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Sunday, 27 March 2022 06:41

Kremlin hits out at Biden’s insults against Putin

US President Joe Biden’s personal insults against Russian President Vladimir Putin narrow the window of opportunity for improving relations between Moscow and Washington, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Saturday. "A state leader should control his temper, nonetheless," Peskov said commenting on the latest remark from the US president. "And, of course, each time such personal insults [are uttered, they] narrow the window of opportunity for our bilateral relations under the current [US] administration. It is necessary to be aware of this," Peskov stressed. The Kremlin spokesman was surprised that Biden, who was an enthusiastic proponent of bombing Yugoslavia…

Sunday, 27 March 2022 06:40

Hungary's Orban reasserts 'neutrality' in Ukraine war

Widely seen as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest ally in the European Union, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sought to assert Hungary’s neutrality in the war in Ukraine, even as his allies in the EU and NATO assist the embattled country and punish Russia for launching the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. Orban, who faces a difficult election on April 3, has refused to supply Ukraine with military aid — alone among Ukraine’s EU neighbors — and has not allowed lethal weapons to be shipped to Ukraine across Hungary’s borders. Arguing that providing such assistance…

Saturday, 26 March 2022 06:24

VAT collections got boost of N530bn, hit N2.03tn in 2021 – Report

Nigeria generated a total of N2.03tn from Value Added Tax collections in 2021, data from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. The revenue generated from VAT in 2021 represents an increase of N530bn when compared to N1.53tn generated in 2020. According to a report released by the NBS on Friday, the country earned N563.72bn from VAT in Q4, showing a growth of 12.63 per cent, quarter-on-quarter. However, on a year-on-year basis, VAT collections in Q4 2021 increased by 23.98 per cent from Q4 2020, the report added. In the first, second, and third quarters of 2021, total VAT collected…

Saturday, 26 March 2022 06:23

Buhari appoints new solicitor-general of the federation

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Beatrice Jedy-Agba as solicitor-general of the federation. Her appointment was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the office of the head of civil service of the federation. Prior to Beatrice’s appointment, Mohammed Umar, director of public prosecution, was acting solicitor-general following the retirement of Dayo Akpata in July 2021. Beatrice, a former executive secretary of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP), was also appointed as a permanent secretary alongside three other persons. The development comes weeks after 37 out of 74…

Saturday, 26 March 2022 06:19

What to know after Day 30 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russian forces appear to be shifting their focus from Ukraine’s capital to the contested Donbas region, possibly signaling a new phase of the war. The Russians seem to be prioritizing what Moscow calls the liberation of the Donbas region over a ground offensive aimed at Kyiv. Russian-backed separatists have controlled part of the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine since 2014. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials say a strike on a theater last week in the besieged city of Mariupol killed about 300 people in the deadliest single attack since the invasion started a month ago. Separately, The Associated Press has independently documented…

Saturday, 26 March 2022 06:18

Nigeria’s first female Vice-Chancellor Grace Alele Williams is dead

Nigeria’s first female Vice-Chancellor, Grace Alele-Williams is dead. She died on Friday at the age of 89. Alele-Williams, a professor of mathematics gained prominence after she was appointed vice-chancellor of the prestigious University of Benin in 1985. Her tenure witnessed a drastic reduction in cultism, a menace in UNIBEN at the time. Before her appointment as vice-chancellor, she made history as the first Nigerian woman to obtain a doctorate degree in Mathematics education in 1963, a rare feat in the sixties. Alele-Williams was born in Warri, Delta State, and attended Government School, Warri; Queen’s College, Lagos, and the University College…

Friday, 25 March 2022 06:04

What to know after Day 29 of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on his people to keep up their resistance to Russia’s invading forces, saying “every minute determines our fate, our future, whether we will live.” During his nightly video address to his people, Zelenskyy said late Thursday that, “With every day of our defense, we are getting closer to the peace that we need so much. We are getting closer to victory.” He also thanked EU and NATO leaders for pledging more support for Ukraine earlier Thursday and called on EU leaders to fast-track Ukrainian membership in the bloc. And as Russia continued its bombardment of…

