THE United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Nigeria Country Representative, Ms Ulla Mueller says female genital mutilation (FGM) is a violation of women’s right and democracy because it prevents women from being able to fully play their roles at home and…
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 0.51 per cent (year-on-year) in Q1, 2021. This marks the second consecutive quarterly growth for the nation, following the negative growth rates recorded in the second and third quarters of 2020. Q1’s growth rate…
Gatekeepers News reports that The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has declared travellers who ignored the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Health Regulations Protection, 2021 wanted. On 1st May 2021 the PSC on COVID-19 issued a Travel Advisory for passengers arriving in Nigeria…
Nyiragongo’s last eruption in 2002 killed 250 people and left 120,000 homeless in the DRC. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Mount Nyiragongo has erupted for the first time in nearly two decades, sending lava sliding down the hillside…
A Nigerian Robotic Engineer, Dr. Olusola Ayoola has developed Carbon Emission Tracker (CET) Drone for aerial surveillance in detecting hideouts of criminals within caves and forest areas. Dr. Ayoola is the founder of Robotic and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (RAIN), an…
… Seizes $24,500 offered as bribe to compromise investigation A Brazil based drug kingpin has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who also intercepted 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing 27.95 kilogrammes with a street…
… Awards three participants 1,750 dollars Determined to close the knowledge gap in financial market, a brokerage firm that offers Forex, TigerWit Africa, has trained over 840 Nigerians in a two-week workshop in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The two…
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Senator Kashim Shettima and Senator Abubakar Kyari on Saturday joined top dignitaries and hundreds of sympathizers for the jana’iza (funeral prayers) of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru. The funeral…
The Federal Government has said the implementation of financial autonomy for state legislature and judiciary would commence next week. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Thursday after a conciliation meeting to resolve the strike of…
To celebrate Africa Day on Tuesday, 25th May, MultiChoice Group is launching M-Net Movies Afro-Cinema, a pop-up movie channel dedicated to showcasing and celebrating contemporary African films. The Afro-Cinema Channel will be available from Friday, 21 May, to Sunday, 30…
