Author: Adekunle Dada
Alleged $8.1bn repatriation: MTN vs CBN case adjourned till Dec. 4
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned till Dec. 4, hearing in a dispute between MTN Nigeria and the…
Somalis urged to seek homegrown solutions to problems
The UN senior envoy in Somalia has called on Somalis to pursue homegrown solutions to their problems amid tensions between…
Sokoto disburses 220 bags of grains, cash to the needy
The Sokoto State Government on Tuesday disbursed 220 bags of grains and N 600,000 cash to the needy.
Kaduna refinery to employ PTDF-trained welders
The Managing Director, Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), Mr Adewale Ladenegan, said welders trained under the Petroleum Technology Fund…
Another Professor kidnapped in Adamawa
A Professor with Crop Production Department of Modibbo Adamawa University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, Prof. Allan Kadams, has been kidnapped.
Minimum wage: Kwara workers protest, insist on N30,000
The Joint Kwara Labour Congress, on Tuesday in Ilorin, staged a peaceful protest on the delay by the Federal Government…
Abia Speaker mourns Tony Anenih
The Speaker of the Abia House of Assembly, Mr Chikwendu Kalu, has expressed shock over the death of frontline politician…
Lufthansa misses third-quarter profit estimates
Germany’s biggest carrier Lufthansa will increase flights at a more modest pace than its peers this season, after higher fuel…
Supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted PM protest
Thousands of supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe protested in the capital Colombo on Tuesday as political…
Court frees author of critical book on Egypt’s economy
An Egyptian court has released the author of a book about Egypt’s economy more than a week after he was…
Contractor delaying train stations project – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday said that there was delay by the contractor handling the train stations…
Turkey rejects Syrian accusations over Idlib deal
Turkey on Tuesday rejected Syrian government’s accusations that it is not meeting its obligations under an agreement to create a…
PenCom recovers N465m outstanding pension contributions
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Tuesday said it had recovered N465.02 million outstanding pension contributions from defaulting employers.
Roadside bomb kills 3 Shi’ite pilgrims
Three Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed by a roadside bomb as they walked to a holy site near the northeastern…
Volleyball Premier League to commence on Nov. 3
The Nigeria Volleyball Premier League (NVBL) will commence on Nov. 3 and not the earlier announced date of Nov. 1,…
Kuwait needs economic reforms in spite of higher oil prices – Emir
Kuwait needs to push through economic reforms in spite of higher oil prices, the Gulf state’s ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah…
Oil prices slip on rising supply, trade tensions
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday, depressed by concerns that the U.S.-China trade dispute will dent economic growth and by signs…
South Africa’s unemployment rate rises to 27.5%
South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 27.5 percent in the third quarter from 27.2 percent in the second quarter, the…
Plateau Govt. urged to complete NYSC orientation camp
Mr Abdulsalam Alhassan, the Plateau State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has appealed to the Plateau government…
“The currency of the world is trust”
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says trust is a very crucial factor in the web of human activities. Osinbajo expressed this…
Typhoon Yutu batters Philippines
Typhoon causing devastation in some Western Pacific islands made landfall in Philippines on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and risk of…
Nigerian Govt has no plan to review pump price – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has no plan to review pump prices of petroleum products, especially Premium…
Taraba senator, Bwacha donates N22m court complex
The Senator Representing Southern Taraba, Emmanuel Bwacha, has inaugurated a N22 million Court Complex to ease accommodation problems of judicial…
26 Agodi prison inmates to sit for 2018 NECO exam
No fewer than 26 inmates of Agodi Prison, Ibadan, Oyo State, are set to write the 2018 National Examination Council…
Apple to unveil iPads with facial recognition
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday is expected to unveil updates to its Mac computers and iPads that include facial recognition…
Meghan defeats Harry in New Zealand gumboot toss
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, threw rubber gumboots on Tuesday as children cheered in a competition in New…
Shi’ite protest: Only 3 died at Kugbo/Karu – Army
The Nigerian Army said three members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) or Shi’ite sect, died on Monday at…
Israel holds elections for mayors and city council members
Israel is holding nationwide elections for mayors and city council members on Tuesday with a number of elections touching on…
LG spends N 75m on conference hall
The Rafi Local Government in Niger says it has spent about N75 million on the construction of a 500-capacity conference…
Ex-male nurse on trial for mass murder of 100 patients
The trial on a former male nurse accuse of killing 100 patients begins in Germany on Tuesday.