Year: 2021
Siemens Energy to cut 7,800 jobs worldwide
Siemens Energy plans to cut 7,800 jobs worldwide by 2025, the company said on Tuesday when presenting its results for…
Q4 profit for BP sinks
Fourth-quarter profit for BP fell to $115 million, pummelled by continued weak energy demand caused by COVID-19.
FG extends NIN-SIM linkage deadline by 8 weeks
The Federal Government has extended the linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) by eight…
DNA shatters Justice Okorodas: 3 kids from ex-wife not his own
A judge of the Delta State High Court Justice Anthony Ezonfade Okorodas has revealed that his first three children born…
Hisbah storms hotels, confiscates 260 crates of alcoholic drinks
The Bauchi State Hisbah Board has confiscated 260 crates of alcoholic drinks from hotels and night clubs as part of…
Jack Ma snubbed by Chinese media
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has been left off a list of Chinese entrepreneurial leaders published by state media -…
Six samples of deadly UK COVID-19 variant found in Nigeria
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and the African Centre for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) at Redeemers University,…
Analysis: Goodluck Jonathan and the 2023 presidency
Can former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan be thrice lucky? In the last few months, the former president is being linked…
COVID-19 strikes 15 people dead in Lagos in one day
Lagos State posted its highest COVID-19 deaths in a single day on Monday, with the deadly virus striking 15 people…
My daughter was rescued by army, says dad of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl
Halima Ali Maiyanga, one of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls abducted in 2014 called her dad on 28 January, saying she…
Ogun Govt disowns Sunday Igboho, says we didn’t invite him
The Ogun Govt denies reports insinuating that it had enlisted the help of Sunday Igboho to tackle criminal herdsmen in…
90-year old mother of NIDCOM boss Abike Dabiri-Erewa is dead
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has lost her mother, Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, a retired…
COVID-19: FG disburses N75m grant to rural women in Ogun
FG disburses N75m grant to rural women in Ogun as part of its bid to reduce the hardship caused by…
If the North secedes from Nigeria, the rest of the country will suffer
No single person from the North is afraid of break up of Nigeria. None whatsoever. And I am not sure…
EFCC named Mompha in amended charges against 606 auto boss
Ismail Mustapha, aka Mopha named in amended money laundering charges filed against Sarumi Babafemi, the CEO of 606 Autos Ltd…
AfDB earns AAA rating from S&P Global
Ratings agency S&P Global has affirmed its “AAA/A-1+” foreign currency issuer credit rating of the African Development Bank with a…
10 more officials of Rivers Task force sacked over extortion
Rivers Taskforce on Illegal Street Trading and Motor Parks dismisses 10 operatives over allegations of extortion and negligence of duty.
IGP Adamu orders AIGs, CPs enforce COVID-19 law, jail awaits violators
Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered officers to enforce the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Health Protection Regulations 2021.
APC loses 2 lawmakers to PDP in Edo
Two lawmakers in Edo State House of Assembly dump the All Progressives Congress for Peoples Democratic Party
I am in grief, Buhari mourns loss of staunch ally, Tony Momoh
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief at the passing of his longtime ally, friend, political loyalist and former Minister of…
We’ve turned the heat on kidnappers, criminals in Ibarapa, Oke Ogun – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State declared on Monday that the state government has turned the heat on kidnappers and…
Tony Momoh’s death colossal loss to Nigeria – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the death of former Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh,…
Lagos Assembly: Sanwo-Olu must begin tough enforcement of COVID-19 protocols
The Lagos House of Assembly on Monday called on the governor of the state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to commence very…
We will flush out killer-Fulani herdsmen out of Ogun – Sunday Igboho
Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, has vowed to flush out Fulani herdsmen killing and kidnapping people in Ogun State.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa’s mum Alhaja Erogbogbo dies, Buhari sends tribute
Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, mother of Abike Dabiri-Erewa is dead. The retired teacher and businesswoman died at the age of…
Neymar commits future to PSG amidst Barcelona woes
Neymar has pledged his future to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), declaring that he is now ‘truly happy’ at Parc des Princes
Breaking: Ex-Information Minister, Prince Tony Momoh is dead
Veteran journalist and former Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh has died at the age of 81.
Photos: Sunday Igboho lands in Ogun for killer-herdsmen
Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho has landed in Ogun State to help tackle Fulani herdsmen mayhem in the State.
DJ Cuppy sues Davido’s driver Israel DMW for defamation
Nigerian disc jockey and producer Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, professionally known as DJ Cuppy, has sued Afeare Israel also known as Isreal…
COVID-19: Court orders closure of Wuse, UTC markets in Abuja
Court orders immediate closure of Wuse and UTC markets in Abuja over flagrant disregard to COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations Act,…