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Abuja, Aug. 9, 2023 – Muhammadu Sanusi Lamido II, the 14th Emir of Kano, has met with the leader of the military junta in Niamey, the capital of Niger. It was gathered that the coup plotters were happy to meet the Emir from Nigeria. An unconfirmed source revealed that the coup leaders took time to listen to the requests of the Emir, among which was for them to give a window of amicable resolutions to the problems. Sanusi who was escorted to Niamey, capital of Niger Republic by some of …
New Hampshire, Aug. 9, 2023 – Former United States President Donald Trump says he will abolish the open border policy of his successor, President Joe Biden, and see to the “largest domestic deportation operation in American history” if he emerges winner of the 2024 presidential polls. Trump made this known during a campaign event in New Hampshire, stressing that he will deploy all necessary state, local, federal, and military resources to achieve this. “I will immediately terminate all the open border policy of the Biden administration. Our country is being …
Lagos, Aug 9, 2023 – The Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB), the umbrella body of corporate and marketing communication professionals in banks, has announced Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, as the date for its 2nd National Stakeholders’ Conference. The conference will hold at Bankers House, CIBN, Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. It has the theme “Marketing Financial Services in Dynamic Times”. The ACAMB stakeholders’ conference will serve to spotlight the evolving role of marketing communications in Nigeria’s burgeoning financial services industry. The keynote address will be delivered …
Lagos, Aug. 9, 2023 – Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC, has advised nursing mothers to give optimal breastfeeding to their children to lower their risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Adeyeye gave the advice during the 2023 World Breastfeeding Week celebration with the theme “Enabling breastfeeding makes a difference for working parents.” She said breastfed babies have stronger immunity, and a reduced risk of suffering many childhood illnesses and infections. Adeyeye said the Agency recently created an Office of …
Abuja, Aug. 9, 2023 – A total of 1,534 cases of diphtheria has been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The NCDC said this in its report covering May 2022 to July 2023 posted on its website. It said 137 patients out of the 1,534 confirmed cases had died. It also said 4,160 suspected cases had also been reported from 139 local government areas in 27 states across in the country. NCDC gave the distribution of the confirmed cases across 56 local government areas as …
Abuja, Aug. 8, 2023 – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received Prof. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Abuja. Speaking after her meeting with the president, Okonjo-Iweala told journalists that her meeting with President Bola Tinubu was aimed at reducing the economic hardship facing Nigerians. She said her “quiet visit”, which was not an official WTO mission, focused on how to support Nigerians at such a time of need. “We all know that things are very difficult for Nigerians outside; everyone is struggling. I’m here myself …
Lagos, Aug. 8, 2023 – The founder and Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Taiwo Odukoya, is dead. His death was confirmed by the official Facebook page of the church. The church said the cleric died on Monday, Aug. 7, in the U. S. The post read: “The fountain of Life Church Family, in total submission to the will of God Almighty, announces the passing unto greater glory of our Father, Teacher, a great servant of the Most High God, Pastor Daniel Taiwo Odukoya, Founding Pastor of The Fountain …
Abuja, Aug. 8, 2023 – ECOWAS has imposed further sanctions on Niger Republic following the coup leaders’ refusal to abide by its ultimatum. Ajuri Ngelale, the Presidential Spokesman, told State House correspondents on Tuesday that more sanctions had been imposed on Niger and allied countries He did not give the details, but said the sanctions would be carried out through the Central Bank of Nigeria. ECOWAS, had on July 30, given a seven-day ultimatum to the junta to restore democracy and reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum or risk sanctions, including possible …
Lagos, Aug. 8, 2023 – The Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), a private think-tank in Lagos, has advised ECOWAS against military force to eject the junta and restore democracy in Niger Republic. Dr Muda Yusuf, its Chief Executive, gave the advice in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday. He said that although Nigeria, as the current chairman of ECOWAS, held enormous leadership responsibility in the sub-region, but it should tread softly. He said any contemplation of military intervention should take into consideration the wider social, economic, welfare and …
Lagos, Aug. 2O23 – Nigeria has the highest rate of unemployment in the world, according to the World of Statistics. The report, published on World of Statistics’ official Twitter handle, said Nigeria recorded the highest unemployment rate of 33.3 per cent. It listed South Africa as the second, coming after Nigeria with a 32.9 per cent, while Qatar has the lowest unemployment rate of 0.1 per cent. The World of Statistics defined unemployment rate as the percentage of unemployed workers out of the labour force in a country. Unemployment rate …