President Bola Tinubu says his administration will provide needed interventions in oil and gas
President Bola Tinubu says his administration will continue to provide the needed interventions in the oil and gas industry in line with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Speaking yesterday when he received a delegation from the Chevron Corporation, led by Mr Clay Neff, President of Chevron International Exploration and Production, Tinubu said Nigeria would strengthen […]
96th Academy Award Nominations Announced
Cameo are delighted to provide radio assets for today’s nominees Including Interview Soundbites From CILLIAN MURPHY, MARGOT ROBBIE, RYAN GOSLING, AMERICA FERRERA & DANIELLE BROOKS Watch the Oscars® live on ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday 10th March from 10:30pm with Jonathan Ross, with the ceremony starting at midnight GMT. Preceding The Oscars, watch the red carpet live show on ITVX from 9:30pm, with Ross King. Click on […]
Nigeria trail Equatorial Guinea to qualify for AFCON Round of 16
Super Eagles beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0 in the last match of a Group A tie in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to qualify for the round of 16. Nigeria finished runners-up in Group A with seven points after Equatorial Guinea bashed hosts Cote D’Ivoire 4-0. The Central Africans topped the lot on better goal difference. […]
Cameroon begins world-first mass malaria vaccine rollout
The world’s first routine vaccine programme against MALARIA has started in Cameroon, in a move projected to save thousands of children’s lives across Africa. The symbolic first jab was given to a baby girl named Daniella at a health facility near Yaoundé on Monday. Every year 600,000 people die of malaria in Africa, according to […]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo calls on President Bola Tinubu for immediate action against insecurity in Abuja
A pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to take immediate action to address the escalating insecurity challenges in Abuja. In the past few weeks, several incidents of kidnappings have been reported in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with scores taken away by suspected bandits who demanded huge ransoms for their […]
Abuja high court invalidates 2024 River State appropriation bill
The Federal High Court, Abuja has invalidated the passage of the 2024 Rivers State appropriation bill by FIVE LAWMAKERS led by Edison Ehie. Tagged ‘Budget of Renewed Hope, Consolidation and Continuity’ the five-member faction of the Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, had on December 13, passed the N800bn 2024 budget proposal presented to it […]
Taraba State Government bans the movement of motorcycles in the state capital
The Taraba State Government has banned the use of motorcycles of any kind within Jalingo, the state capital, and restricted the movement of tricycles between 6:00 am to 8:00 pm. Following the constitution of a task force committee on a total ban on the use of motorcycles (okada) and control of tricycles (Keke), the measure, […]
FIFA President calls for forfeiture game when fans commit racist abuse
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. It follows recent incidents at Udinese and Sheffield Wednesday, which he described as “totally abhorrent”Infantino said in a post on X that there should be harsher punishments, as FIFA and football shows full […]
Senate to summon Nyesom Wike over rising spate of Insecurity says Senator representing FCT
The senator representing the federal capital territory, Ireti Kingibe, says the Senate will summon the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom wike, over the rising spate of insecurity. Kingibe, while appearing on Channels TV’s Politics Today yesterday, saws when the Senate resumes, she plans to raise the call for the minister and other security heads to […]
CBN to hold its first MPC under the new Governor on February 26
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, says its Monetary Policy Committee MPC will hold its first meeting under the tenure of Mr Olayemi Cardoso as Governor, on Monday February 26 and Tuesday February 27, 2024. The announcement follows a two-day strategic session for MPC members ahead of the meeting. A calendar of MPC meetings for […]