The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has reacted to fuel queues across the country. A statement by the spokesperson of the Corporation, Garba Deen Muhammad on Tuesday said that the product is available and the general public should not engage in panic buying. “The NNPC Ltd hereby urges the general public not to engage in panic buying of petroleum products, as the Company has sufficient stock of the products that will last the festive period and beyond. “The NNPC is also engaging all stakeholders to ensure smooth supply and distribution of products to every part of the country,” the statement…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
More than 100 world leaders will sign up to a landmark agreement to protect and restore earth’s forests, the UK government has said. On the second day of the COP26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow on Tuesday, leaders covering 85 per cent of the world’s forests would commit to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030. Downing Street said the pledges were backed by £8.75 billion of public funding with further £5.3 billion in private investment. The commitment, to be formally announced at an event convened by Boris Johnson, has been welcomed by campaigners and experts, particularly in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, over alleged money laundering and tax evasion. A source close to the Commission said that the Anambra-born club owner, who arrived at the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja, around noon on Monday, is still at the commission. Allegations against Obi Cubana were sketchy but a source disclosed that his case bordered on alleged money laundering and tax fraud. The source said, “Obi Cubana was arrested and brought to the EFCC headquarters on Monday afternoon over allegations of money…
The Association of Bursars of Nigerian Universities (ABNU) says it has sent some of its members to understudy Ghana’s universities revenue generation formula. The National Chairman of the association, Dr Victor Imagbe, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of its ongoing Annual Conference and Award, on Monday in Abuja. Imagbe, who is also the Bursar, University of Benin, said the move was part of efforts of the association to upscale funding for Nigerian tertiary institutions in the face of dwindling statutory allocations. He said that apart from seeking for how to improve the revenue generation…
Frank Ulrich Montgomery, the German doctor who chairs the World Medical Association, has called for the comprehensive use of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Montgomery told the newspapers of the Funke media group in remarks published on Tuesday. “Everyone who was fully vaccinated six months ago should get a booster shot soon. “A new, central vaccination campaign was needed in Germany this autumn, which ought to promote both COVID-19 jabs for the unvaccinated and booster shots. “Because immune protection declines after six months, we as a society must have an interest in that protection remaining stable,” he said. Montgomery said booster…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has disclosed that a total of 62 journalists were killed while doing their jobs in 2020. The UN agency stated that between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 professionals lost their lives the same way and nine out of ten cases, the killers go unpunished. In 2021, because of statistics like these, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is highlighting the important role of prosecutorial services, not only in bringing killers to justice, but also prosecuting threats of violence. In his message marked on Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General, António…
… As Southeast, Southwest seek to join A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, adjourned the suit filed by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), seeking referendum to determine the fate of Biafra and other self determination agitations. CNG had, in June, sued the National Assembly, and the Attorney General asking the court to compel the defendants to halt the ongoing constitutional review exercise and in its place, conduct a referendum to determine what determines Nigeria and who populates it. Speaking after the adjournment, the spokesperson of the CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, told reporters that the court could not…
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Chris Isiguzo has announced the setting up of committee to review its constitution. A statement by the National Secretary, Shuaibu Leman made available to newsmen on Monday, said the National Treasurer, Dele Atumbi will serve as chairman while the chairnan of Kogi Council will serve as secretary. The committee will study the present constitution to ascertain areas/sections that require amendment as well as collate submissions from state councils/stakeholders on areas/sections for amendment. “In line with the campaign promise of the President, Comrade Chris Isiguzo to review the Union’s constitution, the…
The fourth World Laureates Forum kicked off on Monday, in the Chinese city of Shanghai, gathering more than 130 decorated scientists, including 68 Nobel Prize winners, to attend the three-day forum. Focusing on the theme, “Open science: build an open innovation ecosystem,’’ this year’s forum will host nearly 100 conferences and activities in 14 sections, covering a number of basic disciplines such as chemistry, physics, life science and mathematics. Michael Levitt, 2013 Nobel laureate in chemistry and vice chairman of the World Laureates Association (WLA), published the initiative with the same title as that of the forum at the opening…
The Nigerian Army has claimed that recent killings, arson and destructions in the south- eastern part of the country Nigeria were orchestrated and executed by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated this while briefing newsmen on the ongoing army exercises across the country on Monday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the group had engaged in killing of innocent citizens and burning of houses and turned around to accuse personnel of Nigerian Army of perpetrating the acts. He urged the public to disregard the various…