FG 90% Ready To Capitalize NIPOST — Minister
The Federal Ministry of communication and the digital economy has said that it is 90 percent ready to capitalize on the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST). It said that the agency has more than 2,000 properties nationwide that would be deployed to money-spinning ventures. Dr. Isa Pantami, the minister told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Anambra Election: Charles Soludo Challenged To Public Debate By Ifeanyi Ubah
Before the November 6, 2021, Anambra State Governorship Election, the candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, has challenged Prof. Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance to a public debate. Ubah, who represents Anambra South in the upper chamber, announced this is in a statement by his media office on Sunday […]
10 Dead And 40 missing In Humphreys County After Extreme Floods Rock Middle Tennessee
Ten people are dead and approximately 40 people are missing in Humphreys County after severe flooding rocked the community Saturday. Crews were going house to house in search of the missing people late Saturday, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told The Tennessean. Davis said the flooding event is the worst he has seen in his […]
Islamic State Threat Forces US Changes To Afghanistan Evacuation Plans At Kabul Airport
Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul, a senior U.S. official said Saturday, adding a new complication to the already chaotic efforts to get people out of the country after its swift fall to the Taliban. The […]
Nigeria To Set Up 5G Network Soon – Pantami
The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy says it will soon set up the Five Generation organization (5G) in Nigeria for an expanded network. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, unveiled this in Abuja when he featured in FORUM, a special News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) interview program. The minister said […]
COVID-19: Nigeria Records 1,064 New Cases, 13 Deaths On Saturday
Nigeria on Saturday confirmed a total of 1,064 COVID-19 cases. The new cases were confirmed in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). An update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday night added that 13 deaths were recorded in the country. According to the update, while the nation’s total infection […]
We Are Not Signing Any MOU Till Our Demands Are Fulfilled – NARD
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Saturday said it will not sign any Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government. This is as the association restated its stance not to call off the ongoing strike until the Federal Government attends to its demands. The association’s Vice President, Arome Adejo, disclosed this in an […]
15 Additional Bethel Baptist Students Regained Freedom, 65 Still In Captivity
Fifteen of the remaining abducted students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Damishi town of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state have regained their freedom. Although the government or security agencies are yet to confirm the development, chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria, Joseph Hayab, confirmed their release. The […]
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Wife Jacqueline Hospitalized After Testing Positive For COVID-19
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, 79, and his wife, Jacqueline, 77, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader, is vaccinated against the virus and received his first dose in January during a publicized event as he urged others to receive the inoculation as […]
In Kabul, A Fearful Wait For US To Deliver On Evacuation Vow
Tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan waited nervously on Saturday to see whether the United States would deliver on President Joe Biden’s new pledge to evacuate all Americans and all Afghans who aided the war effort, as U.S. helicopters plucked people from locations beyond the teeming, chaotic Kabul airport and its Taliban checkpoints. Time […]
