Nigeria’s economy showed signs of resilience in the second quarter of 2024, with the nation’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing by 3.19%, a slight increase from the 2.98% growth recorded in the first quarter of the year. This 0.21 percentage point rise was disclosed by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its latest…
Gunmen have abducted a director of the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Service, identified as Aribibia Fubara. It was gathered that Fubara was abducted by the gunmen who came through the Okirika Waterfront in a speedboat to the Marine Base axis of Port Harcourt, the state capital. The gunmen who were about…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Directors-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed is the new Director-General of the NIA. Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi is the new Director-General of the DSS. Ambassador Mohammed has had an illustrious career in…
President Bola Tinubu extends his condolences to the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum, over the passing of his Commissioner of Finance, Honourable Ahmed Ali Ahmed. President Tinubu also condoles with the family of the late commissioner and describes his passing as a huge and painful loss. The President prays for the…
Napoli have reached an agreement in principle for around £25 million ($33m), and McTominay has been given permission to discuss personal terms with the Italian side. The 27-year-old was involved in United’s 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday after coming on as a second-half substitute. However, McTominay is now poised to…
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and shipping companies under the Shipping, Shipping Agencies, Clearing and Forwarding Employers Association (SACFEA) have reached an agreement on minimum standards for workers in the shipping industry. This agreement comes after nearly 20 years of unsuccessful negotiations. The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) played an important role…
A 13-year-old Fulani girl has been reportedly r@ped to d@ath allegedly by local miners at the Tipper Garage area in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. The council’s Secretary of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ibrahim Ciroma, confirmed the incident to the Daily Trust on Sunday, August 25, 2024. …
The proposed meeting between the Federal Government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) scheduled to be held today, August 26, has been postponed. President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, confirmed that the planned meeting which was to prevent another ASUU strike, will no longer be held as announced by the Minister…
Bandits have k!lled an engineer, Bello Ahmad Gobir, in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was gathered that Bello was k!lled on his way to his hometown, Gobir on Sunday, August 25. This comes amid the mourning of the d@ath of the Emir of Gobir, in Gatawa town, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa,…
Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has strongly condemned the ongoing persecution of Christians in Northern Nigeria, expressing deep concern over the lack of accountability for those responsible for attacks on the Christian community. Speaking virtually at the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of the Order of the Knights of St. Mulumba…
