Presidency confirms Okonjo-Iweala’s nomination for WTO job
The presidency on Friday confirmed the nomination of former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala by President Muhammadu Buhari for…
Court halts Umahi’s panel from probing ex-SSG over alleged N2bn Agric loan fraud
The efforts by Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi to probe an alleged N2 billion agric loan fraud involving the Former…
Gov Bello lifts lockdown on Kogi LG, insists state is free from COVID-19
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, again on Friday, insisted that the state was free from the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, just…
Nigerian govt nominates Okonjo-Iweala as DG WTO
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been nominated as the next Director…
10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Friday morning, June 5, 2020
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Friday morning. 1. 350 new cases of COVID-19 take…
NASS REPUBLIC: Ekweremadu’s jabs at Gbajabiamila. Two other stories and a quote to remember
Ekweremadu’s uppercut Senator Ike Ekweremadu is not a man known for pulling punches often but he did last week when…
Oyo Council chairmen to wait longer as Appeal Court reserves judgement in LG dissolution suit
The Ibadan Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday reserved judgment in an appeal before it by the Oyo…
FEC approves N1.6bn for consultancy on Abuja Airport runway
The sum of N1.6 billion has been approved for consultancy services for pre-contract services for the design and construction of…
Kalu regains freedom
A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has been released from Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja. Kalu, who was…
FEC approves refund of N148bn to Rivers, Ondo, 3 others for work on federal roads
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a refund of N148billion expended on federal roads to Rivers, Cross River,…
Jupiter’s atmosphere is regulated by ammonia storms, research reveals
The Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter just revealed mechanisms driving mammoth storms in the Jovian atmosphere. Storms on Jupiter form ammonia-rich…
Google is determined to ruin Gmail
I’ve never held any particularly strong feelings for email clients. I didn’t care when Mailbox shuttered, and I barely batted an…
Apple clashes with Microsoft, Google, and Facebook over cloud gaming
Mommy and Daddy are fighting again — by which I mean, the big tech companies are fighting over their ventures…
IBM, the Linux Foundation, and Grillo unveil global earthquake early-warning system
Only a handful of countries (Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, and China) have nation-wide earthquake early-warning systems. Isn’t that weird? Many other…