AdminIn spite of improved budgetary allocation (in naira terms) for Nigeria’s foreign missions, the depreciation of the naira means that Nigerian missions will receive less funding this year than they did in three of the last four years. While the budgetary provision for Nigeria’s foreign missions is in naira, expenditures are in US dollars in […]
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AdminAn independent charitable organisation, Oxfam, has said the daily death toll of Palestinians in Israel’s war on Gaza surpasses that of any other major conflict. An independent charitable organisation, Oxfam, has said the daily death toll of Palestinians in Israel’s war on Gaza surpasses that of any other major conflict in the 21st century. “Israel’s […]
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AdminA recent investigation found that nearly all of the paracetamol tablets sold in Nigeria are possibly underdosed, falling short of the requirements specified by the British Pharmacopoeia and the World Health Organization (WHO) The 2023 study, titled ‘Comparative Analysis of Five Different Brands of Paracetamol Sold in Nigeria with British Pharmacopoeia Standards,’ stated that samples […]
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The Somali armed group al-Shabab has seized a United Nations helicopter, along with about eight people, both passengers and crew, local sources have told the BBC. The helicopter landed in territory held by the group in central Somalia. The UN’s mission in Somalia (Unsom) confirmed an “aviation incident” involving a UN-contracted helicopter conducting a medical […]
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AdminThe co-workers of two yet-to-be-identified Chinese expatriates and three Nigerians who were declared missing during a business trip from Onitsha in Anambra State to Aba in Abia State on December 3, 2023 have said efforts are ongoing to locate their whereabouts. In an announcement published on The PUNCH on Wednesday, the victims were said to […]
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AdminThe convict was said to have worked directly with the Nigeria-based leader of an international criminal organisation that defrauded individuals and businesses across the United States out of millions of dollars. A United States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian, Olugbenga Lawal, to 10 years and one month in prison for money laundering involving proceeds […]
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AdminThe Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Rev Yakubu Pam, has said that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has necessitated the change from visits to Biblical sites in Palestine and Jordan to sites in Greece and Rome. Pam made this known on Wednesday while addressing journalists in Abuja and emphasised that […]
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AdminThe US Consular General, Will Stevens, on Wednesday, opened and handed over the $ 500,000 newly renovated and modernised chemical forensic laboratory to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, in Lagos. The NDLEA said the forensic laboratory would strengthen operational standards and enhance the anti-narcotics agency’s effectiveness in combating substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking […]
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AdminThe federal government has said that it would soon conclude plans with the Government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to supply… The federal government has said that it would soon conclude plans with the Government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to supply the Gulf Kingdom with 14,000 […]
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AdminThe National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has called for the inclusion of Nigeria in countries the kingdom of Saudi Arabia source for animals used for sacrifice during the Hajj festival. In a statement yesterday, the Chairman of NAHCON, Aliyu Jalal, who made the demand during a visit to Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), urged the […]
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