Chioma Kalu

France’s Far-Right RN Party Falls Short in Parliamentary Elections, Exit Polls Reveal

An Ipsos exit poll suggests that the NFP coalition will secure 172-192 seats, a blow to Marine Le Pen.

3 months ago

Tinubu Re-Elected As ECOWAS Chairman For Additional Year

Tinubu has been re-elected ECOWAS chairman, amid plans to reintegrate Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso into the regional bloc.

3 months ago

Lagos Floods: Floodwater Slow To Recede Due to High Tide, Says Environment Commissioner Wahab

Lagos Environment Commissioner Wahab highlighted the reality of global warming, emphasising Lagos's vulnerability to its effects as a coastal, low-lying…

4 months ago

Jeff Bezos to Sell Nearly $5bn Worth of Amazon Shares Amid Record Stock Market Valuation

Jeff Bezos has revealed plans to sell 25 million Amazon shares worth nearly $5bn after a record high market valuation.

4 months ago

FMO, FCMB Sign $25 Million Agreement To Aid Small Businesses In Nigeria

FMO and FCMB have signed a $25 million NASIRA guarantee, aiming to boost SMEs and support agri-tech innovation in Nigeria.

4 months ago

NIMC’s Database Has Never Been Breached, No Record Of Data Leak, Says NIMC Communications Head Adegoke

NIMC’s Adegoke has debunked claims of the sale of NINs and other personal data on a fake website for N100.

4 months ago

Biden Criticises Supreme Court Ruling Granting Trump Partial Immunity, Says It’s Threat To Rule Of Law

Biden says the Supreme Court's decision to grant Trump partial immunity constitutes a "terrible disservice" to the American people.

4 months ago

EFCC Chairman Olukoyede Launches Probe Into Officers’ Assault of Female Worker at Lagos Hotel

EFCC has initiated an investigation after some of the commission’s officers allegedly assaulted a female worker in a Lagos hotel.

4 months ago

Le Pen Insists Macron Will Be Unable to Deploy Troops to Ukraine If RN Wins Snap Parliamentary Election

Ahead of France's snap election, Le Pen has said President Macron can't send troops to Ukraine if National Rally wins.

4 months ago

NINs Without Physically Verifiable Addresses Should Be ‘Yanked Off’ Database, Says Former NIPOST CEO Adegbuyi

Ex-NIPOST CEO Adegbuyi has emphasised the need to clean up the NIMC system, removing any NINs without verifiable addresses.

4 months ago

Dangote Refinery Contains Fire At Treatment Plant, No Injuries Recorded

Dangote Refinery spokesperson Anthony Chiejina confirmed a fire on Wednesday was contained with no injuries recorded.

4 months ago

Minimum Wage: Labour Kicks, Says Tinubu’s Delay Creates Room for ‘Consequential Effect’

“Stepping down the minimum wage memo creates room for injurious speculations with consequential effect,” NLC’s Upah said.

4 months ago

Bayero Illegally Occupying Nasarawa Palace As He’s Now Just A Citizen, Says Kano Government Spokesperson Bature 

Sanusi Bature says Aminu Bayero's return to Kano after his dethronement is an attempt to breach the peace in Kano.

4 months ago

Volkswagen to Invest $5bn in Tesla’s Rival Rivian Amid Growing EV Competition

Volkswagen says it will initially invest $1bn in Rivian, Tesla's rival with an additional $4 billion by 2026.

4 months ago

Kila: Rotational Presidency Will Neglect Original Idea Of Democracy, Lead To Generational Apartheid

Professor Kila says a single-term limit might encourage dictatorial tendencies, as leaders would not face the pressure of re-election.

4 months ago

King Charles III To Host Japanese Royals Amid UK General Election Campaign 

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan have begun a three-day state visit to the UK, reinforcing bilateral ties.

4 months ago

Former Council Chairpersons Lead Protests Across Rivers State, Defying Governor Fubara’s Directive

21 of 23 former Rivers LGA chairpersons protested in their areas with police having to fire shots to disperse the…

4 months ago

Kennedy-Ohanenye: Previous Administration ‘Lavished’ $100m World Bank Loan for Women Empowerment on Meetings, Consultancy

Kennedy-Ohanenye has accused the previous administration of spending a $100m World Bank loan for women empowerment on advocacy.

4 months ago

Aondoakaa Slams FG Over Failure to Enforce Supreme Court Ruling on Local Council Caretaker Committees

Former AGF Aondoakaa has questioned the Federal Government's release of funds to states for caretaker committees despite the Supreme Court's…

4 months ago

‘Defence of Democracy’: Governor Fubara Swears In New Caretaker Committee Chairmen For Rivers LGAs

Fubara says appointing caretaker Chairmen for LGAs is in "defence of democracy" and vowed not to allow a "wrong precedent."

4 months ago