Worry for Northwest Nigeria as NCC Shuts Network in Zamfara

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 Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria has put the presidential aircraft, Falcon 900B, up for sale with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) asking interested persons to submit their bids for the purchase of the aircraft. It was not disclosed how much the craft would be sold, according to a tweet on the official Nigerian Air Force page on X, formerly known as Twitter, where it said the aircraft was put up for sale following the federal government’s approval. “The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sale of Falcon 900B aircraft owned by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF),” NAF said in a

By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Abuja for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to attend the COP28 Climate Summit which takes place from December 1 —2, 2023, with the theme Unite, Act, and Deliver. According to the presidential spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, the President will be using the platform to advocate for funding as well as technical support to tackle the array of climate problems facing the country. He said Mr Tinubu was “mindful of the severe impact of climate change on Nigeria, such as desertification, flooding, erosion, drought, and national security risks arising therefrom, will maximise

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 Fejiro Oliver Delta State Governor, Mr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has not left anyone in doubt that he will not only contest the 2019 February gubernatorial elections, but his body language clearly shows that he is ready to bulldoze his way into our revered Government House the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) style of 2003-2011. From all I know, the 1999 elections was not free and fair but it was not as brutal as 2003- to 2011, since most of the political gladiators were new to governance and Ghana Must Go had not been introduced then. The PDP started their madness

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Ever evolving and growing, Dubai continues to surprise and amaze with stunning new attractions and world-class developments opening almost every week. 2017 saw a host of exciting new additions to the city’s must-visit list, and looking ahead there’s plenty more to come in 2018. Read on for our picks of the top sites and attractions that rounded off last year in style and those are set to capture travellers’ imagination in the coming year. NEWLY OPENED Bulgari Resort Dubai The newest five-star hotel to join Dubai’s luxury hotel scene is the world’s fifth Bulgari Hotels and Resorts

By Adedapo Adesanya The acquisition of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) by Oando continues to face heavy reactions, with the latest coming from local contractors of the acquired firm, who have called on President Bola Tinubu to interfere in the matter, threatening to occupy all facilities belonging to Agip in the Niger Delta over contract debts. Recall that in September, Oando Plc acquired a 100 per cent stake in the Nigerian subsidiary of Italian giant, Eni for an undisclosed sum. Since then, many stakeholders, including the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have lamented the deal

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The shares of Sterling Bank Plc have been delisted from the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited and have been replaced with the stocks of Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc. This was done after Sterling Bank rejigged its business model and adopted the holding company structure to allow it to play in the different sectors of the financial industry. Prior to the listing of the new organisation on the local stock exchange, the equities of the old public entity were placed on full suspension to allow for a smooth process. Business Post reports that the delisting and relisting of

By Dipo Olowookere One of the foremost financial institutions in Nigeria, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, raked N5.5 billion as funds transfer fee in the first nine months of 2020. This information was revealed in the financial statements of the company released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday. In a brief analysis by Business Post, the amount generated by the lender in the period under review was lower than the corresponding period of 2019, which stood at N6.6 billion. The funds transfer fee is the amount a bank charges its customers for transferring money from one account

By Dipo Olowookere A national crisis management centre, supported by NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme, has been inaugurated in Nouakchott, Mauritania, to help authorities quickly respond to crises and coordinate an appropriate response Mauritania is facing growing threats from terrorism and is affected by droughts and other climate change disasters. “The arrangements put in place will strengthen, without any doubt, the operational capacity for civil protection and provide effective responses to various crises,” said Ahmedou Ould Abdella, Minister of Interior and Decentralisation of Mauritania at the inauguration ceremony on 8 November 2016. He added that the centre

By Investors Hub Asian stocks tumbled on Friday, the dollar weakened and safe-haven assets such as the gold and the Japanese yen strengthened after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on at least $50 billion worth of Chinese imports and China said it would impose tariffs on up to $3 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation. China’s Shanghai Composite Index plunged 110.39 points or 3.4 percent to 3,153.09, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index tumbled 761.76 points or 2.5 percent to 30,309.29. Japanese shares closed near six-month lows as the rumblings of a global trade war shook financial markets

By Investors Hub European stocks are extending gains from the previous session on Tuesday, although the momentum appears to have slowed somewhat after the Bank of Japan trimmed the size of its bond-repurchase offer in its latest market operation. While the French CAC 40 Index has risen by 0.7 percent, the German DAX Index and the U.K.?s FTSE 100 Index are both up by 0.4 percent. Altice N.V. is soaring after the telecom company’s board approved plans for the separation of Altice USA Inc. (ATUS) from Altice NV, which will be renamed “Altice Europe.? Biocartis Group N.V. has also rallied