US President Joe Biden on Monday made a trip to Kyiv organised in strict secrecy, promising $500 million in fresh arms deliveries and “unwavering” American support ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Air raid sirens rang out across the capital at one point as Biden walked alongside Ukrainian …
Read More »Fuel Scarcity: We Have 1.8bn Litres Of Petrol In Stock, Says NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it has 1.805 billion litres of petrol in stock. NNPCL spokesman, Garbadeen Muhammad, stated in Abuja on Monday that the volume of petrol in stock would last for 30 days. He explained that 805.35 million litres of the product were in depots nationwide, …
Read More »CRYPTOCURRENCY IN INDIA – THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL PAYMENTS
Introduction The world of finance has been transformed dramatically in the last decade with the advent of digital currencies, popularly known as cryptocurrency. With their decentralized and secure nature, cryptocurrencies have become an attractive alternative to traditional forms of currency, providing users with greater privacy and control over their funds. …
Read More »Madonna Students Returning For Election Burn To Death In Road Accident (Photos)
A bus conveying Madonna students home crashed and caught fire, leading to the death of at least 8 students. The accident occurred at TTC/Special Science School junction along the trans-Saharan road in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State. The occupants of the bus were said to be traveling from Port Harcourt to Taraba …
Read More »27 Protesters Arrested In Ogun For Vandalizing Two Banks
Operatives of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested 27 suspects over violent attacks and destruction of two commercial banks when chaos broke out in Sagamu town in the state on Monday morning over Naira notes’ scarcity. Announcing the arrest of the suspects a few hours …
Read More »80-Year-Old Woman Burnt To Death As Fire Guts Building In Kwara (Photos)
The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the body of an 80-year-old woman who died in a building gutted by fire in Ilorin, the state capital . Head of Media and Publicity department of the service, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement disclosed that the fire incident occurred at number 43 …
Read More »2023 UTME: 15 arrested as JAMB registers 1.6m candidates
No fewer than 1.6 million candidates have been registered for the 2023 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) at the close of registration. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at the end of a joint monitoring exercise with the Permanent Secretary, …
Read More »Jumia Sacks 900 Workers To Reduce Cost Of Operation
Jumia, a pan-African e-commerce platform, says it laid off over 900 workers in order to reduce its cost of operation. The company, in its 2022 fourth quarter (Q4) financial report released recently, said the cut represents 20 percent of its general workforce. Jumia said it experienced an operating loss of …
Read More »Elections: Court Stops INEC From Engaging MC Oluomo In Material Distribution
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission from engaging the services of the chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, to distribute election materials in the state pending the hearing and …
Read More »US Issues Security Advisory To Citizens Ahead Of Nigeria’s General Election
Event: Possible Protests Leading to Elections and Restricted Movements on Election Days – February 25 and March 11 Nigerian national elections are scheduled for February 25, 2023, and gubernatorial elections are scheduled for March 11, 2023. The Government of Nigeria will restrict the movement of all personal vehicles on election days …
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