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A visiting Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the Imperial College London, Hippolite Amadi, has emerged winner of the 2023 Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) prize for his novel scientific work on respiratory technologies that keeps Nigerian new-born babies alive.  The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Science, Thursday, announced Professor Amadi as winner of the prize worth $100,000, …

The Lagos State government has announced reopening of the Alaba International Market and the Trade Fair Complex Markets earlier closed down for breaching environmental and sanitation regulations. The State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who announced the reopening of the markets on Saturday, said the environmental issues had been addressed. Wahab, in a post on X, …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, blamed the Rivers State Governor, Similaye Fubara, for the escalation of the crisis in the state. The crisis first came to the fore in October after the Rivers State House of Assembly moved to impeach the governor. The crisis was quickly nipped in the bud following President Tinubu’s intervention. …

The Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure, has decried the effects of bad leadership on Nigerians as Christians across the world celebrate Christmas this year. In a Christmas message sent to Nigerians on Sunday, Abure expressed sadness that the majority of the citizens would be celebrating the annual ritual on empty stomachs due to bad leadership. He urged Nigerians to …

[Presscl Release] In honour of President Bola Tinubu’s determined global push to aggressively attract foreign direct investment into Nigeria, the world’s second largest stock exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (NASDAQ), on Wednesday in the world’s financial capital, invited President Tinubu to ring the closing bell, making him the first African President to ever receive the …

The Lagos State police command conducted an autopsy on the remains of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad. The command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development in a post on his X platform, formerly Twitter, on Thursday evening. He, however, said the command was awaiting the outcome of the process before proceeding with the investigation of the singer’s death. READ ALSO: …

The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the election of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu. The Labour Party candidate, Chief Frank Chinasa, challenged Kalu’s victory in the February 25 National Assembly election held in Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State. In the petition filed by his counsel, …

The House of Representatives, last week, raised the alarm on the alleged invasion of Okwa community in Cross River State by Cameroonian bandits. One other story from the National Assembly (NASS), was also analysed within the week under review. 1. As Cameroonian bandits invade Cross River On December 20, the House of Representatives appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently …

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has raised the number of households being targeted for palliatives from 300,000 to 400,000 households. Zulum had, on August 1, 2023, while launching a new phase of palliatives distribution, announced a target of 300,000 households each with six persons which will multiply 1.8 million individuals. However, the governor while inaugurating the distribution of the palliatives …

Ghana’s Black Princesses came from a goal down to beat Nigeria’s Falconets 2-1 after extra-time, in the African Games 2023 football event on Thursday night. The defeat means the Falconets’ reign as African Games champions has ended. Loveth Edeh put the Falconets 1-0 ahead in the 23rd minute, slotting the ball home after the Ghanaian keeper spilled the ball. With …