Nigeria And 140 Others Vote Against Russia, Ukraine To Get $5.2bn Lifeline

Delegates vote at the UN General Assembly Emergency session in New York. Photo: AFP • Embassy sends Nigerian volunteer fighters’ list to Ukraine Nigeria on Wednesday sided with 140 countries to demand the immediate withdrawal of  Russian troops from Ukraine. The United Nations

Imo To Develop Longest Recreational Park In Nigeria

#HOPENETWORKING …..Urges People To Stop Dumping Resuse Indiscriminately As It Contaminates Our Water. The General Manager of Imo water corporation, Engr. Emeka Ugoanyanwu, has described the ongoing construction of Nworie recreational park and recovering of the river bank by the government of Imo

Russia-Ukraine War: 15 Latest Developments As Nigeria, Ghana Evacuate Citizens

More than 660,000 people have fled Ukraine while around one million people are internally displaced, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Of the 660,000, at least 2, 090 are Nigerians, according to Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine Crisis Will Have Dire Consequences For Nigeria – Expert

A U.S.-based Nigerian and political analyst, Mr Gbenga Omotayo says the Russo-Ukraine conflict will have dire consequences for Nigeria because of the population of Nigerians working and schooling in Ukraine. Omotayo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that the

Senators, Reps: Say No To Bill Seeking VAT On Exclusive List, Endorses Fin. Autonomy For LGs

– Reject immunity for Senate President, Speaker– Okays States’ powers to legislate on railways, electricity Another attempt to amend the 1999 Constitution got a boost at the National Assembly yesterday. Lawmakers voted on the 68 bills recommended by the Joint Committee on Constitution

Zenith Bank Beats Market Expectations, Records Double-Digit 10 Percent In Gross Earnings

Zenith Bank Plc has announced an impressive result for the year ended December 31, 2021, recording a double-digit growth of 10% in gross earnings which rose to N765.6 billion from N696.5 billion reported in the previous year. This is despite a challenging macroeconomic

Nigeria’s N993.38bn Imports From Russia At risk Over War

The value of Russia’s imports to Nigeria over 12 months period is estimated at N993.38bn, data from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. Specifically, the NBS statistics put the value of imports from Russia between the third quarter of 2020 and the

Rising Crude Oil Prices Is A Great Opportunity For Nigeria, Says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says rising crude oil prices present a great opportunity for Nigeria, especially with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari said this on Monday in Abuja, while declaring open the

EFCC Grills Sterling Bank CEO, Suleiman, Over N20 Billion ‘Kogi Fund’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has grilled Abubakar Suleiman, the chief executive officer of Sterling Bank Plc and two other top officials of the lender over the controversial ‘hidden’ N20 billion said to allegedly belong to the Kogi State government. It

Satellite Images Captures More Than Three-Mile-Long Russian Military Column On Roadway To Kyiv

From CNN’s Paul P. Murphy. As Ukrainians continue to repel Russian advances around Kyiv, new satellite images show a more than 3-mile-long Russian military convoy is on a roadway that heads toward the capital city. According to Maxar, the convoy was seen on