Port Harcourt Refinery Ready This December, NNPCL Insists
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has insisted that the end of December timeline for mechanical completion of the Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC) remains sacrosanct. ‘We have said from time that by the end of December, the mechanical completion of the refinery will be completed. Yes, we are still maintaining that. Nothing has […]
Sanwo-Olu Approves ₦35,000 December Bonus For Lagos Workers
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of has approved the sum of ₦35,000 wage award for the state public servants for December in the spirit of the Yuletide. The Head of Service, Bode Agoro, announced these in a circular titled ‘2023 End of Year Bonus and Implementation of Wage Awards’. The statement read in part: ‘As […]
How We Shot Down 30 Drones In Fresh Russian Attack – Ukraine
The Ukrainian air force on Sunday opened up on how it managed to repel a Russian drone attack overnight, shooting down 30 of 31 drones launched by Moscow. The attack targeted regions including the capital Kyiv, the southern region of Kherson as well as the western Khmelnytsky region. In a statement, the Ukrainian air force […]
Lagos, Rivers, Kogi Most Expensive States In Nigeria – NBS
Lagos, Kogi, and Rivers States have been named as the most expensive states in Nigeria, by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Africa Today News, New York reports. NBS’s November latest Consumer Price Index disclosed that the All-Items Inflation rate is the highest in the three states. Accordingly, the report stated that Kogi (33.28 per […]
Sowore Calls For Akeredolu’s Immediate Resignation
Controversial rights activist and Presidential candidate, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has joined the call for the resignation of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. The news publisher made this call during a town hall meeting at the Akure City Hall on Saturday. Sowore asserted the urgency to liberate the state from alleged mismanagement of resources by […]
Ex-APC National Chairman, Adamu Retires From Active Politics
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the immediate former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has announced his retirement from partisan politics. Adamu revealed that he recently began to develop allergies for political activities, hence the need for retirement. He made this known yesterday […]
Restructure Nigeria Before 2027, Jega Urges Tinubu
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Muhammad Jega has made a strong case for comprehensive reforms in Nigeria, including constitutional restructuring, governance cost-cutting measures and economic diversification to secure Nigeria’s future amidst prevailing challenges. Jega stressed the value of taking lessons from federations that have achieved success, such as […]
Rivers Crisis: Labour Party Withdraws Petition Against Fubara
In a fresh political twist, the Labour Party, LP, has withdrawn its petition against the election of Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, Africa Today News, New York reports. Fubara was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 gubernatorial poll in Rivers State which held on the 11th of March. Beatrice Itubo, […]
Serie ‘A’: Osimhen Shines As Napoli Defeats Cagliari
Nigerian superstar international, Victor Osimhen got on the scoresheet and set up another as his club, Napoli managed to defeat Cagliari 2-1 in a Serie ‘A’ match on Saturday night. Africa Today News, New York reports that Osimhen, who recently won the African Footballer Award of the Year, opened the scoring midway into the second […]
Give ₦50bn To Students As Grants Not Loan – ASUU Urges FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the Federal Government to covert the 50 billion naira budgeted for student loan scheme to grants in the face of the present economic realities. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke who is the President of ASUU, while speaking in an interview monitored by Africa Today News, New York […]
South Africa: Why I Won’t Vote ANC In 2024 Election – Zuma
The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma who was booted out of office over corruption allegations, has disclosed that he would not vote for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in the upcoming national elections in 2024. Africa Today News, New York reports that with the party that led the decades-old struggle against apartheid fast […]
Emir Sheikh Nawaf Of Kuwait Passes Away, Aged 86
The ruling emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has passed away. The royal court announced that Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah passed away on Saturday at the age of 86. His demise follows a three-year period in power marked by consistent political disputes. ‘With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn… the death of Sheikh Nawaf […]