To attain global sanitation targets, Nigeria will have to triple current investment levels in the sector, an objective that will require contributions of partners and stakeholders since government budgets alone won’t make the mark. This was stated Friday by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who declared open the 2022 World Toilet Summit in Abuja on behalf […]
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Abuja — In a report published ahead of World Children’s Day, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said discrimination against children based on ethnicity, language, and religion are rife in countries worldwide. This was revealed in a statement by UNICEF’s Executive Director, Ms. Catherine Russell, said systemic racism and discrimination put children […]
France will stop sending public development aid to Mali because of the West African country’s alleged ties to Russian paramilitaries, according to the French foreign ministry. “Given the attitude of Mali’s junta leader, allied with the Russian mercenaries of Wagner, we have suspended our public development aid to Mali,” a ministry source said on Thursday. […]
The world’s French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an internationally criticised power grab. The two-day meeting and an associated economic forum will officially focus on technology and development, but it is also an opportunity for Western and African leaders […]
President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi announces first export of Liquefied Natural Gas from Cabo Delgado Mozambique is significantly being exposed to the EU’s planned Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), mainly due to its large aluminium export to the EU. Aluminium is the country’s largest export good, making up 25 per cent of export earnings, worth […]
South Sudan sets target of reducing malaria deaths by 80 per cent by 2025, renews efforts towards ending malaria Over 150 participants took a major step to end malaria in South Sudan during the first-ever national malaria conference that took place from November 8 to November 10, 2022. The conference with the theme “saving lives […]
PICK OF THE SPORT: The entire world will come to a standstill on Sunday, when the Qatar 2022 World Cup kicks off. Football will take centre stage when the moment everybody has been waiting four years for finally arrives. There is no bigger stage, there is no better prize, there are no moments more special […]
The entire world will come to a standstill on Sunday, when the Qatar 2022 World Cup kicks off. Football will take centre stage when the moment everybody has been waiting four years for finally arrives. There is no bigger stage, there is no better prize, there are no moments more special than those in the […]
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Enugu State, Peter Mbah were also inducted into the Hall of Fame. Godfrey Okoye University (GOU), Enugu, on Friday inducted the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, into its Hall of Fame. The induction was part of the activities marking the […]
Officials at the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) finalized the drafting of a regulation that will govern the import, operation, and production of drones in the country. The authority has been working on the regulation for the last three years in collaboration with the Information Network Security Agency (INSA).The draft prevents individuals and entities from […]
Kwale — The government will pursue policies that spur investments in the country, President William Ruto has said. He noted that gone are the days when brokers and unscrupulous businessmen drove the importation of goods in Kenya. “We are going to reverse the trend that was killing local industries and denying our youths job opportunities,” […]
Addis Ababa — The peace in Ethiopia will definitely benefit the region and every corner of the World as the peace, security and development are globally interlinked together, Iran’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Samad Ali Lakizadeh said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Ambassador Lakizadeh said the peace agreement is a wise decision which will benefit […]
The government has cautioned over the growing antimicrobial resistance which has now reached 65 per cent, calling for deliberate efforts to avert the problem. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat, […]
The presidency has called on campaigners to desist from using president Hage Geingob’s name to influence the Swapo congress. The presidency warned that impersonating someone is a criminal offence and punishable by law. “The public or delegates to the Swapo [congress] are urged not to believe such claims by any person misrepresenting himself or herself […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is optimistic that with the coming together of East Africa, the current instability in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo will be dealt with once and for all. While speaking to a delegation from the United Nations Security Council led by Ambassador Michel Xavier Biang, the Permanent Representative of Gabon […]
The Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, yesterday called on traditionalists in Benin Kingdom to immediately perform the traditional ceremony of waving away calamity known in the local parlance as “Bisusu”. Oba Ewuare II who prescribed one of the traditional items to be included in the ritual, also directed that the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan on his 65th birthday, Nov. 20, 2022. The President, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina on Saturday in Abuja, noted the unique position of the former president in the growth and development of the nation. He lauded Jonathan for sacrificing […]
Police in Niger State have killed seven bandits who had been terrorising farmers within Kumbashi district of Mariga local government area of Niger State and arrested 18 miscreants and thugs in Minna. Police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun who confirmed this yesterday in Minna, said it was part of the ongoing onslaught against bandits in the state. […]