The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has said that funding was the major challenge facing development of transport infrastructure in Africa. Amaechi stated this on Monday during the Annual General Meeting of the Sub-Sahara Africa Transport Policy Programme (SSATP) held in Abuja. The meeting with the theme: “Africa’s RapidContinue Reading
President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the APC Convention President Muhammadu Buhari commenced his activities for the week on Sunday June 24, when he attended the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress at the Eagle Square, where Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was elected the new chairman of theContinue Reading
UNICEF logo By Rabiu Sani The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) says it will distribute 358,134 insecticide treated nets in four local government areas of Borno for malaria prevention and control. UNICEF’s Communication Specialist, Kusali Kubwalo, said in a statement in Maiduguri that the nets would be distributed to children underContinue Reading
Canada will from Sunday impose retaliatory tariffs on billions of U.S. goods in response to President Donald Trump‘s duties on steel and aluminium imports. Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign minister, said Ottawa will slap tariffs on $12.6 billion of U.S. exports starting tomorrow. “We will not escalate, and we will not backContinue Reading
The National Youth Caucus of All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to “as a matter of urgency”, relieve all Chief Executives of Ministries, Departments and Parastatals (MDAs) appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan. The National Publicity Secretary of the Caucus, Mr Haruna Okatahi, made the appealContinue Reading
A Philippine Provincial City Mayor Antonio Halili, known for parading drug suspects in public has been shot dead. But Halili also is also alleged to have drug ties himself. Mayor Halili of Tanauan city in Batangas province south of Manila was shot and killed by yet to be identified attackerContinue Reading
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Thursday passed a resolution ordering the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Technical and Recreational Employees (AUPCTRE), and Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC), to maintain status quo in relation to their suit before the court. Justice Babatunde Adejumo, who gave the resolutionContinue Reading
French leader Emmanuel Macron will on Tuesday visit the Afrika Shrine, a nightclub in Lagos founded by Nigerian music legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Macron will become the first “real president” to enter the club synonymous with marijuana smoke, sexy backup dancers and protest music. And he is not a strangerContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy with victims of a gas explosion in Kaduna. The President’s message is contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday. President Buhari said he felt their pains at the hour of distress,Continue Reading
