Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, said on Tuesday that his administration had released N1.2bn gratuity arrears to retired local government workers and primary school teachers in the last 15 months. Oyebanji, who bemoaned the plight of the categories of pensioners waiting for their gratuities for years, said his administration would correct all such by ensuring…
The Edo State Government has secured 40 new licences for solid mineral deposits in the state through Associates Mining and Investment Company, a special-purpose vehicle promoted by the state government. The state Commissioner for Mining and Energy, Enaholo Ojiefoh, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin, said the state took the bold step to acquire…
Facing possible arrest for various counts of corruption and bribery, South Africa’s embattled National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is a free woman — at least until next Tuesday. Judgment was reserved till April 2 in the speaker’s application to interdict her arrest. South African state prosecutors on Monday had said they intend to charge the…
A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap in a few places and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers were initially searching for at least seven people. Two people were pulled from the waters under the Francis Scott Key…
A South African court on Tuesday dismissed the ruling party’s case demanding a rival opposition party be deregistered and banned from participating in the upcoming election. The Electoral Court said the ruling African National Congress party’s objection to how the Independent Electoral Commission handled the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s registration had no merit, adding it should…
Members of Spanish Civil Guard look for bodies of drowned migrants near the village of Canos de Meca in southern Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 6 2018  –  Copyright © africanews AP Photo/Javier Fergo, File By Africanews  Last updated: 2 hours ago MIGRANTS The new IOM report reveals alarming trends in migrant deaths and disappearances over the past decade….
Kenya’s government on Tuesday began handing over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult at the centre of a legal case that has shocked the country. Exhumed bodies from a vast rural area in coastal Kenya have shown signs of starvation and strangulation. Cult leader Paul Mackenzie is accused of asking…
A Nigerian court on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend, a government official told The Associated Press, vowing to recommend execution if he unsuccessfully appeals the ruling. Frank Geng-Quangrong was convicted by a local court in northern Nigeria’s economic hub of Kano state, Kano Justice Commissioner…
A NOVEL technique that improves and assesses the chromosomal makeup of embryos to improve Invitro Fertilization, IVF, outcomes has been introduced in Nigeria. Known as Non-invasive Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (NiPGT-A ), the technique reduces potential risks associated with traditional biopsy procedures, making it much safer and more accurate. Pioneer of the technique in…
*To sell $10,000 per BDC this week By Babajide Komolafe Economy Editor The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday slashed the exchange rate in the Bureaux De Change, BDC, segment of the forex market by 3.4 per cent or N50.5 to N1,269.8 per dollar even as it commenced another round of dollar sale to eligible BDCs….
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has said its gas strategy is set to trigger Nigeria’s industrialisation and economic growth. NNPC’s Executive Vice President, Upstream, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, disclosed this during a Panel Session at the 2024 CERAWeek Conference in Houston, the United States. Eyesan said Nigeria is a predominantly gas-rich country which boasts of over 200TCF…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has commended the recent actions taken by the Federal Government to cut the cost of governance in Nigeria. However, in a statement made available to Vanguard yesterday, Director General of LCCI, Dr Chinyere Almona, charged the government to publicise amount of funds recouped from all cost-cutting initiatives and…