Rev. Jonathan Nicole, President, Shippers Association of Lagos, says maritime sector issues made Nigeria to lose a bid to secure a seat in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council. Nicole made the disclosure in an interview in Lagos on Saturday. He urged the federal government to urgently resolve the issues which, he said, gave the sector a bad name. Nigeria on Friday lost election into Category C of the IMO, after years of failed efforts to rejoin the elitist group of maritime nations since it lost re-election bid in 2011. The new members of Category C are Bahamas, Belgium, Chile,…
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The new variant Omicron is responsible for the resurgence of COVID-19 confirmed cases in South Africa, the country’s Health Minister, Joe Phaahla has said. He also pointed out that preliminary evidence suggested that there may be an increased risk of reinfection with this variant. Phaahla told a digital press briefing on Friday that the new variant Omicron was responsible for the resurgence of COVID-19 cases. “Recent genomic sequencing results revealed that Omicron was the dominant variant among samples sequenced during November 2021 – 70 percent (250/358) as of yesterday,” he said. Weekly cases in Gauteng province have increased by 415…
Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to exchange roan antelopes and female black rhinoceros in a move aimed at boosting reproduction of the two species. Tanzanian President Samia Hassan said at the State House that Tanzania would offer Kenya 20 roan antelopes at a request by the visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. After talks between the two leaders, Hassan said that Tanzania would deliver the 20 roan antelopes to Kenya before Christmas. “Tanzania has currently about 4,000 roan antelopes while Kenya has only 12 of the specie. “President Kenyatta has also accepted our request for black female rhinoceros that will be…
MultiChoice’ South African TV network, Mzansi Magic, has announced the return of classic reality television show, ‘Big Brother Africa’, after a seven-year break The show is expected to be launched in 2022. According to new reports, casting has begun in earnest for the show, tagged ‘Big Brother Mzansi’, and produced by Randburg-based Red Pepper Pictures (same producers of the Nigerian edition of the show). M-Net’s Executive Head of Programming, Nomsa Philiso confirmed the forthcoming show. “This year marks 20 years since the very first Big Brother on MultiChoice’s M-Net and we are excited to celebrate this milestone by commissioning a…
The Arewa Defenders Forum says it has identified certain elements commissioned by Southeast politicians to form ad-hoc groups to be deployed against the interest of the North in the buildup to the 2023 elections. “One such groups is a certain Arewa Concerned Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria (ACCSON) that recently attacked the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum President, Shettima Yarima for merely re-echoing the North’s position on the South East presidency debate. Reacting to the attack on Yerima, Coordinator of the Arewa Defenders Forum, Mohammed Lawal described the action of the ACCSON as indecent, outright betrayal of the general interests of…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal has told president Muhammadu Buhari that the state is left vulnerable to the activities of bandits and required urgent action from the presidency. The governor said this when he received the nation’s security chiefs led by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Munguno at the government house on Friday. Tambuwal said that Sokoto, in the last four days, had witnessed broad-daylight attacks and kidnappings “in some parts of Isa, Sabon Birni, Tangaza, Illela and several other local government areas of the state.” According to him, this situation was heightened by the influx of bandits and…
As insecurity ravages most northern parts of the country, the youths in the region have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign and pave the way for capable hands to handle the challenges. The call is contained in a statement by the president of the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, Isah Abubakar issued on Friday. “President Muhammadu Buhari to humbly resign since it is obvious that he has run out of ideas on how to subdue the terrorists that have taken over significant parts of Sokoto, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Zamfara states and the busiest Kaduna-Abuja expressway on one side, and recently,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the international community of free and fair elections in 2023 general elections, and peaceful transfer of power. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman in a statement on Friday in Abuja said the president gave the assurance in his remark at a Virtual Summit for Democracy organised by President Joe Biden of the United States. President Buhari said necessary mechanisms would be strengthened to ensure that Nigeria witness another peaceful transfer of power. “As we countdown to our next general elections in 2023, we remain committed to putting in place and strengthening all necessary…
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), on Friday launched the national policy on female genital mutilation (FGM), national protocol on management of its complications in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, at the launching in Abuja, also presented the Revised National Policy and National Protocol on management of Survivors of FGM to the Public. As defined by the World Health Organisation, FGM means “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons”. It can leave women and girls traumatised as well as…
The new President of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA Alumni Association, Engr Adeyemi Bello, has canvassed for a sustained improvement in the support of members for the growth and development of their Alma Mater. He gave the advice during the inauguration of the new Executive Council of the Association on Thursday, December 9, 2021 in Akure. According to Adeyemi, “The FUTA Alumni worldwide will not relent in our support to the University in providing basic needs and infrastructure either through individuals, groups, graduating class of any set and chapters in the Diaspora”. He urged the University management to…