Pope Francis injured his right forearm after a fall in his residence on Thursday the Vatican said. the press office in a statement said that The 88-year-old, who has been in increasingly fragile health in recent years, fell at the Santa Marta residence where he lives in the Vatican but did not break any bones,. “This morning, due to a fall at the Santa Marta house, Pope Francis suffered a […]
President Bola Tinubu has assured a global audience in the United Arab Emirates that Nigeria is ready to work with other nations to build a resilient, equitable, and sustainable world for all. Tinubu said this while speaking at the second day of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week held in the United Arab Emirates. He added that Nigeria is developing infrastructure for the widespread use of Compressed Natural Gas and […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to eliminate regulatory gaps in the telecoms industry. At the signing of the MoU in Abuja, the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, FCCPC, Mr. Tunji Bello, stated that the journey to this milestone has been both challenging and rewarding, as the partnership will benefit both operators and consumers. The Vice Chairman noted that the […]
President Bola Tinubu has called on the armed forces, them to embrace innovation and adaptability in addressing the nation’s security challenges. Tinubu who was represented by the Deputy Speaker, Ben Kalu, at the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day 2025 Regimental and Award Night for Officers in Abuja, assured the armed forces that his administration would continue to prioritise the welfare and well-being of personnel, ensuring that they had the […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission has authorised telecommunications companies to disconnect the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data codes assigned to nine financial institutions. The directive was signed by the commission’s Director of Public Affairs,Reuben Muoka following a backlog of unpaid debts by the financial institutions. He noted that the affected banks are to pay the outstanding debts by the 27th of January, 2025, or risk losing access to their USSD codes. The […]
States in the South-West region are jointly working out a strategy to combat the suspected rising influx of bandits and fighters from the Islamic State’s West Africa Province into some of the region’s forests. It will be recalled that the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, warned that bandits fleeing military operations in the North-West were seeking refuge in the state. While raising this concern at the at the 2025 annual […]
President Bola Tinubu says that Africa has what it takes to develop itself and should look inward to improve intra-African trade in the interest of the people and the continent. The President said this on his social media, adding that he had successful conversations with the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, on the eve of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025). “We have the resources, the people, and the capacity. […]
The Federal Government has said yesterday that there was no end to frequent national grid collapses in the country. Speaking yesterday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe-led Senate Committee on Power to defend the 2025 budget, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said the national electricity grid remains vulnerable to frequent collapses, partly because the government is yet to repair a major transmission line in […]
The Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has sworn in forty-eight (48) newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in the state Civil/Public Service, urging them to discharge their duties effectively and do their best for the state. The governor stated this at the Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, on Monday, shortly after the Oaths of Office and Allegiance were administered to the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries. He noted that the […]
