News From Nigeria

By Sharon Osaji The Lagos State Government has said that ahead of the commencement of operations by the Dangote Refinery in July, the state government is considering water transportation to cushion the effect of traffic in the area. The Permanent Secretary, ...

By Ajisafe Olayiwola President Bola Tinubu has approved the new Electricity Act, which replaces the 2005 Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act. The Electricity Act was first passed in July 2022 in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The new ...

Sponsors encouraged Kiev to carry out its “terrorist” plans, the Russian envoy told the Security Council. Ukraine destroyed the Kakhovka dam in an “unthinkable crime” intended to harm Crimea for choosing Russia in 2014, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN ...

Moscow has accused Kiev of an act of deliberate sabotage that put at risk thousands of local residents. A major breach of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam in Russia’s Kherson Region inundated huge swaths of land on the banks of the ...

By Leke Baiyewu The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, warned the Federal Government against terminating the contract signed with a private firm, Iris Smart Technologies Limited, for the production of electronic passports booklets. According to the House, procuring the equipment capable ...

‘Ki Ọ́JỌ́ DÁ: Meaning; May The Day Be Clear or Foreseen; is the name of Yórúbà Calendar. Akù Odùn Tìtún o! Eyìn Omo Yórubà nìlè lókó, léyín ódì! It is 10,065th of the Yoruba Calendar (Kojoda, which means “May The ...

Some news and something from British history.

Namita SinghIndependent ExxonMobil agreed on Monday to an out-of-court settlement in a long-running lawsuit brought against the company by villagers of Indonesia over allegations of human rights abuses. In the two-decade-long legal battle, the locals said they were subjected to ...