The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to secure a $516.33m loan from Deutsche Bank to finance Section I of the ambitious Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project, a key infrastructure initiative under the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The approval followed the consideration of the President’s request by the Committee of Supply during plenary […]
UNICEF has warned that children in Darfur are facing a new humanitarian catastrophe, two decades after the region first drew global attention, but with far less international focus and support. The agency said violence has devastated communities and displaced millions across Sudan, leaving children once again trapped in an acute crisis. In its latest Child […]
The decision by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to absorb the shock of a major member’s departure is colliding with fresh warnings from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that the ongoing Middle East conflict is morphing into a broader economic threat. Meanwhile, oil prices, yesterday, climbed back above […]
Oil prices rose Monday as talks to end the Iran war appeared to be at a standstill and the crucial Strait of Hormuz no nearer being reopened. While the White House has said Donald Trump and his team were considering Tehran’s latest proposal to restore traffic through the waterway, CNN and the Wall Street Journal […]
In a significant development for Nigeria’s telecommunications sector, two divisions of the Federal High Court have issued interim injunctions restoring airtime lending services and restraining the enforcement of the contentious regulations introduced by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). This was as the House of Representatives urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students has issued an urgent appeal to the Federal Government, calling for immediate intervention to ensure the safety of Nigerian students in South Africa amid rising xenophobic tensions. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Vice President for External Affairs of NANS, Aneke Kenechukwu, the student body expressed deep […]
Super Eagles star, Ademola Lookman, believes that Atlético Madrid have enough quality to overcome Arsenal in their UEFA Champions League semifinal. The Spanish side will host the first leg of the Champions League semifinal today at the Wanda Metropolitana with Lookman expected to play a pivotal role in Diego Simeone’s team success. With absolute trust […]
