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Friday, 30 December 2022 05:54

What to know after Day 310 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Kyiv residents told to head to air raid shelters as sirens wail across city Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were urged to head to air raid shelters early on Friday as sirens wailed across the city, a day after Russia carried out the biggest aerial assault since it started the war in February. Shortly after 2.00 a.m. Kyiv's city government issued an alert on its Telegram messaging app channel about the air raid sirens and called on residents to proceed to shelters. Olekskiy Kuleba, governor of Kyiv region, said on Telegram that an "attack by drones" was…

Thursday, 29 December 2022 05:50

N’assembly passes FG’s 2023 budget, increases expenditure to N21.83trn

National Assembly has passed N21.83 trillion as federal government budget for the 2023 fiscal year. The two chambers passed the appropriation bill on Wednesday after committee reports on appropriations were considered. The budget was also increased by N1.33 trillion. Out of the figure passed, N6,557,597,611,797 is for debt service; N8,329,370,195,637 is for recurrent (non-debt) expenditure; while N5,972,734,929,421 is for contribution to the development fund for capital expenditure. In October, 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari presented N20.51 trillion 2023 budget proposal to the national assembly. Buhari had proposed an oil benchmark of $70 per barrel, but the lawmakers while passing the medium-term…

Thursday, 29 December 2022 05:49

Leader of Ohaneze Ndigbo, George Obiozor, is dead

George Obiozor, president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, is dead. Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, announced the development in a statement on Wednesday night. “On behalf of the Government and people of Imo State, I, Hope Uzodimma, Governor of Imo State, sorrowfully announce the passage of a great Son of Imo State and Nigeria, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, worldwide, George Obiozor,” the statement reads. “A renowned academic, an exceptional diplomat, a statesman, and a tenacious patriot, Obiozor passed on recently after a brief illness. “The death of this foremost Igbo leader and former Nigeria’s ambassador…

Thursday, 29 December 2022 05:47

What to know after Day 309 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE U.S. Colonel Training Zelensky Forces Accuses Soldiers of War 'Atrocities' Andrew Milburn, a retired U.S. Marine colonel who spent months in Ukraine helping to train President Volodymyr Zelensky's forces, said during a recent interview that while most Ukrainian soldiers were professional, he did see some commit "atrocities." Milburn is the founder and CEO of The Mozart Group, a company composed mainly of former special operations soldiers that has provided services to Ukraine ranging from frontline training to medical evacuation and casualty care. Milburn named the company as a direct counterpoint to the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary outfit…

Wednesday, 28 December 2022 06:06

Immigration service rakes in N438bn from passport issuance boosted by ‘japa’

Nigeria Immigration Service has generated N438.78bn as revenue from 2017 to date. This came as the Internally Generated Revenue by the agency almost doubled from N38.53bn in 2017 to N74.69 (budgeted IGR) in 2022. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, NIS raked in N38.5bn, N39bn and N61bn, respectively. However, the service’s IGR suffered a 19 percent drop to N49.9bn in 2020 largely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, the revenue rose by about 44 per cent amounting to N71.7bn. Its proposed revenue for the 2022 fiscal year is N74.6bn. $230.63m (N103.01bn) offshore revenue was generated by the agency between 2017…

Wednesday, 28 December 2022 06:05

Nigeria projected oil production of 641m barrels for 2022, but produced 378m barrels as at Nov. Here’s the breakdown

With a projected 1.88 million barrels per day crude oil production in the 2022 federal budget, Nigeria under-produced to the tune of 263 million barrels of the commodity between January and November, analysis of industry data has shown. Also, Nigeria’s inability to deliver two major Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects -the $20 billion and $9.8 billion Brass and Olokola LNG projects, respectively, after about 19 years of their initiation has resulted to the country now counting its losses from the failed projects despite gas becoming increasingly lucrative at the moment. In the last quarter of 2021, the Senate and House…

Wednesday, 28 December 2022 06:04

‘I hawked oranges to pay for her schooling; there’s nothing I didn’t do’, mother of lawyer murdered by police laments

