Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Troops of Operation Forest Sanity Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have eliminated four terrorists and recovered arms, ammunition, as well as other items, in two encounters in Kaduna State. Its spokesperson, Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Danmadami said the troops had, on Sunday

Digital Currency Group is facing problems on multiple fronts. Key Takeaways Digital Currency Group brought old problems into the new year. Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss posted an open letter criticizing DCG CEO Barry Silbert's actions with regards to Genesis’ liquidity crunch. Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust is also trading at a record discount of -60%. Barry Silbert’s

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Dauda Biu The newly appointed corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, has assured Nigerians of adequate logistics during the 2023 general elections. Mr Biu gave the assurance during his decoration by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday in Abuja.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar As the 2023 elections draw near, Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has labelled Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a liar who cannot explain the source of his wealth. Mr Tinubu threw jab at Mr Abubakar while addressing North-West

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Abia recorded a low turnout of civil servants as work resumed Tuesday after the New Year celebration. The correspondent who monitored the resumption of work in Umuahia reports that only a few workers were seen at their duty posts. Most of the offices visited at the

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Mongolia Mongolia’s population growth has been slowing since 2020, the chairman of the National Statistics Office, Batmunkh Batdavaa, said on Tuesday. He said the country’s population had grown by an average annual rate of 2.2 per cent from 2010 to 2020. Mr Batdavaa said the average annual growth rate had decreased

President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will forward the comprehensive Borrowing Plan for 2023 to the National Assembly for consideration. The President made this known after signing the 21.83 trillion naira 2023 Appropriation Bill into law on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. He said since the Budget is a deficit one, borrowing

On January 3, 2009, the anonymous creator of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, launched the Genesis Block – the first block in the Bitcoin Blockchain. The event at the time wasn’t celebrated – it was arguably considered a blip in the long history of cryptography and digital currency – but today we know the Genesis Block was

Budget Box President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2023 Budget of N21.83 trillion into law. The President who took advantage of the first working day of 2023 to take the significant steps also signed the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law. Speaking at the signing of the eighth and final annual budget of this administration

Cape Town — Govt, Agency in Final Talks to Scrap E-Tolls - Minister Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has said that government and a technical team from the South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) are in the closing stage of reaching an agreement to scrap e-tolls, Eyewitness News reports. Government has also agreed to

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has urged Malawians to be vigilant against social and health threats that could potentially compromise the security of the country and its resources. Chakwera mentioned the raging cholera outbreak as one of the public health threats that may disrupt the operations of the government. "Chief among the threats you must

Officials from Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) are calling on the government to table the Older Persons Bill in the next parliamentary session to protect senior citizens who are being killed on suspicion of witchcraft. CHRR Executive Director Michael Kaiyatsa said the only way elderly people can be protected is to have a