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By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu came under immense criticism as Nigeria’s party was the highest from Africa at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to a list published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Nigeria is also third-highest overall in number of delegates at the conference. The provisional total for COP28 indicates that 81,027 delegates registered to attend the summit in person, with a further 3,074 attending virtually, this takes the overall total to 84,101. The figure is 30,000 more than those who travelled to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt for COP27

By Bliss Okperan The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development in Lagos State, Mr Oluyinka Olumide, has debunked claims that the ongoing demolition of illegal buildings in the metropolis was targeted at the South-Easterners by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration. It was alleged that the state government was pulling down structures belonging to residents of the state from the Igbo extraction because of their protest votes in the 2023 governorship election. Speaking as a guest on Wednesday on Channels Television’s flagship breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, Mr Olumide disclosed that, “Those buildings causing uproar are buildings rushed during the COVID period

By Adedapo Adesanya Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered illicit substances bound for Europe, the United Arab Emirates and Asia. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said the illicit substances intercepted included various quantities of methamphetamine and opioids concealed in hems of new jeans trousers, dolls, buttons, local soap and tins of milo beverage. He noted that the operation was carried out by operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) at courier houses in Lagos, he said some of the items seized included tramadol 225mg concealed

By Adedapo Adesanya Google has introduced a new mobile-only feature it called People Cards, which make people more discoverable on Google Search. People Cards allow people to create their presence on the search engine in the form of a card (similar to a Google Search Knowledge Panel) that includes all the details they want other people to have about them. Speaking on this, Mr Olumide Balogun, Head of Consumer Apps, Sub Saharan Africa at Google, said “For many people, whether they’re content creators, business professionals, or just wanting to stand out from the crowd — having an online presence is

By Ibironke Olurotimi When the news of Nigeria’s first confirmed COVID-19 case dropped that morning in Late February, none of us was prepared for what lay ahead. We all thought we’d beat this just like we did with Ebola. Faith-filled Nigerians continued to post things like “this too shall pass” on their WhatsApp statuses and other platforms. Here we are 60 days after and we can only hope we get out of this as fast as we can so we can gather the ruins of our broken economy and systems and begin building our “new normal” as a lot of

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The authorities of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have appointed a new commandant for the Rivers State Command of the agency. This action was taken after the Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Mr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, received a report of an investigative committee set up to look into the allegations by the Governor of Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike, that some personnel were into aiding suspected illegal dealers in petroleum products in the state. A statement issued on Monday, January 31, 2022, by the Director of Public Relations of the agency, Olusola Odumosu, stated that

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Six African SMEs have been nominated as finalists for the AFIF Entrepreneurship Award 2017, supported by the Rabobank Foundation. Out of the 51 projects from around the continent and following a few rounds of selection, the jury has selected these innovative projects from Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania for their social, economic and ecological impact, and their potential for growth and job creation nationally and regionally. The winner will be announced during the Africa Finance & Investment Forum (AFIF) 2017, which holds in Nairobi from February 13-16. Official Finalists for the AFIF Entrepreneurship Award 2017: Aybar Engineering

By Dipo Olowookere Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, has canvassed the support of state Governors for the success of the Federal Government’s National Re-orientation Campaign, ‘Change Begins With Me’, which was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on September 8, 2016. Speaking while formally unveiling the campaign to the Governors’ Forum at a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday night, the Minister specifically requested the Governors to donate generous airtime on their states’ radio and television stations for airing the campaign’s jingles. “We are of the strong belief that your cooperation is absolutely important if the campaign is to

By Dipo Olowookere Investors at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited lost 0.15 per cent of their wealth to profit-taking on Monday, putting an end to the four consecutive sessions of bullish run. Sell-offs in the banking and the consumer goods sectors contributed to the downfall of the local stock market yesterday, with their respective indices finishing lower by 0.36 per cent and 0.09 per cent. The bears dominated the bourse during the opening session of the week despite the insurance counter closing higher by 0.50 per cent, with the energy and industrial goods sectors remaining unchanged. At the close of

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Communities in the Lagos State which erected gates on their streets without the necessary approval from the state government have been directed to remove them in seven days. In the alternative, they can leave the gates the way they are on the conditions that they will remain open for public use from 5am to 12 midnight and would be manned by security guards. The Commission for Transportation in Lagos, Mr Frederic Oladeinde, explained that this directive became necessary because of the traffic caused by the closure of some street gates. According to him, some commuters find it

By Adedapo Adesanya ND Western Limited, an indigenous oil and gas company and pioneer lead sponsor of Making of Champion’s Student-Athlete, has announced a full US collegiate scholarship recipient for one of its student-athletes. The five-year partnership between ND Western and Making of Champions (MoC) has awarded Student-Athlete Scholarships at both secondary schools and universities in Nigeria, as well as sponsored talent search competitions that have discovered current and future star athletes for Nigeria. Founded in 2013, Making of Champions Limited is a Sports Media & Management Company that was set up to elevate the profile and performance of Sports