Yagi disaster
18 Sep
Deadly floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have affected nearly six million children across Southeast Asia, the UN said Wednesday, as the death toll from the disaster rose. READ ALSO:Anaemia: Board, UNICEF move to scale-up nutrition in Kaduna Typhoon Yagi brought powerful winds and torrential rainfall to Vietnam, Thailand,…
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Nigeria's days of returning from such big competitions as the Olympic Games and World Championships without a single medal are over, the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, has said. Towards this end, Dikko has pledged to work with the private sector, states, and organisations such as the International Tennis Academy…
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As the controversy surrounding the proposed Tax Reform Bills in the National Assembly rages and while lawmakers reassemble this week to determine its fate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the National Assembly to exercise caution as they deliberate on the bill submitted by President Bola Tinubu, urging them to revisit and make…
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Despite assurances from some state governments of progress on the N70,000 national minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has drawn a firm line and commenced nationwide industrial action today against non-compliance. The NLC 2024 National Minimum Wage Implementation Committee Chairman, Amba Titus Audu, told The Guardian: “The directive remains unchanged. Any state that has…
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America President-elect Donald Trump has said he would require BRICS countries, a China-and Russia-backed group of emerging economies to commit to not creating new currency or face 100 per cent tariffs during his administration. “The idea that the BRICS countries are trying to move away from the dollar while we stand by and watch is…
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The Guardian at the weekend won the highest number of individual awards at the 33rd Diamond Awards for media excellence held in Lagos State. The newspaper also won the 7th edition of the .ng awards organised by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), for the best Print media website for year 2024, at Muson center…
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Federal Ministry of Education and its labour and productivity counterpart are yet to invite teachers in polytechnics for talks over a two-week strike scheduled to commence today following an industrial disagreement with the government. President of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Shammah Kpanja, who confirmed this at the weekend, said the union was…
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President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to expanding economic and trade cooperation between Nigeria and France. During discussions with French President, Emmanuel Macron, at the Palais de l'Elysée, during his state visit to France last week, Tinubu emphasised Nigeria's interest in deepening partnerships in key economic sectors, including agriculture, energy, solid minerals and the…
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General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle (MFM), Prof Daniel Olukoya, has disclosed that the exorbitant costs of running tertiary institutions in the country have made it difficult for members of religious bodies to send their children and wards to faith-based universities. According to the MFM founder, a large amount of the revenue…
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President Bola Tinubu will depart France today for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. The presidential BNC, scheduled for tomorrow, will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on December 2, 2024, at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town. Tinubu and…
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United Nations AIDS Country Director, Dr Leopold Zekeng, has hailed Nigeria for making significant strides in the fight against HIV/AIDS, as only about two million people now live with the virus in the country. Zekeng gave the commendation in a statement to mark 2024 World AIDS Day in Abuja, noting that last year, there were…