China-Taiwan: As China Broods, Taiwan Is In A ‘Pelosi lovefest’
For Taiwan this trip by Nancy Pelosi is about support, but also legitimacy. Taiwan needs America’s support, military and otherwise. But it craves legitimacy. It craves recognition that this is not some “renegade province” as Beijing calls it, but a proud country, with its own democratic government and a determination to keep it that way. […]
Kogi Governor Bans Facemasks Use, Close Down Brothels
The wearing of face masks in public places has been banned by Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello in order to ensure that residents of the state can be properly identified. At a Tuesday emergency security meeting in Lokoja, the governor made this disclosure. At a meeting with all state’s local government council chairmen, first and […]
Three Cases Of Monkeypox Confirmed In Gombe
Three cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Gombe State, joining 26 other states, according to the state’s epidemiologist and commissioner for health, Dr. Habu Dahiru and Nuhu Bile. The commissioner told the journalists at Public Health Emergency Operations Centre that no less than three people in Gombe out of 19 suspected cases have been […]
2023: NPC Partners NOA Ahead Of Population Census
National Population Commission (NPC) has partnered with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to guarantee the success of the 2023 population and housing census. The executive chairman of the commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, publicized this in Abuja yesterday when he received in his office, the director-general of NOA. Kwarra said the partnership between the two […]
Gov. Mai Mala Approves ₦619.5 Million For Pensions And Gratuities
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has endorsed the payment of ₦619.5 million for local government pensions and gratuities. Buni, in a statement by his Director-General Press and Media Affairs Alhaji Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu, said the payment was for batch 45. He said ₦449.6 million of the amount would be paid to 274 retirees, […]
China-Taiwan: Tensions Spike Ahead Of Pelosi’s Expected Visit
Taiwan is bracing for a potential show of force from China as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive on the island late Tuesday. Her visit – which is not backed by the White House – would be the first by such a senior US official in decades. Pelosi is the third-highest ranking […]
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda Leader Killed In US Drone Strike
The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday. He and Osama Bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks together, and he was one of […]
Pantami Opposes The FG’s 5% Excise Duty On Calls
Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, the minister of communications and the digital economy, has teamed up with telecom companies to oppose the 5% excise duty on calls. Recall that in an effort to generate revenue to support the national budget in light of declining oil revenues, the federal government recently imposed a 5% excise duty on […]
NAFDAC Medical Workers Resume Work, Suspends 41-day Strike
A 41-day indefinite strike by members of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control branch of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria was suspended on Monday. Mr. Ayodeji Adetoboye, the union’s secretary, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH. The health workers embarked on strike on June 21, 2022, […]
Atiku Calls For Closer Ties Between Nigeria, UK
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has called for greater ties between Nigeria and the United Kingdom in areas that benefit both countries. When a British High Commission delegation led by High Catriona Laing met with Atiku at his Abuja residence, Atiku made the call. The meeting addressed a wide range of […]
