The leadership and members of the Oshimili South Ambassadors (OSA) has Congratulated an ICT Expert and illustrious son of Oshimili South, Charles Obi on his appointment as a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Youth Mobilization to the Delta State Governor. In a congratulatory message signed by Hon. Ogbueshi Nweike said Charles Obi’s appointment is a […]
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Fear of the unknown now rules traders and buyers in many parts of the country following the decision of the Federal Government to redesign the Naira, take more control of the amount of cash in circulation, and checkmate the hoarding of currency by nefarious persons. However, as that lofty programme takes effect in the second […]
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has said about 74 per cent of children in Jigawa State were multi-dimentionally poor. The Chief of UNICEF Kano Field Office (KFO), comprising Kano, Katsina and Jigawa, Mr Rahma Farah, stated this at the launching of the state’s 2022 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in Dutse on Thursday. […]
The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, has advised Nigeria and other African countries hoping to add nuclear energy into their energy mix to garner enough political will and public support to hit their targets. The agency’s Deputy Director and Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy, Mikhail Chudakov gave the advise at the ongoing 2022 […]
Plaintiff noted that two consortiums owned by ADP Airport De Paris submitted an expression of interest thus violating the documented strict rules of engagement in the bidding process. The matter has been assigned to Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa . However, no fixed date has been announced yet. Passengers travelling from Lagos to London in the coming […]
The current nationwide scarcity of petrol which has been on for over a month has put black marketers in a profitable mode as they are now making brisk business by cashing in on the lapses created in the product’s distribution and supply system. The petrol scarcity appears to have defied all measures put forward by […]
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, has said that like most economies across the world, the Nigerian economy is challenged on many fronts. But, she was quick to explain that the country is “not broke”, an indication that the Nigerian’s economy is healthy. While presenting the Ministerial Scorecard of […]
The link between the climate crisis and global health has become clearer with every extreme weather event, with the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies reaching their highest-ever level this century. The World Health Organization (WHO)’s analysis of the seven countries in the greater Horn of Africa – Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, […]
Burkina Faso’s interim president Captain Ibrahim Traoré has told civil society groups there was indeed a recent coup attempt against his government. Rumours of a coup circulated on social media networks last weekend. On Monday, hundreds of people presenting themselves as Traoré supporters gathered in the capital to denounce an attempt to destabilise the regime. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed Nigeria’s readiness to partner with African economic zones to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Buhari gave the indication in Abuja, at the fifth African Union Symposium on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Green Industrialization, and the 7th edition of the African Economic Zones Organisation (AEZO) […]
The $1.4 billion external project finance agreement jointly arranged by the Standard Chartered Bank, UK, and United Bank for Africa for Northern Hydrocarbon Funding Limited, would yield revenue of $6 billion in 20 years, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has said. Speaking on Arise News Channel, the Chief Finance Officer of the NNPC […]
Interest income and non-interest income respectively saw 9 per cent and 12 per cent surge. Lome-based Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, which has Nigeria as its biggest operation of the 36 markets where it has footprints on the continent, had a moderate advance in bottomline for the year to September driven by growth in interest income as […]
South Africa requires an initial funding of about R1.5 trillion to transition to a low carbon and climate resilient society for the five-year period 2023-2027, says Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Commissioner Joanne Yawitch. Addressing a hybrid Special Sitting on Understanding the contents of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) on Thursday, Yawitch said […]
Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says President Cyril Ramaphosa is still engaging stakeholders with regards to the way forward following findings by an Independent Section 89 panel that the President may have violated his oath of office. The panel was formed to look into the circumstances around a robbery at the President’s Phala Phala game farm […]
The legislation was sent to the president more than two months ago Domestic workers were excluded from claiming for compensation for work injuries until the Constitutional Court ruled in 2020 that a section of the Compensation Act was invalid. The amendment bill correcting this was sent to the President in September this year but has […]
Teenagers the world over will agree: entering your teen years is much like a rite of passage. It’s a steppingstone to young adulthood and many 12-year-olds eagerly anticipate their 13th birthday. It was no different for Benedict Leteane. But, in 1999, a few months after his 13th birthday, congenital glaucoma claimed his eyesight and changed […]
Cape Town — Durban Beaches Are Safe, Says eThekweni Mayor The eThekwini municipality has assured residents and visitors of Durban that its beaches are safe to use during the festive season. This follows reports of raw sewerage floating into the oceans and rivers. eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says they have been working around the […]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Ethiopia’s Tigray cease-fire during his first visit to the country since the war broke out two years ago. He said the U.N. is upscaling aid to meet “dramatic humanitarian needs.” Speaking alongside African Union Commissioner Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday, Guterres called on the international community […]