President Bola Tinubu’s administration, on Saturday announced that Nigeria had secured a loan of $2.25 billion from the World Bank at a single-digit interest rate. The package includes a 40-year term with a 10-year moratorium and a nominal interest rate of 1 percent. During a press briefing in Washington DC, United States, Wale Edun, Nigeria’s…
The Nigerian government is set to purchase a minimum of 24 fighter jets from Italy’s Leonardo to enhance the country’s air force. This was made known by the Nigerian Air Force spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet stating that the aircraft will be delivered in four batches of six jets each. Additionally, Gabkwet stated in his…
The Group of Seven (G7) major powers vowed on Friday to enhance Ukraine’s air defenses in response to escalating Russian attacks and urged China to cease support for Moscow’s military sector if it sought positive relations with the West. Foreign ministers from the G7 nations, including the United States, Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and…
Kurgan’s regional governor, Vadim Shumkov, has taken to the social media to implore residents in flood-prone areas to evacuate immediately due to rising water levels. According to Shumkov, the “colossal” volume of water is moving towards the Russian city of Kurgan. The Tobol river and its tributaries have swelled, with water levels reaching twice those of…
Amid the intensity of Iranian revenge on airstrike, the United States President, Joe Biden has expressed his expectation that Iran will attack Israel sooner rather than later. While Israel has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack on an Iranian consulate in Syria, it is widely speculated to be behind it, which claimed the lives…
A vessel facilitating food aid bound for Gaza sets sail from a port in Cyprus and embarked on its second voyage to the enclave. According to Oscar Camps, the founder of a charitable organization that owns the vessel stated that a Spanish-flagged salvage vessel, set sail from the Cypriot port of Larnaca on Saturday, 30th…
The former US Senator and the first Jewish vice-presidential nominee, Joe Lieberman has passed away at the age of 82. The American politician and lawyer who was a former Connecticut senator died on Wednesday, 27th March, 2024. According to the statement obtained from his family, the cause of his death was due to complications from…
Emeka Rollas, the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), has dismissed rumors suggesting that Nollywood veteran Zack Orji has passed away. Recall that on Tuesday morning, the social media was flooded with news of the passing of the esteemed veteran Nollywood actor. Taking to his social media page, Rollas refuted the death rumors,…
