JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the issue of a nuclear power deal at a private meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg on Thursday, but his host said Pretoria could not sign such a deal for now, Ramaphosa’s spokeswoman said. “Our economy is stagnant, itContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Three films, with fascinating insights into the life and times of late South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela, would premiere at the 39th Durban International Film Festival(DIFF). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that July 18 marked the 100th posthumous birthday of the late revolutionary leaderContinue Reading
The Police today in Abuja reaffirmed that Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki had a case to answer over the Aril 5, 2018 robbery in Offa in which about 31 persons reportedly were killed. Force Headquarters said in a statement by the Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood, the Force Public Relations OfficerContinue Reading
By Ismaila Chafe Senators Lanre Tejuoso(Ogun Central) and Adesoji Akanbi from Oyo South who were reported to have joined the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday are back in the All Progressives Congress (APC). They were among the senators who met President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night at the Villa inContinue Reading
Foreign exchange black market operators are making brisk business from Nigerian pilgrims in Madinah, since the arrival of the first batch from Kogi for this year’s Hajj in the Holy land. The operators, mainly Nigerians resident in Madinah, transact their businesses in secret as they approach pilgrims in their hotelsContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the FCT has said that over 260,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected with 16,931 of the cards in Gwagwalada Area Council. Alhaji Yahaya Bello, The Resident Electoral Commissioner in-charge of FCT, made the fact known in Abuja on ThursdayContinue Reading
The Young Innovators of Nigeria (YIN) on Thursday it was collaborating with Baze University to train 50 children and teenagers in Summer Tech Programmes. Mr Andrew Abu, the President of the group disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Abu saidContinue Reading
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has described the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme as an important instrument of national unity and integration. Ganduje made the remark at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2018 Batch B Corps members held at the NYSC permanent orientation camp Kusalla, Karaye local governmentContinue Reading
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa cannot afford large-scale expansion of its nuclear power capacity but would still be open to future deals with Russia, a senior ruling party official said on Thursday, shortly before the arrival of President Vladimir Putin for a summit. Russian state firm Rosatom was one ofContinue Reading
