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Marrakech Call decoded: UN sends Trump its climate demands
Crafting a UN statement is akin to herding cats, rarely delivering a truly satisfactory result. Countries at the COP22 climate summit appear to have agreed on what is being named the ‘Marrakech Action Proclamation‘ (this is one of the final drafts we understand).…
150 Glo offices to be closed over tenement rates in Katsina
The Katsina State Urban and Regional Planning Board has threatened to seal 150 sites belonging to Glo telecommunications in the state for allegedly default in the payment of tenement rates to the government. the KURPB’s Secretary, Alhaji Abdulmumini Usman, issued…
Manufacturers Association reveals Nigeria may not move out of recession in 2017
The President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Dr. Frank Jacobs, says with the current economic situation, the country may not be out of recession in 2017. Jacobs on Wednesday in Abuja said that there was the need to introduce policies and…
NGO decorates Dangote with Bridge Builder Award
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has received a ‘Bridge Builder’ award, conferred on him by a Non Governmental Organisation, Love to the World Initiative Bridge Builders. The group’s regional spokesman, Abubakar Jibrin, in a statement on Wednesday…
Things President Buhari would do at COP-22 in Morocco
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Marrakech, Morocco, to participate in the ongoing 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), tagged, COP-22. While in Marrakech, the president would participate in the official…
Things President Buhari would do at COP-22 in Morocco
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Marrakech, Morocco, to participate in the ongoing 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), tagged, COP-22. While in Marrakech, the president would participate in the official…
ACBF partners Bank of Industry to train youths in 2 Nigerian states
The Bank of Industry (BOI) and the African Community Bridge Foundation (ACBF) on Tuesday commenced the training of 131 youths from Taraba and Adamawa in various entrepreneurial skills for job creation and self reliance. Alhaji Dahiru Bala, the branch manager…
Nigeria has highest number of students in U.S – Report
Nigeria has been announced as the African country with the highest number of students studying in the U.S. by the United States government on Tuesday. This was according to the 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. The Open…
CNPP Laments States’ Inability to Pay Salaries, Commends Enugu, Rivers, Lagos
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has bemoaned the inability of 33 states of the federation to pay salaries, commending the Enugu, Rivers and Lagos States. The Conference noted that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi deserves a special commendation for making…
