The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) on Monday night announced the sighting of the moon and noted that the 2021 Ramadan will begin on Tuesday, April 13. This is according to a broadcast by the President-General of NSCIA and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar. The Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar […]
…Says country is ‘shaking’ Muritala Ayinla As Muslims across the globe commenced Ramadan fast Tuesday, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on Islamic clerics and other fasting Muslims to pray for peace to reign in the country, saying that the nation is currently shaking with myraids of challenges. Speaking at the 2021 Pre-Ramadan […]
According to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Ministry of Aviation has issued a warning about expected attacks on airports across the country. This was stated in a memo addressed to airport security chiefs and signed by S.M. Mamman, FAAN Deputy Heneral Manager of Administration and Logistics. Airports in Kaduna, Maiduguri, Sokoto, […]
The Standing Committee acknowledges the sacrifices being made by media owners and journalists to sustain the survival of media businesses in these dire times; with the operating environment made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The following decisions were taken: The body of Editors thanks medical and media workers, who against all odds and at […]
French lawmakers have moved to ban short-haul internal flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. Over the weekend, lawmakers voted in favour of a bill to end routes where the same journey could be made by train in under two-and-a-half hours. Connecting flights will not be affected, however, reports […]
Wale Elegbede The family of the late spokesperson of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Mr Yinka Odumakin, has announced the order of his funeral rites The funeral rites have been slated for a period of three days, starting from Thursday 22 through Friday 23 and Saturday 24 April, 2021. In a statement issued by the widow […]
Muhammad Kabir, Kano Paucity of gas supply coupled with theft of electricity cables on the Kano Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) network have been blamed for the poor power supply to the state. According to the company’s Spokesperson, Ibrahim Shawai, the thermal stations supplying the grid which feeds KEDCO had not been generating power […]
The dollar languished near 2-1/2-week lows against major peers on Monday as a decline in Treasury yields restrained the U.S. currency. Both the greenback and bond yields are taking something of a breather after scaling multi-month peaks at the end of last month, powered by bets that an accelerating U.S. recovery from the pandemic […]
The United States had administered 187,047,131 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 237,796,105 doses as of Sunday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Those figures are up from the 183,467,709 doses the CDC said had been administered by April 10, out of 237,791,735 doses delivered, reports Reuters. The agency said 119,242,902 […]
As support for a South East presidency gathers steam, a political pressure group in the North, has thrown its weight behind the yet-to-be- declared ambition of former Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, The group – Arewa Progressive Front – said its support was predicated on Okorocha’s detrobalised and philanthropic disposition. Okorocha, who represents […]