President Donald Trump has ordered the United States Treasury to “stop producing new pennies” in an effort to eliminate waste as the cost of making new pennies is now greater than the value of the coins. In a post on Truth Social during the Super Bowl on Sunday, Trump wrote, “For far too long the…
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Salako, has expressed confidence that the mass emigration of healthcare professionals, popularly known as the “japa syndrome,” will soon subside. Speaking during a working visit to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Monday, Salako credited this optimism to the focused reforms and policies introduced…
[ Thomas Samson/ via AP] Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron held a meeting in Paris on Monday on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit, hosted in the French capital. According to sources, during their one-hour private meeting, the two leaders discussed bilateral and European issues. Mitsotakis and Macron discussed…
Nigerien security forces have successfully dismantled a major arms trafficking network in the city of Tahoua, seizing a significant cache of weapons and ammunition. The operation, led by Warrant Officer Abdou Amadou Boubacar, resulted in the arrest of a key suspect and the confiscation of seven AK-47 rifles, 25 magazines loaded with 750 bullets, 60…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Abia State Command has arrested 3 suspects for vandalism of oil pipeline, oil theft and illegal dealings in petroleum products at Umuowaga Umuelechi Obuzo Asa in Ukwa West LGA in Abia State. Spokesperson of the command, ASC II Doreen Udugwu, who disclosed this in a…
