federal government but only reduced. He made this assertion when he appeared on Channels Television’s on Sunday evening in an interview monitored by Africa Today News, New York. During the programme, Rewane […]
Rivers: Speaker Loyal To Fubara Resigns, Quits As Lawmaker
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the ongoing crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly has taken a new twist after the factional speaker loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Ehie Ogerenye tendered his resignation, while also quitting as a member of the Assembly. In […]
EPL: Real Reason Arsenal Lost To Fulham, Arteta Opens Up
Arsenal Coach, Mikel Arteta has provided explanations as to why his team was defeated 2-1 by Fulham in last night’s Premier League tie which became their first back-to- back loss this season. Africa Today News, New York reports that two goals from Raul Jiménez and Bobby De Cordova-Reid were enough to gift Fulham the victory […]
UN Makes Case For End To Wars, Global Crises In 2024
The year 2023 which just ended has been described as a year of enormous suffering and violence across the world by the United Nations, Africa Today News, New York reports. In a solemn video message released on New Year’s Eve, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, made a passionate case for concerted efforts to end wars […]
“Let Nigerians Breathe In 2024”, Cleric Implores Govts
Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins who is the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government and all political leaders across the country to give Nigerians enough reasons to smile in Year 2024 through their actions and policies. In a statement on Sunday, the Archbishop pointed out that 2023, an election […]
2024: “Rise Up And Defend Democracy”, PDP Charges Nigerians
Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called on Nigerians to brace up and use every legitimate means to resist what it described as all fascist tendencies being exhibited by the ruling party, as well as defend the country’s democracy. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, […]
Aisha Olagbegi: Pioneering Change In Social Services
In a world grappling with evolving social challenges, Ms. Aisha Olagbegi’s latest research, presented at the New York Learning Hub, stands as a beacon of innovative thought and strategic excellence. Her groundbreaking study, “Innovative Compassion: Transforming Social Service Delivery for Impactful Outcomes,” is not just an academic achievement but a testament to her prowess as […]
Obi Urges FG To Cease Interference In State Affairs
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of states, especially when national security is not at risk. In his 2024 New Year message on Sunday, Obi underscored the need to avoid exclusively entrusting Nigerian politics to transactional […]
China’s Economy ‘More Resilient,’ Says President Xi
In a New Year’s speech to the nation on Sunday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced that his country’s economy had not only weathered a storm but had also become “more resilient and dynamic” throughout the year. Xi Jinping, in an address aired on the state-run channel CCTV, assured that China would “surely be reunified,” pinpointing […]
Akeredolu Was Weak In Matters Involving His Wife – Ex-aide
Doyin Odebowale, who served as the Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties and Strategy to the late Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, conveyed his observation that the former governor was a weakling in matters involving his wife, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu. In an interview on Saturday with media personality Segun Olawoye, Odebowale, who claimed a friendship of […]