The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, WSCIJ has expressed delight over the performance of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential in the former’s Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusion and Accountability Project.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell in July to its lowest level for the month since 2017, preliminary government figures showed on Thursday, boosting President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s stature on environmental policy ahead of a summit of rainforest nations.
The ISIS group has confirmed the death of its leader, Abu Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, and named Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as his replacement.
“We need to rule out any Western military initiative because it would be perceived as a new colonisation,” he told RAI public television on Wednesday.
ASHENEWS reports that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the suspension of the airport car hire service at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
ASHENEWS reports that the former Senator who represented Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has faulted Nigeria for cutting off electricity supply to the neighbouring Niger Republic.
ASHENEWS reports that Mrs. Fatima Umar Bago, wife of Niger state governor, has crowned a four-month-old I Fatima Abdulkarim as the best breastfed baby in Niger state.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed former Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje as the national chairman of the party.
The GSK UK Group has informed GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria PLC of its strategic intent to cease commercialization of its prescription medicines and vaccines in Nigeria.
The British embassy in Niger’s capital Niamey will temporarily reduce the number of staff due to the security situation, according to Britain’s foreign ministry.