The Chinese president is on his fourth state visit to the African nation and will participate in the BRICS summit which runs from August 22 to 24. China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa at midnight on Monday for his fourth state visit to the country, which coincides with the 15th BRICS Summit. After arriving at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg at midnight on Monday, Xi was welcomed with a cultural song and dance performance as well as a military parade by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). He was received by President Cyril Ramaphosa who will host the Chinese…
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The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its demands or face industrial disharmony. MDCAN made this known in a communique issued on Tuesday at the end of its extraordinary National Executive Council Meeting which was held virtually. The communique was signed by its President, Dr. Victor Makanjuola, and Secretary-General, Dr. Yemi Raji. The NEC said it is dismayed by the non-implementation of the jointly agreed upward review of CONMESS and the introduction of Accoutrement allowance with the Nigerian Medical Association, as the released circular only captured the percentage…
The celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Anglican church of the Ascension Opebi climaxed on the 20th of August, 2023 with a Thanksgiving and Lord feast, theme: “New Life in Christ Jesus”. The celebration which started in April featured various spiritual activities such as the Ascension bon fire, Ascension spiritual praises, documentary and societies presentation. Speaking on the theme of the day, the bishop of the Diocese of Lagos West, Anglican Communion, the Right Reverend Dr. James Olusola Odedeji noted that no man has an encounter with God and still remain the same. Citing some examples in the bible, the…
Men of the Nigerian Navy have arrested 10 suspected pipeline vandals while attempting to steal crude from the sea in Lagos. The suspects were arrested in the early hours of Sunday at the Single Point Mooring buoy, a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s facility where tankers unload products, which are eventually transferred into tank farms for distribution. They were arrested in three speedboats with over 100 pieces of 50-litre jerry cans with hoses connected to drain the product from the vessel. The Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Kolawale Oguntuga, paraded the suspects at the NNS Beecroft Naval Base parade ground, Apapa Lagos…
World 100m women’s hurdles champion and record holder, Tobi Amusan, will begin her title defense on Tuesday (today) at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary. The race starts at 6:12 pm, according to the event schedule of the championship. Amusan was cleared to defend her title last Thursday by the Athletics Integrity Unit after an appeals panel found she had not violated anti-doping rules despite missing three whereabouts tests in 12 months. The 26-year-old will be running in lane four and face stiff competition from Olympic bronze medal winner Megan Tapper of Jamaica in the fifth and final heat…
Nigeria will face 2021 silver medallists Kenya in the quarter-finals of the 2023 African Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship in Yaounde, Cameroon on Tuesday (today). Nigeria lost to Algeria 3-2 (16-25, 18-25, 25-23, 26-24, 6-15) in their last group stage match at the Yaounde multi-purpose sports hall on Sunday and recorded two wins against Mali and Burundi as well as three losses ro Cameroon, Egypt and Algeria in the group stage. The head coach of Nigeria women’s volleyball team, Samuel Ajayi, who admitted that losing the fifth set to Algeria was painful, said all attention would be shifted to the quarter-finals…
The Infrastructure Bank Plc, on Monday, announced its partnership with FEMADEC Group to introduce 500 buses powered by autogas (Compressed Natural Gas) in a bid to mitigate the high cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Partners in the deal stated the initiative was developed to offer dependable, cost-effective and ecologically conscious travel alternatives for citizens, considering the widespread harsh effect caused by the hike in PMS prices nationwide. The Infrastructure Bank, formerly known as the Urban Development Bank of Nigeria Plc, was established in 1992 under Decree No. 51 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s 1992 Constitution, to…
About 1,200 hunters drawn from all Local Government Areas in Osun State under the aegis of Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service have completed a 4-day training in intelligence gathering. Also, at the exercise held within the premises of Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, the trainees were engaged in the area of inter-agencies relations, to better position them for the task of assisting in crime prevention. Addressing the participants at the closing session of the training on Monday, the National Provost, NHFSS, Kehinde Ogunlade, harped on the importance of training for security volunteers to keep them abreast of their duties.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday swore in his 45-member cabinet. This came days after he assigned portfolios to them. However, one aspect of the ministerial cabinet that has sparked widespread excitement among economic experts and opinion leaders is the establishment of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. According to experts and stakeholders in the marine and aquatic sector of Nigeria’s economy, the creation of this ministry is a rare display of the federal government’s urgency to breathe life and tap into economic development opportunities at the sea. They hold the view that the new ministry, if taken seriously…
The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has cautioned the Economic Community of West African States against military intervention in Niger Republic. The ECOWAS defense chiefs had on Thursday pledged readiness to participate in a standby force that would restore democracy in Niger after generals toppled and detained President Mohamed Bazoum. In a statement via X, formerly known as Twitter, El-Rufai said, “As ECOWAS beats the drums of war, I recall the 1970s rock classic by Dire Straits – ‘Brothers in Arms’, because a war within our subregion is a war between brothers. Indeed, the people of Niger Republic…