A 30-year-old Nigerian pilgrim gave birth to a baby boy named Mohammed at the Maternity and Children’s Hospital in Makkah, which is under of the Makkah Health Cluster. This marks the first birth of a pilgrim during the current Hajj season. The Makkah Health Cluster reported that the pilgrim, who was in her 31st week […]
The Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Alkali, said that the government has begun the conversion of railway locomotive engines from diesel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Saidu, who spoke on Monday at Idu National Railway Station Abuja, said that the government intends to drastically reduce the cost of maintenance as well as maintain a clean environment […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday said there are no plans to revoke the operating licenses of Fidelity Bank, Wema Bank, Polaris Bank and Unity Bank Acting Director of Corporate Communications of CBN, Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali stated this in a statement averring that rumours of a plan to revoke the licences of the banks […]
Almost one year after they were inaugurated, no fewer than 24 of the 109 senators drawn from all parts of the country are yet to sponsor any bill in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. However, each of the other 85 senators has at least one bill to his or her name. The 10th […]
In furtherance of its commitment to monetize Nigeria’s vast natural gas resources, the NNPC Limited has executed a Project Development Agreement (PDA) with Golar LNG for the deployment of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) offshore Niger Delta, Nigeria. The signing ceremony, which took place in Abuja, was attended from the NNPC Limited side by […]
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has described the 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria from 1999 to 2024 as the longest ever in the chequered history of the country, saying that “the stake is higher now to continue to invest emotionally and tangibly to sustain the core values of democracy that make […]
Elon Musk disclosed on Monday that he’ll ban Apple devices from his companies’ premises if the iPhone creator goes forward with its planned OpenAI integration. Apple announced at its Worldwide Developer’s Conference on Monday that it will be integrating its new AI software, called Apple Intelligence, across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It also separately […]
Nigerians have attributed the Super Eagles’ recent loss to Benin Republic in the World Cup qualifiers to their use of the old national anthem, “Arise O Compatriots,” instead of the officially reinstated anthem, “Nigeria we hail thee.” This follows a viral video showing the Super Eagles reciting the old national anthem at the beginning of […]
China on Tuesday announced the first astronaut candidates from its special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong, with the latter calling it a “glorious page” in the city’s history. Beijing has invested billions of dollars in its military-run space programme as it pursues ambitious plans for a manned lunar landing by 2030. The China […]
A military aircraft conveying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima has been reported missing after it failed to make a landing on Monday morning, the government said. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far,” the government said in a statement. AFP reports […]
