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The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)’s Redemption City of God on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Nigeria has been experiencing youthful energy at its glorious peak all week as the Church celebrates its International Youth Convention (IYC) 2024 with the theme – DOMINION. The programme climaxes with the Holy Ghost …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today for the United Kingdom to begin a two-week vacation, part of his yearly leave. He will, according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser (Information & Strategy), “use the two weeks as a working vacation and a retreat to reflect …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct, 1, 2024 UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for the violence to end now with war ramping up across the Middle East. Guterres, in a statement on Tuesday, condemned the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation. “This must stop.  We …

By Salif Atojoko Abuja, Oct. 1, 2024 President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said his administration would convene a National Youth Conference to address the diverse challenges and opportunities confronting youths. The President made the announcement in his Independence Day broadcast. He said the conference would provoke meaningful dialogue and empower …

Total assets up by 37.2% to N28.3 trillion Customer deposits hits N23.2 trillion, climbs 34% Makes Profit Before Tax of N401.6bn Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has released its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2024, showing impressive performance across some key …

By Funmilola Gboteku Lagos, Sept. 29, 2024 Microsoft, a technology company has emphasised the crucial role of digital skills development in boosting Nigeria’s economic growth. Ola Williams, the Country Manager of Microsoft Nigeria, said this in a statement made available on Sunday in Lagos. According to Williams, Africa’s youthful population …

By Salif Atojoko Abuja, Sept. 29, 2024 The Federal Government has handed over 64 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).  The handover of the buses took place on Sunday at …

(L – R) Mr. Peter Obi, Leader of the Labour Party, Nigeria; Andres Pastrana, Former President of Colombia and Adalberto Costa Junior, President of UNITA, Angola, at a Leadership Conference in Athens, Greece, yesterday. By Monday Ajogun Onitsha (Anambra), Sept. 28, 2024 Mr. Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate …

….Speaks on President Biden’s visit to Angola …. Two Security Council seats for Africa …..Africa’s inclusion on executive boards of World Bank, IMF …..Split in ECOWAS The United States of America (USA) is lobbying forcefully for two permanent seats for Africa on the Security Council of the United Nations, as …

The United States of America (USA) government has confirmed knowledge of cyber related attempts by foreign governments to interfere with the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Presidential election that has former President Donald Trump pitched against Vice President Kamala Harris. Ambassador-at-Large, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, U.S. Department of State, …

By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, Sept 25,2024 The Senate on Wednesday at plenary confirmed the appointment of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The confirmation followed her successful screening at the Committee of the Whole. Leader of Senate, Sen. Bamidele Opeyemi (APC-Ekiti) said the conduct of the screening …

By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja, Sept. 25, 2024 President Bola Tinubu has called for debt forgiveness for Nigeria and other developing countries from creditors and multilateral financial institutions. Tinubu made the call while addressing world leaders during the General Debate of the ongoing 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 24, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden has pledged 500 million dollars to African countries to help prevent and respond to mpox, and will donate one million doses of vaccine. Biden said this in his farewell address to world leaders at the general debate of …

A notorious bandit leader in Zamfara state, Kachalla Sani Black, has been eliminated. The vigilantes who “finished” the terror merchant also recovered two AK-47 rifles, an undisclosed amount of cash and a PKT machine gun. PRNigeria further gathered that local vigilantes killed Kachalla and two of his sons in an …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 24, 2024 Panelists at a recent dialogue on the Media of the Future have emphasised the importance of global media representation for people of African descent and the need for blacks to build mega media platforms of their own. The panelists made the call …

Beirut/Tel Aviv, Sept. 24, 2024 Israel is pursuing its bombing campaign in Lebanon, after several hundred people were killed in massive airstrikes targeting the Hezbollah militia on Monday. The Israeli military said on Tuesday that “over the past few hours, the Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah terror targets in southern …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 23, 2024 World leaders have adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for tomorrow’s generations. The leaders adopted the Pact at the two-day Summit of the Future held at the …

By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja, Sept. 23, 2024 Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), made this known in a statement on …

By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja, Sept. 22, 2024 Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for the United States to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the behest of President Bola Tinubu. Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and  Communications (Office …

By Usman Aliyu/Nefishetu Yakubu Benin, Sept. 22, 2024 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Sen. Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progessives Congress (APC) winner of the Saturday governorship election in Edo. INEC’s Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Faruk Kuta, announced the winner on Sunday in Benin …

Dr. Philip Mshelbila, Managing Director/CEO Nigeria LNG Limited, has highlighted Infrastructure deficits as a major challenge in high-growth markets. Dr. Mshelbila took this position while speaking at the Gastech Exhibition & Conference 2024, which held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America (USA) from …

….Dabiri-Erewa, Khalfani, Adaba, Anderson, Kolawole, Umesiri, Akande, Coker, others feature   All is set for the virtual Dialogue on “The Media of the Future,” being organized by Global Patriot Newspapers, as a side event of the Black Futures Summit taking place on the sidelines of the 2024 United Nations Summit of …

….Dabiri-Erewa, Khalfani, Adaba, Anderson, Kolawole, Umesiri, Akande, Coker, others feature   Top media practitioners, political and business leaders, diplomats, scholars, activists and other stakeholders will, on Friday, September 20, 2024, converge, for a virtual Dialogue on “The Media of the Future,” a side event of the Black Futures Summit taking place …

The $550 million upstream gas project between the NNPC Ltd and TotalEnergies on the development of the Ubeta field has taken off, the Presidency announced on Tuesday. Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, disclosed this during an inaugural US-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue, hosted by the U.S. State …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Sept. 17, 2024 Former Minister of Defence and Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, has asked Service Chiefs to end terrorism and banditry across the country and return the country to the path of peace. Danjuma made the call at the presentation of a …