Новости за 17.10.2024

By now, you have probably seen Seyi, the president’s son, at presidential meetings and functions where he, ideally, has no business. Remember, his father had to ban him from attending the weekly meetings of the Federal Executive Council, saying his access was “undue.” Undeterred, Seyi still showed up at the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Kudirat

As we celebrate World Food Day 2024 (October 16), with the theme “Right to Food for a Better Life and Future,” we are reminded of a stark reality; despite producing enough food to feed the world, 733 million people still face hunger. In Nigeria, this global crisis hits close to home, where approximately 11 million

Nigeria is in a precarious situation with its neighbours. Arms and ammunition slip in through the western border with the Benin Republic. From Cameroon in the east, militants launch intermittent attacks. But the biggest security threat is from the north where Nigeria shares a notoriously porous 1,698km border with two Lake Chad Basin countries: Niger

It is unfathomable that sixty-one years after its founding, the African Union has yet to justify its purpose as an assemblage of visionary leaders charged with providing guidance, direction and leadership for the African region. From security to politics, economy, infrastructure, and technology to the welfare of its citizens, Africa remains at the base of

The Central Bank of Nigeria has commenced a re-validation exercise to ascertain complaints of manufacturers and importers over foreign exchange claims worth $2.4bn. The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this while speaking to the business community at a special summit dinner organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, on Tuesday night in Abuja. He said

The Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria is seeking an upward review of the stockbroking fees, which it described as static over the years and the lifting of the suspension on margin trading. The demand was made in a statement made available to our correspondent on Wednesday, which indicated that ASHON’s Chairman, Sam Onukwue,

Pan-African financial and investment services group United Capital has announced a 61 per cent growth in its gross earnings to N28.17bn at the end of the third quarter from N17.51bn in the corresponding period of 2023. The firm’s profit before tax rose by 93 per cent year-on-year to N18.73bn, as profit after tax grew by

CardinalStone Real Assets Limited, an alternative asset manager in real estate and infrastructure development, investing, and management, has appointed Laolu Alabi as its executive director.  According to the firm, Laolu brings a wealth of expertise in innovative and strategic fundraising and management across global markets. Commenting on the appointment, the Chief Executive of CardinalStone Real

The Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed plans to make it easier for smaller firms to access funds. According to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday, the Director General of SEC, Dr Emomotimi Agama, said this in an interview. The SEC boss described crowdfunding as an online money-raising strategy that began as a way for the

The CFA Society Nigeria, in collaboration with FMDQNext, has empowered some students of Ekiti State University with basic investment skills, including live trading on FMDQ in Lagos. The three-day training, themed ‘Developing the Next  Generation of Finance and Investment Management Leaders’, was initiated as part of CFA Society Nigeria’s University Outreach programme aimed at developing

Creditors have extended the timeline to submit expressions of interest to October 24 after requests from three more parties. Creditors have also put to vote a proposal to replace Deloitte-backed resolution professional (RP) Shailesh Verma with Udayraj Patwardhan who will be supported by EY. Voting is open till the end of the week, documents accessed by ET showed.

More reports are coming in about the tragic death of Liam Payne and we’re learning more about what happened in his final moments. The former One Direction singer died at the young age of 31 on Wednesday (October 16) after falling from the third floor of his hotel in Argentina. Keep reading to find out [...]

The Nigeria U-20 men’s team, Flying Eagles, are putting finishing touches to their preparation for their participation in the 2024 WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship scheduled to commence on Thursday (today) in Lome, Togo. Detailing the camp update following their arrival at the Togolese capital city on Tuesday, the team’s media officer, Sharif Abdallah, revealed

About 172 countries, including the United States of America and India, are expected to participate in the 2024 edition of the Rivers International Film Festival scheduled to be held between 24th and 27th October 2024 in Port Harcourt. Already, 2,230 films have been submitted for the event, the film festival organizers have disclosed. The Festival

A Delta State-based businessman, Mr Onainor Patrick Ewere has dragged the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, among others before the Federal High Court in sitting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, over the ownership of a Lexus GX 460 with Chassis Number JTJBM7FX6C5045457. In the writ of summons dated October 4, 2024, in a

The Cross River State Command of the National Orientation Agency has sensitized residents of the state on the new national anthem, and other national values charters and charged citizens to embrace all national symbols as signs of collective identity. The state Director of the agency, Ibor Otu, while addressing journalists in Calabar on Tuesday, said

An elder statesman and renowned activist in the Niger Delta, Sokari Soberekon, has called for the restructuring of Nigeria into six autonomous nations as a way forward from the challenges confronting the country. Soberekon made the call in an exclusive interview with South-South PUNCH in Port Harcourt, noting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherited a

A group, the Nigerian Intellectual Forum, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to carry out a pre- and post-election audit. The group said such an audit would spur the amendment of the Electoral Act and enhance Nigeria’s electoral process. The Director General of the Forum, Mr Soala Jumbo, made the call during a

A range of high-growth, innovative companies have moved in to the 51-desk space—tenants include climate tech businesses Cogo and CarbonInvoice, botanical prescription drug developer Evithé Bio, and scientific literature review assistant Litmaps.

The interview was the vice president's first formal sit-down with Fox. She faced questions on immigration, and was given a chance to answer again what she would do differently from President Biden.

New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi was indicted for allegedly trying to interfere in a criminal investigation into her husband, state officials announced Wednesday. Hantz Marconi was charged with two felonies and five misdemeanors by a Merrimack County grand jury, the state’s attorney general, John Formella, said in the announcement. The...

SpaceX chief Elon Musk has revealed that an upcoming Starship flight will attempt to catch not only the Super Heavy booster, but the Starship spacecraft, too.

New York Mets' Tyrone Taylor made an unbelievable catch as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored on a sac fly, giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead after the second inning.

This upcoming season could make or break the core of the Milwaukee Bucks … at least that's what Giannis Antetokounmpo thinks.

Sayaka Kai’s drama set in a world where a privileged elite extend their lives by keeping clones in reserve is imbued with literal and figurative darkness.