The Senate yesterday passed the South South Development Commission (SSDC) Bill. It also passed amendments to the Acts Establishing the North West Development, South East Development Commission, South West Development Commissions to make provisions for geopolitical representations. The passage came ...
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Bill Gates To Stand Trial Over COVID-19 Vaccine Claims
A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that billionaire and global vaccine proponent, Bill Gates must stand trial in the Netherlands for allegedly misleading the public about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic time. According to reports, seven plaintiffs ...
Read More »Polish Radio Station Replaces Journalists With AI
A Polish radio station, OFF Radio Krakow, has replaced its journalists with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated presenters, sparking debate over the future of media and journalism. The station, based in the southern city of Krakow, announced its relaunch this week as ...
Read More »FG Inaugurates Committee To Review Archaic Nigerian Laws
The federal government has inaugurated a high-powered committee comprising law experts from various fields to review, update and consolidate archaic Nigerian laws in the country within six months. The move is said to be part of the ongoing efforts of ...
Read More »$50m Nigerian Content Fund Boosting Oil Sector Research, Devt – NCDMB
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has said that the $50 million Nigerian Content Research and Development Fund is contributing significantly in boosting the country’s oil and gas sector. The executive secretary, NCDMB, Felix Ogbe, who made this ...
Read More »Ministry Of Local Govt &Chieftaincy Affairs Receives New Perm Sect
It was a roller coaster of emotions as Management and Staff of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, witnessed a leadership transition, following assumption of duty of the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Barr Bassey Ekanem and ...
Read More »CBN To Launch BVN Platform For Nigerians In Diaspora – Cardoso
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to roll out a new Bank Verification Number (BVN) platform by December 2024, aimed at enabling Nigerians living abroad to access banking services without the need for physical verification. CBN Governor Olayemi ...
Read More »N100bn Suit: Dangote Refinery Drags NNPCL, 5 Oil Firms To Court Over Import Licences
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja, praying it to void the import licenses issued to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC), Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, A. A. Rano Limited, and ...
Read More »Experts Blame Frequent Power Grid Collapses On Underinvestment
Power experts have attributed frequent power grid collapses in Nigeria to inadequate investment in modernising and upgrading infrastructure. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. The experts also emphasised the ...
Read More »AfDB To Mobilise $15bn for Abidjan-Lagos Highway Project
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, announced the mobilisation of $15 billion for the construction of the Lagos-Abidjan Highway project in collaboration with various partners. Adesina emphasised that the Abidjan-Lagos Highway corridor, managed by the Economic ...
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