Indian vice president’s resignation sparks speculation
The sudden resignation of India’s Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday night has sparked speculation about what prompted the move. Dhankar, also the chairman of the upper house of the parliament, announced his resignation on the first day of the monsoon…
Meet Dr. Abeer Al Obaidi, Saudi Arabia’s first female professor of International Law and Human Rights
Dubai: Dr. Abeer bint Hassan Al Obaidi has become the first Saudi woman to earn the prestigious title of Professor in International Law and Human Rights. Dr. Al Obaidi, a graduate of Emory Law School in the United States, one…
CAC postpones new fees, penalties implementation to September 1
The Corporate Affairs Commission has announced the postponement of the implementation of new fees and penalties for document downloads on its upgraded registration portal to September 1. The CAC, in a public notice released on Monday in Abuja, said the…
Benin, Niger, Togo’s $40m debt pressures Nigerian power sector
Benin, Niger, Togo’s $40m debt pressures Nigerian power sector Nigeria is facing a widening shortfall in electricity export revenue as neighbouring countries, Togo, Benin, and Niger, failed to remit over $40 million in power supply bills between.
UNICEF partners FG to tackle Sokoto malnutrition crisis
The Federal Government has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund to tackle the malnutrition emergency in Sokoto State. A high-level delegation from UNICEF, the European Union, Médecins Sans Frontières and the Federal Government arrived in Sokoto on Saturday to…
Sowore, Retired Police Officers Storm Abuja in Protest Over Welfare, Pension Scheme
The protest would go on as planned, accusing the government and police authorities of longstanding injustice against their own personnel. Sowore and Retired Police Officers have stormed Abuja in protest over welfare and pension scheme. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Presidential…
World Bank believes Mozambique can become “electricity hub”
Former Lagos State Governor and ex-Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria (RTSL Nigeria), an international public health organization. The appointment was announced…
Ex-Lagos governor Fashola gets international appointment
Former Lagos State Governor and ex-Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Resolve to Save Lives Nigeria (RTSL Nigeria), an international public health organization. The appointment was announced on…
Lagos Govt seals Lekki nightclub over noise pollution
A joint enforcement team from the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) on Monday sealed Light House Club located on Admiralty Way, Lekki, over environmental pollution. This is contained in a tweet by the…
My Children Can’t Get Nigerian citizenship, Yet Nigerians Easily Become UK Citizens; Badenoch
My Children Can’t Get Nigerian citizenship, Yet Nigerians Easily Become UK Citizens; Badenoch The leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch says she cannot pass her right of Nigerian citizenship to her children because of her gender. …