Mpox Is Not Under Control On The African Continent
The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) that issued the warning yesterday, added that cases were still increasing in several countries, who are struggling to respond to another major outbreak coming at the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic that exposed weak health […]
NECO Releases June/July 2024 SSCE Results
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 per cent of candidates recording five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. NECO’s Registrar, Professor Dantani Wushishi, who announced this known yesterday in Minna Niger state, said of the 1,376,423 candidates, 828,284 of them […]
IGP Orders The Redeployment of CPs Rivers, Delta, FCT
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commissioners of Police of Rivers State Command, Delta State Command and the Federal Capital territory. According to a statement by the FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, the order covers the redeployment of the CP Rivers State Command, CP Olatunji […]
Shettima To Lead Nigeria’s Delegation To 79th UN General Assemby
President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bola Onanuga, President Tinubu, who returned to the country last Sunday after his […]
DJ Cuppy Launches ‘Cuppy Fund’ To Support African Students
The popular DJ and philanthropist, has just unveiled her latest philanthropic endeavour: the Cuppy Fund. It’s so exciting as the new initiative aims to provide financial support to African students pursuing their studies at New York University (NYU). DJ Cuppy is known to be passionate about education and giving back to her community, expressed her […]
Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 32.15% in August
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped from 33.40% in July to 32.15% in August. This is the second month of consecutive inflation decline this year. In its Consumer Price Index report released yesterday, the National Bureau of Statistics said the headline inflation rate eased to 32.15% in August 2024, while food inflation stood at 37.52% in the […]
President Tinubu pledges creation of Disaster Relief Fund
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised the establishment of a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. Speaking yesterday at the Borno Government House when he visited Maiduguri, to sympathise with the government and people over the recent flooding from Alau Dam, President Tinubu who sympathized with all the […]
Ligue 1 Orders PSG to Pay Mbappé Unpaid Wages
The French league’s legal commission has ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Kylian Mbappé the 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages that he claims he’s entitled to. The league confirmed the decision yesterday without more details, a day after the France superstar rejected a mediation offer by the commission in his dispute with his […]
CBN Releases New Directive for POS Transactions
Central Bank of Nigeria has released a new directive to Payment Service Providers, requiring them to comply with enhanced routing guidelines for Point of Sale (POS) transactions. A circular by Oladimeji Taiwo on behalf of the CBN’s Payments System Management Department, which says the move is aimed at strengthening the monitoring of electronic transactions across […]
Tinubu Visits King Charles III
President Bola Tinubu has met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London, the United Kingdom. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement yesterday, described the meeting as private, highlighting the enduring and cherished relationship between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. According to the statement, both leaders […]
