South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday an independent panel found no evidence that the country sold weapons to Russia.The US ambassador to South Africa had claimed a Russian ship, Lady R, was loaded with arms near Cape Town last December.A…
Day: September 3, 2023
How Nigeria-UK trade stood by June – British Deputy High Commissioner
Nigeria’s exports into the UK from June 2022 to June 2023 were worth 3.3 billion pounds, according to the British Deputy High Commissioner, Jonny Baxter.Baxter gave the figure while speaking on the level of trade between both countries, in an interview…
Father, 2 sons die in Anambra building collapse
At least three persons were confirmed dead in Sunday’s collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Anambra community.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at Egbu Umuenem, Otolo Nnewi community, Nnewi North L…
Subsidy removal: Sanwo-Olu flags off food palliatives, targets 500,000 vulnerable households
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday flagged off the distribution of food items for 500,000 vulnerable households in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.Speaking during the exercise at the Lagos State House,…
Lottery Commission partners police on monitoring, enforcement
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) said it would deepen collaboration with the Nigerian police to fortify the nation’s lottery sector.The Director-General of the Commission, Mr Lanre Gbajabiamila, was quoted as saying this in a statement…
Collapsed building: Oyebanji orders strict supervision, certification of public buildings
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has ordered strict supervision and certification of building construction by relevant government agencies to forestall future building collapse in the state.Oyebanji, represented by Dep. Gov. Monisade Afuye, gave the order…
2024 Olympics Qualifiers: Nigeria faces tough opposition in Africa Rugby fixtures
The Nigerian rugby national team, the Black Stallions, have been placed in a dicey pool as the team bids to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games scheduled to hold in Paris, France.The Olympics will hold from July 26 to Aug. 11, 2024 with most of the eve…