Lagos — There’s a mounting pressure on the federal government to make significant releases to clear the foreign airlines’ trapped funds amidst their threat to exit Nigeria. This is despite the release of $61.4m by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week as part of efforts to clear outstanding liabilities and bolster the foreign […]
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The UN refugee agency has advised governments not to return people to Sudan amid an ongoing conflict there. Meanwhile, Arab ministers will meet in Cairo this weekend to discuss the fighting. DW has the latest. The United Nations’ refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday that it was telling governments not to return people to Sudan […]
Lagos — The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has commenced moves to reactivate the old narrow gauge networks with the Eastern line already at an advanced stage to resume operations. The Eastern line from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri is one of the old narrow gauge lines currently receiving attention of the federal government being undertaken by […]
“More alarming are allegations in the public space of attempts by certain APC leaders to compromise the judiciary with heavy financial inducement and to orchestrate trumped-up allegations of impropriety against judicial officers.” The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over an alleged plan to influence the decision of the panel presiding over the […]
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak quelled a Conservative Party rebellion and got his stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda through the House of Commons on Wednesday. Lawmakers voted 320-276 to back a bill intended to overcome a U.K. Supreme Court block on the Rwanda plan. But the contentious immigration […]
Rome — Less than a decade ago, Africa was home to 60-65% of the world’s uncultivated arable land and 10% of renewable freshwater resources, as reported by the African Union in 2016, while concluding that African farmers could feed the world. Is it still the case? The above data had been provided in July 2016 […]
Ibadan — Following the explosion that rocked major parts of Ibadan, on Tuesday, one of the survivors, Alhaji Mohammed Musa, who lives close to the epicentre, said it was foreigners, who were engaged in illegal mining activities that caused the blast. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State also attributed the blast to explosives stored by […]
The federal government has formally presented the post-privatisation Discharge Certificate to Transcorp Power Limited, the owner of the 972 megawatts (MW) thermal power generation plant located in Ughelli, Delta State. This was just as the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, reviewed the current power situation in the country and concluded that serious private sector […]
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Rwanda: Where Are Rwanda’s Hot Springs?
Hot springs, locally known as ‘Amashyuza’, are fascinating geographical features and are not commonly found. However, Rwanda has a number of them that serve as national tourist attractions, drawing thousands of people. These beautiful and unique features are formed when hot water is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater that rises from the […]
Of every 10 babies born, 1 is preterm – and every 40 seconds, 1 of those babies dies Preterm birth rates have not changed in the past decade in any region of the world The impacts of conflict, climate change, COVID-19 are increasing risks for women and babies everywhere Action is needed urgently to improve […]
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has underscored the importance of embracing the 4Rs philosophy in maintaining peace and stability in the country. The 4Rs represent Reconciliation, Resilience, Reforms and Rebuilding, and are essential for addressing the current social, political and economic issues in the country. “If we stick together, we will create a strong nation made […]
In reaction to the zoning arrangement for National Assembly leadership positions released on Monday by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), seven aspirants for the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives have come together under the G7 platform to express their rejection of the declaration. The members of the […]
Four officials of the provincial Department of Social Development already “under precautionary suspension” Grants to two organisations that provide training in beauty and farming are currently under investigation, the Gauteng Department of Social Development has revealed. Last week GroundUp revealed that over R114-million had been given to two organisations, Beauty Hub Academy and Daracorp. The […]
Ekurhuleni community wants unsafe and unhygienic chemical toilets replaced with flushing ones The Ekurhuleni municipality has been taken to court by residents of an informal settlement. They want their chemical toilets to be replaced with some form of flush toilets. The applicants have been living in the informal settlement for decades and argue that the […]
Senior lawyers in Nigeria have cautioned against the resort to self-help and anarchy following the declaration of the 16 lawmakers of the Plateau State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and later sacked by the Court of Appeal that they would resume legislative duties today after the recess […]
Jeddah / Washington DC — Representatives of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed in Jeddah yesterday to allow safe escape routes and passage of humanitarian aid in Sudan. After a week of negotiations in the Saudi city of Jeddah, it has been agreed that the warring parties will […]
Joseph Boakai was sworn in as Liberia’s 26th president on 22 January 2024. Boakai secured a six year term of office after defeating incumbent president George Weah in a keenly contested November 2023 poll with 50.9% of the votes cast. The west African country of 5 million people reached a major milestone on 17 November […]
With just about two weeks left to the end of his second and final term in office, President Muhammadu Buhari last Wednesday sent a letter to the Senate requesting approval for a fresh or “additional” $800 million facility from the World Bank. Were Nigerians not already too numbed to be scandalized, such a request should […]