Muhammad-Bande (left) with Espinosa and other diplomats during a previous UNGA meeting. Outgoing President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), Ms Maria Espinosa, on Wednesday met with her successor-elect, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, to discuss issues related to transition of power. Muhammad-Bande, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was elected presidentContinue Reading
Prof. Babagana Zulum Governor of Borno state By Uche Bibilari Governor of Borno State Mr Babagana Zulum has said that addressing the root causes of insurgency will go a long way toward solving the current security problem and ensuring sustainable development in the Lake Chad region. Zulum said this atContinue Reading
Security: U.S. lawmaker wants Russia’s FaceApp probed U.S. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer called on the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a national security and privacy investigation into FaceApp, a face-editing photo app developed in Russia. The viral smartphone application, which has seen a new surge ofContinue Reading
Lake Chad.Basin By Uche Bibilari The Prime Minister of Republic of Niger, Mr Brigi Rafini said the Lake Chad Governors’ forum would ensure regional appropriation to eradicate insurgency in the various regions. Rafini said this at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Meeting of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ forum Continue Reading
First Ebola death in Goma DR Congo It was a matter of fear and anxiety as the first Ebola patient in Goma, the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) died days after he got infected with the deadly virus. DRC’s health ministry saidContinue Reading
Ebola in Congo The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday officially declared the current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, who announced the declaration in Geneva, called on countries to “take notice and redouble ourContinue Reading
Abuja, July 18, 2019 (NAN) The Senate has confirmed four nominees for appointment as Commissioners in the board of the National Communication Commission (NCC). The nominees are: Mr Uba Maska, Executive Commissioner (North West) who was reappointed, Aliyu Abubakar, Non-Executive Commissioner (North East), Prof Millionaire Abowei, Non-Exexutive Commissioner (South South)Continue Reading
Lagos, July 18, 2019 (NAN) An Economist, Mr Rasheed Yusuf, says the country’s inflation figure will drop to single digit if the CBN implements its directive to commercial banks to maintain a minimum Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) of 60 per cent. Yusuf, the Chief Executive Officer of Trust YieldContinue Reading
At least 13 persons were killed while many others missing when Boko Haram insurgents attacked Kofa general areas of Konduga local government area and Dalori 2 IDP camp on Wednesday night, residents said. At the Dalori 2 IDP) camp, one person was killed in the attack, while not less thanContinue Reading