Friday, 25 March 2022 06:03

North Korea tests massive new ICBM for 'long' confrontation with US

North Korea's latest launch was a huge, new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media reported on Friday, in a test leader Kim Jong Un said was designed to demonstrate the might of its nuclear force and deter any U.S. military moves. It was the first full ICBM test by nuclear-armed North Korea since 2017, and flight data indicated the missile flew higher and longer than any of North Korea's previous tests, before crashing into the sea west of Japan. Dubbed the Hwasong-17, the ICBM is the largest liquid-fuelled missile ever launched by any country from a road-mobile launcher, analysts said.…

Friday, 25 March 2022 06:02

Donald Trump sues Hillary Clinton, others over Russian collusion allegations

Donald Trump on Thursday sued Hillary Clinton and several other Democrats, alleging they tried to rig the 2016 U.S. presidential election by tying his campaign to Russia. “Acting in concert, the Defendants maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, was colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty,” the former president alleged in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Florida. Trump, who beat Democratic nominee Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, alleges “racketeering” and a “conspiracy to commit injurious falsehood,” among other claims. Trump’s allegations in the lawsuit are undermined by a 966-page report…

Thursday, 24 March 2022 06:18

Senate confirms Buhari’s nominees for CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee

Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of seven members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report of the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions. The report was presented by the Chairman of the committee, Uba Sani (APC-Kaduna). President Muhammadu Buhari, had in the letter to the Senate dated February 23, explained that the confirmation and membership renewal request was made pursuant to Section 12(4) of the Central Bank Act, 2007. Those confirmed by the Senate included Mohammed Adaya Salisu and Mo’Omamegbe, both…

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Thursday, 24 March 2022 06:16

Dutch court rejects suit of ‘Ogoni Nine’ widows against Shell

A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a suit against Shell brought by four widows of activists who were executed by the Nigerian government in 1995 after they protested against the oil's company's exploitation of the Niger Delta. The court said there was not enough evidence to support the widows' claim that Shell had been involved in bribing witnesses related to the case. In 2019, the court had handed the widows a rare win in their long-running battle by allowing the case to continue. But it had also said the claimants needed to prove Shell's liability. Shell has always denied wrongdoing.…

Thursday, 24 March 2022 06:15

FG, states, LGs share N590bn as FAAC allocation for February

Federation account allocation committee (FAAC) says it shared N590.546 billion to the federal government, states and local governments for February 2022. The figure represents an increase of N15.766 billion compared to last month. In February, the three tiers of government had received N574.66 billion for January, a decline compared to N699.82 shared for December 2021. The details are contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a virtual meeting of the FAAC for March 2022. According to the statement, a total of N590.55 billion distributable revenuecomprised distributable statutory revenue of N337.43 billion; distributable value-added tax (VAT) revenue of N165.64…

Thursday, 24 March 2022 06:14

What to know after Day 28 of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for people around the world to show support for Ukraine on Thursday, which will mark the start of the second month of Russia’s invasion of his country. In his nightly video address to his people late Wednesday, Zelenskyy also called on NATO to provide Ukraine with “effective and unrestricted” support to Ukraine, including any weapons it needs to fend off the invasion. His office said he will address the alliance’s summit on Thursday by video. Zelenskyy’s impassioned call for more support capped a day in which Russian forces continued to bombard Ukrainian cities, as Ukraine’s…

Thursday, 24 March 2022 06:13

Russia has threatened to use nuclear weapons if faced with ‘existential threats’. This is what US is doing in preparation

The White House has quietly assembled a team of national security officials to sketch out scenarios of how the United States and its allies should respond if President Vladimir Putin of Russia — frustrated by his lack of progress in Ukraine or determined to warn Western nations against intervening in the war — unleashes his stockpiles of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. The Tiger Team, as the group is known, is also examining responses if Putin reaches into NATO territory to attack convoys bringing weapons and aid to Ukraine, according to several officials involved in the process. Meeting three times…

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