The US-led coalition has targeted oil refineries in Syria during a third night of air strikes against Islamic State, IS, militants. The raids, carried out by US, Saudi and UAE aircraft, killed 14 IS fighters and five civilians in eastern Syria, activists said. The US military said the refineries generated as much as $2 million…
Jonathan Addresses Security Council on Terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan has described the activities of terror groups sweeping across the world as unacceptable. In his remarks at a high level meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations, in New York, Wednesday, President Jonathan said Nigerians and indeed the peace – loving people of the world were horrified at the gruesome murder…
US Airstrikes Against ISIS Expand Into Syria
The United States and its allied Arab nations have carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, in Syria. The strikes were aimed at key targets of the ISIS, including its base of operations in Raqqa, Syria, as well as a secretive al-Qaeda branch known as the Khorasan Group. The Pentagon…
AIESEC Nigeria Holds Management Lecture
Alumni of the International Association of Students in Economics and Commercial Sciences, AIESEC, in Nigeria will hold the 30th edition of the Michael Omolayole Management Lecture themed “Social Entrepreneurship as a Tool for National Economic Development” on Thursday, September 25. Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, will host the lecture, which will take place at NECA…
Building Collapse: Lagos Suspends Probe of Synagogue
The Lagos State government has suspended investigation into the collapse of a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations. Lateef Ibirogba, state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said the state would no longer proceed with the investigation following the decision of the federal government to set up a different committee to look into the…
Prosecute Joshua Now – Town Planners
This is not the best of times for Temitope Joshua, leader of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, as the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, NITP, has called on the Lagos State government to expedite action in making him face the law. At a news conference in Abuja, Steve Onu, national president, NITP, said the…
Lagos Trains 8,000 Teachers on Ebola
The Lagos State government has trained 8,000 public school teachers on the signs and symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD. Addressing teachers during a programme organized by the state ministries of Education and Health, Yewande Adeshina, special adviser to the Lagos State governor on Public Health, said aside from the information on enlightenment and…
Bin Laden’s Son-In-Law Jailed for Life
Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, has been sentenced to life imprison after being found guilty of terrorism by an American court. Abu Ghaith 48-year-old was convicted by a Manhattan federal jury. He was indicted for conspiring to kill Americans and to provide material support for terrorists. U.S. District Judge, Lewis Kaplan…
Ecobank Expands Card Facility to 28 African Countries
Ecobank Transnational has extended the usage of its MasterCard prepaid, debit and credit cards to customers in 28 African countries. The offer gives MasterCard holders access to more than 2,500 ATMs and allows them to pay for goods and services in over 20,000 shops, hotels, restaurants and other outlets across Africa. “Expanding MasterCard’s acceptance in…
FAAN Refutes Allegation
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has refuted claims of outbreak of an epidemic at the Hajj/Cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja. FAAN stated that the alleged outbreak of epidemic as a result of deplorable condition of facilities by some media houses on September 22 was untrue and capable of causing fear…