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By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Nigerian Army has claimed responsibility for the killing of some villagers of Tudun Biri in Kaduna in an air strike. Reports earlier went viral that operatives of the Nigerian Air Force bombed the villagers during a Maulud celebration but authorities of the air force debunked the reports, saying its men were never involved in such. However, the Nigerian Army has said it was involved in the bombing, which it said was a mistake because it was going after some terrorists in the area. The Kaduna State government, in a statement issued on Monday by its Overseeing

By Adedapo Adesanya Energy stakeholders have urged African countries, including Nigeria, the continent’s largest crude producer, to reject all anti-fossil fuel policies that may arise at discussions at the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They called on African countries to fiercely defend the role oil and gas play across the continent, adding that it has become clear that developed nations seem committed to phasing out fossil fuels, advocating for an anti-fossil fuel energy transition that does not take into account the needs of the developing world. For instance, the African Energy Chamber (AEC)

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The 27 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The legislators won elections into the state parliament in 2023 through the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, following a political crisis between Governor Sim Fubara and his predecessor, Mr Wike, the 27 lawmakers attempted to impeach the Governor, which was botched. President Bola Tinubu had to intervene in the matter and asked Mr Wike and Mr Fubara to maintain peace. Last week, a video of the Minister singing the popular

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A foremost search engine platform, Google, has released the findings of its 2023 Year in Search for Nigeria, showcasing the most popular searches, notable individuals, actors, musicians, topics, questions, and other subjects that captured Nigerians’ attention throughout the year. Google’s Year in Search is an annual analysis that reveals the top trending lists and also spotlights what the world searches to see, learn, and do. In Nigeria, this year’s results show a heightened interest in lifestyle, local politics, and notable personalities such as Moyo Lawal, Peter Obi and Oladipupo Oladimeji, aka Oladips, who topped the trending people’s

By Dipo Olowookere A slight decline was recorded by the Naira against the Dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) segment of the foreign exchange (forex) market on Tuesday. Business Post reports that at the close of transactions yesterday, the local currency depreciated by 10 kobo to close at N362.30 against N362.20 it traded the previous day. However, at the interbank segment of the market, the Nigerian Naira remained unchanged at N306.05 to the Dollar. Also at the retail SMIS window of the foreign exchange market, the local currency traded flat against the Dollar at N352. At the parallel market,

A technology enthusiast, Mrs Roseline Ilori, has reiterated the need for government at all levels and stakeholders to consider more investments in technology; not just software development, but in robotics, artificial intelligence, bio-medicine, voice biometrics and a host of other technology spectra. Mrs Ilori, the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bridge57 Solutions Limited, made the call in a statement in Lagos. According to her, such investments will shore up manufacturing competitiveness via authentication and traceability of goods and services and improve physical and cyber security, among others. She said that government needs to be more proactive in making

By Adedapo Adesanya Clubs in the English Football League (EFL) will be permitted to make five substitutions in matches from November 20 to combat the congested schedule brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Clubs were allowed to increase the number of substitutes from three per match when the 2019-20 campaign resumed after a prolonged hiatus due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The football rule-making body, IFAB, gave leagues the option of continuing to use up to five substitutes this season but left it up to individual federations and leagues to decide. “Following consultation with clubs, the EFL board

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Nigerians and the investing public have been warned not to stake their funds in unregistered crowdfunding platforms as they could lose their investments. In a circular last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it was aware of some companies seeking funds from the public to use to finance a project or business, warning that actions would be taken on firms not authorised by the Nigerian government to carry out such transaction. Recall that in January 2021, the agency, in recognition of the potential and importance of crowdfunding platforms and the need to protect investors through

By Dipo Olowookere Two companies in Lagos were on Monday shutdown by officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) led by the Assistant Manager in charge of Legal Department, Ms Ruth Mandeun. The affected firms were sealed over their alleged failure to pay taxes worth N72.6 million to federal government. The companies, Giandan Nigeria Limited and Justeen International Limited owed N47.8 million and N24.8 respectively, according to the federal tax agency. Ms Mandeun, during the exercise, urged companies to avoid getting their premises shutdown because of tax default. She described tax as one of the sources of revenue for

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of $43.96 million to Mali. This followed completion of the Seventh Review of Mali’s performance under an economic program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. With the $43.96 million approved for disbursement to Mail, the total amount released to the country is now $127.29 million. In addition, the board approved the authorities’ request for a one-year extension of the ECF arrangement to December 17, 2018. It was gathered that the additional financing and time will help strengthen the country’s efforts to implement

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Andrew David Adejo, has called for strong synergy and cooperation among stakeholders in the funding of the Nigeria Education Management Information System (NEMIS). Speaking at the 4th National Conference on NEMIS held recently in Gombe State, Mr Adejo, who was represented by the Director of Information and Communication Technology in the Ministry, Mr Abubakar Isa, submitted that this partnership will ensure that the system performs optimally. NEMIS was created to provide an unimpeded flow of data and information on education in Nigeria to all people, anywhere in