The mother of Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer who was shot dead in an incident involving a police officer in Lagos, says the deceased was pregnant with twins. The deceased’s mother said this on Tuesday while speaking with Abiodun Alabi, Lagos police commissioner, during a condolence visit by the latter. BACKGROUND On Sunday, Raheem was shot dead when she and her family were returning home after a Christmas service. The incident has sparked widespread criticism, while the Lagos police command disclosed that the officer in question is currently in detention. Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, has ordered a speedy investigation and…

Wednesday, 28 December 2022 06:02

‘I’m just waiting for my time to depart this world. I no longer enjoy life’, business mogul Dantata laments

Elder statesman and renowned business mogul, Aminu Dantata, has revealed that he no longer enjoyed life and he is hoping to depart this world in good faith. Dantata, 91, disclosed this when he received the Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima. He said from a youthful age, he had the privilege of meeting many people and had engaged in friendship in all states of Nigeria but could hardly call out 10 who are still alive. “I have travelled to all the states in Nigeria and I have done things with people across all states, many…

Wednesday, 28 December 2022 06:01

Calabar Carnival turns bloody as vehicle rams into crowd, killing 7, injuring 29

Seven people were killed and 29 injured at Calabar Carnival on Tuesday when a car lost control and rammed into a crowd of onlookers, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. Sector Commander of the Corps, Maikano Hassan, confirmed the number of casualties. He said the incident occurred in front of the Jumat Mosque in Bogobiri, Calabar, during the Bikers Carnival activity, which is part of the carnival. Hassan listed the number of injured to include 21 male adults, three women, two male children and three female children. He said the injured were rushed to the naval hospital and…

Wednesday, 28 December 2022 05:58

What to know after Day 308 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia retaliated on Tuesday against a price cap on its oil imposed by Western countries, while its forces were involved in heavy fighting around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Moscow will ban oil sales to countries that abide by the price cap that was imposed on Dec. 5, President Vladimir Putin decreed. The price cap, unseen even in the times of the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union, is aimed at crippling Moscow's military efforts in Ukraine - without upsetting markets by actually blocking Russian supply. Under the cap, oil traders who want to…

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Tuesday, 27 December 2022 05:53

FG warns of flight delays, cancellations as harmattan hits

Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather in the dry season. The advisory was contained in a circular issued by the directorate of aerodrome and airspace standards (DAAS), signed by Musa Nuhu, NCAA director-general, and dated December 19, 2022. Nuhu explained that the advisory was a sequel to the seasonal climate prediction (SCP) issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) which reported that there would be cessation of rainfall and weather associated with dry season in Nigeria from late December 2022 to March/April 2023. Nuhu, who enumerated the effects of…

Tuesday, 27 December 2022 05:47

What to know after Day 307 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE A drone believed to be Ukrainian penetrated hundreds of kilometers through Russian airspace, causing a deadly explosion at the main base for Moscow's strategic bombers in the latest attack to expose gaps in its air defences. Moscow on Monday said it had shot the drone down causing it to crash at the Engels air base, where three service members were killed. Under its usual policy on incidents inside Russia, Ukraine did not comment. The base, the main airfield for the bombers that Kyiv says Moscow has used in recent months to attack Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, is hundreds of…

Monday, 26 December 2022 06:35

Kukah to Buhari: You’re leaving Nigeria worse than you met it, having failed in all your promises

Catholic Bishiop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, yesterday, lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to fulfil his campaign promises, saying the president would be leaving Nigerians by May 2023 more vulnerable than when he took over in 2015. The cleric in his Christmas message, yesterday, described Nigeria as being “in severe distress” claiming the president, who has barely six months to leave office, had failed to tackle corruption, insecurity, poverty, joblessness, fix the rot in the healthcare sector, unify the country, honour and adhere to the federal character provisions of the Nigerian Constitution, even as he has…

Monday, 26 December 2022 06:34

Shiites attend Christmas church service, share gifts to Christians in Kaduna

Some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, on Sunday, attended a church service in Kaduna state to celebrate Christmas with their Christian counterparts. The prayer session was held at the Church of Brethren in Nigeria, Sabon Gari, Zaria. The group also presented a gift to the church to further show love and boost religious tolerance between the two faiths. Speaking after the service, Isah Mshelgaru, leader of the group, said the essence of attending the service was to rejoice with Christians on the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. He said the visit…

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