Illness By Cecilia Ologunagba UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and health authorities in Burundi are racing to identify a mysterious illness that has claimed five lives in the country’s north. The outbreak, centred in the Mpanda district near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has so farContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Ijaw National Congress (INC), an apex socio-cultural organisation of Ijaw nation worldwide, says its rescheduled national elections will hold on April 13. This is contained in a communiqué issued after an expanded National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the organisation held on Thursday in Yenagoa and madeContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu Prof. Yusuf Gandu, a Professor of Construction Management at Bingham University, Karu,FCT, has called for a Federal Government policy framework to encourage early adoption of emerging technologies in Nigeria’s construction sector. Gandu made the call on Thursday while delivering the 12th Inaugural Lecture of the university inContinue Reading
The Nathaniel Idowu Foundation U-14 Football League enters its final matchday, with tension rising among teams chasing qualification for the decisive Super 4.Continue Reading
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says recent reforms have unlocked over $10 billion in upstream oil and gas investment.Continue Reading
Dr Riverson Oppong, Africa Regional Director, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) International, has called for stronger alignment of digital technology, capital and policy framework to achieve sustainable oil growth in Africa.Continue Reading
Flights By Cecilia Ologunagba The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has allocated 48 million dollars from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund for urgent support to the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS). The new funding will keep the UN Humanitarian Air Service operating in eight countries: Nigeria, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti,Continue Reading
Soldiers By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the killing of soldiers of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Operation HADIN KAI, in a terrorist attack in Benisheikh, Borno. The President also extended condolences to the military and families of the fallen soldiers, urging them to remainContinue Reading
Coronation By Fortune Abang The Federal Government has flayed the coronation and activities of Eze Ndigbo “Igbo Kings” in foreign countries. Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, against the backdrop of the Imeobi meeting, the highest decision-making body ofContinue Reading
The Nigerian Army says its troops conducting Operation Wutan Daji have on Thursday, neutralised no fewer than 10 terrorists during coordinated offensives in PlateauContinue Reading
