News at its Zenith
News at its Zenith
House of Representative Reps query CMD over COVID-19 funds (949M). The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives questioned the use of N949 million issued by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation to the Chief Medical Director of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital for COVID-19 pandemic intervention on Monday. At […]
Lawmakers Four lawmakers suspended in Benue assembly. Four members of the Benue State Assembly have been suspended. The House also confirmed the members of the local government caretaker committees appointed by the state government. Solomon Gyila of Gwer West State Constituency, Douglass Akya of Makurdi South, Dyako Ashwa of Konshisha State Constituency, and Anthony Agom […]
Department of State Services 2 injured in Edo over DSS and security guards fight. Crisis erupted at the Edo Specialist Hospital in Benin on Monday as personnel of the Department of State Services clashed with private guards and men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. The clash reportedly resulted from an alleged unprofessional […]
University of Ilorin UNILORIN reduces school fee eventually. The management of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State on Monday announced a downward review of school charges payable by students in the 2022/2023 academic session as they resumed academic activities. The news was contained in the UNILORIN news bulletin published on Monday. The management said that […]
UK Visa UK sets harder visa rule . According to the BBC, United Kingdom Home Secretary James Cleverly has proposed a set of new measures targeted at reducing migration. The minimum wage criteria for acquiring a skilled worker visa in the United Kingdom is scheduled to rise. The current barrier of £26,000 will be raised […]
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. Image: PUNCH. Ajulo accuses officials of signing documents in Akeredolu’s name. On Monday, a senior advocate of Nigeria, Kayode Ajulo, said that some officials in Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu‘s administration were signing documents on the sick governor’s behalf. This was stated by Ajulo on the Morning Show programme […]
Origin Energy. Image: oilprice.com. $11-billion offer to buy Australia’s biggest utility company crashes. On Monday, a consortium of investors led by Brookfield attempted to acquire Origin Energy, the major energy retailer in Australia. However, not enough shareholders supported the proposal, and the $11 billion deal fell through. The Australian firm Origin Energy said today […]
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters at a rally on the day of the referendum. Image: REUTERS Venezuelans cast ballots to seize oil concession in Guyana’s Essequibo province. The people of Venezuela have decided to seize sovereignty of an oil-rich region that has been contested with neighboring Guyana for a long time. A new […]
Agnes Chow, leader of the protests in Hong Kong. Image: REUTERS Agnes Chow, leader of the protests in Hong Kong, jump bail. Democracy advocate Agnes Chow of Hong Kong has announced that she is “jumping bail” and will not be returning from her studies in Canada. For her role in the 2019 antigovernmental protests, […]
The destroyer USS Carney successfully intercepted and neutralized three drones launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen on Sunday. Image: REUTERS American warship intercepts drones launched from Houthi-held Yemen. According to the US Navy, three commercial ships were attacked in the Red Sea, and in response, a US destroyer shot down three drones. According to the report, […]
