An early morning outbreak of fire has been reported at the Yaba National Office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC). A report monitored on a Lagos radio, Bond FM, explained that firefighters from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) have arrived at the scene of the incident to extinguish the fire. An eyewitness account on the programme said a staff of the council trapped in between some floors was observed attempting to jump through the windows of the 12-floor magnificent building to escape being suffocated. No official of the council could be reached for…
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Britain’s King Charles III on Tuesday appointed new Conservative leader Rishi Sunak as the second prime minister of his reign, shortly after accepting the resignation of Liz Truss. Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to lead the former imperial power, vowing to mend its stricken finances after Liz Truss lasted just 49 days. Sunak spoke outside 10 Downing Street after his appointment by King Charles III, capping the latest extraordinary twist in UK politics following Boris Johnson’s resignation in July. Departing Downing Street a little before, Truss wished Sunak…
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is already experiencing the negative fallout of climate change seen in the flooding in different parts of the country, as well as encroaching desertification and drought from the northern part. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s media aide in a statement, said the president made this observation at an audience he granted the former United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the First World Bio Summit 2022 on Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, The Nigerian leader expressed delight with the cooperation existing between his country and the Republic of Korea especially…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has expressed delight at the award President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) gave him recently. The governor expressed appreciation for the award at a dinner/reception in his honour to celebrate the “Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery” on Monday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Wike said: “So, I thank all of you, and I dedicate this award to God Almighty and to all of you who have prayed for us to achieve what we have achieved. The award is not to me. It is to all of you. “I feel proud to…
The Federal Government has rejected what it called “unverified security alert” issued on Sunday by the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom to their citizens in Nigeria through their embassies. Information, Culture and Tourism Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, condemned the act yesterday in Abuja at a ministerial panel of the on-going UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Week. The minister also slammed some local media outlets and social media for spreading the security alerts without verifying its authenticity and consequences. Mohammed was a panelist at the UNESCO session with the topic: “National Media and Information Literacy Frameworks, Sustaining Beyond Disinformation’’ moderated…
The Federal Government says it has earmarked about $7 billion within the last seven years in its efforts to pull 100 million Nigerians out of poverty through its National Social Investment Programme in the country. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiyya Farouq, stated this in a keynote address during the flag-off of the N-Skills, Pilot 2, which held on Tuesday at the Professor Iya Abubakar Resource Center, Bauchi. She said that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), since assuming office in 2015, had given great priority to addressing the plights of the poor and…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has mocked his counterpart from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, as the race for the 2023 presidential heats up. Tinubu said unlike Atiku, he would not be a part-time President who shares his time between living in Dubai and Nigeria. He spoke during an interactive session with members of the Tijaniyya sect in Kano yesterday, and was contained in a statement by his Media Aide, Tunde Rahman. Tinubu promised to focus on confronting and surmounting Nigeria’s challenges. According to Tinubu: “I promise…
The official website of the Federal Ministry of Health is dysfunctional. This is even as the ministry’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram platforms have not been updated for eight months, and seven months respectively. The ministry’s website hosted at https://www.health.gov.ng/presently shows “Your connection is not private…” A further check showed “This server could not prove that it is www.health.gov.ng; its security certificate expired 79 days ago.” Its social media platforms are inactive. A check at the ministry’s Twitter account showed that the former Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, who was sworn in as the Ministry…
A Lagos-based real estate firm, MDS Properties, has expressed optimism that the newly approved airport, which will be built along the Lekki-Epe axis, is set to expand commercial activities and boost the real estate market in the state. According to a statement by the real estate firm, the project would stand as a foundation for growth and create platforms for businesses to thrive. The statement also expressed optimism that the imminent surge of business activities in the axis would lead to 20-30 per cent increase in property prices, especially land, in 12 months. Also, the firm said the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Seoul, South Korea ahead of the First World Bio Summit jointly organised by the government of the host country and the World Health Organisation, WHO. The two-day Summit holding between October 25-26 has the theme “The Future of Vaccine and Bio-Health” Details Shortly