Day: November 27, 2024

WHO Africa regional director-elect, Faustine Ndugulile dies at 55
The Regional Director-elect for Africa of the World Health Organisation, Dr Faustine Ndugulile, is dead, Ndugulile died while undergoing medical treatment in India. Tanzania’s parliament…

Shettima flies to Abidjan for SIREXE 2024 conference
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday flew to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, for the International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources, SIREXE, 2024 conference. The Senior Special…

Yahaya Bello, 2 others plead not guilty to criminal charges by EFCC
The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, and two others, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charges brought against them by…

Movement restriction in Kwara as monthly sanitation exercise holds, Saturday
This is to inform members of the public that the sanitation exercise for the month of November, 2024, will come up on Saturday 30th between…

UCL: Big result – Arteta reacts to Arsenal’s 5-1 win at Sporting
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has hailed their 5-1 win over Sporting in the Champions league as “a big result”. The Gunners flew out of the…

NiMet predicts 3-day sunshine, haziness from Wednesday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has forecast sunshine and haziness across the country from Wednesday to Friday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Tuesday in Abuja,…

Port Harcourt refinery produces kerosene, diesel, 1.4m liters of PMS daily – NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), says the revived 60,000 barrels-per-day Port Harcourt Refinery is currently producing at least 1.4 million liters of Premium…

Kwara, 24 other states to benefit from $500m W’Bank loan
No fewer than 25 state governments will be beneficiaries of the newly approved $500m World Bank loan to improve water resource management for hydropower and…

Alleged N110bn fraud: Bello due in court today as ex-gov reports to EFCC
Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is currently being detained at the holding facilities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja,…

Kwara police recover stolen vehicle, nab two
The Kwara State Police Command has recovered a stolen Toyota Camry (Reg. No. APP 443 CX) reported missing from Lagos. Acting on intelligence received from…