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Monthly Archives: February, 2021

Proposed strike by SSANU, NASU illegal – Minister, Ngige

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said the strike action by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic...

Give youths jobs before banning cryptocurrency – Atiku tells FG

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked the Federal Government to provide job opportunities for Nigerians youths before considering placing a ban on cryptocurrency...

Somalia leaders fail to reach deal on elections —Govt

Emergency talks between Somalia’s divided political leaders have ended without agreement on how to proceed with elections, a government minister has announced just days...

MTN expands NIN enrolment capabilities

MTN has said it is exponentially increasing capacity to provide National Identity Number enrolment services across its customer interaction touchpoints pan-Nigeria, rural locations inclusive. The...

Venezuela jails officials for giving US oil data

Venezuela jailed two officials from the state oil company PDVSA for five years for providing the United States with “strategic and sensitive” details of...

Experts kick as CBN orders closure of crypto accounts

The Central Bank has ordered banks and other financial institutions to identify persons and entities operating cryptocurrency exchanges and close all such accounts. This drew...

Use security budget to address armed Fulani’s demand, Gumi tells FG

A Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has decried the Federal Government’s use of force in the fight against what he called a typical...

FG deploys probe panels in 47 tertiary institutions

The Federal Government has released the list of visitation panels to 25 federal polytechnics and 21 colleges of education as approved by  President Muhammadu...

WHO disqualifies Nigeria, eight others from global vaccine bid

The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines following the country’s inability to meet the standard...

US backs Okonjo-Iweala to break 26-year WTO record

The United States has finally backed a former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to lead the World Trade Organisation after several months of...

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