Former Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Prof Godwin Patrick Olu Obasi has been described as Africa’s gift to the world of climate science. This was made know by experts at the Inaugural Prof. Godwin Olu Patrick Obasi Memorial…
The 2016 African Climate Change and Environmental Reporting (ACCER) Awards were feted in an Awards Ceremony held on the sidelines of the ongoing sixth conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 18th– 20th October,…
NPR on Friday appointed its first general manager of podcasting, yet another sign of the medium’s growing importance. It’s Neal Carruth, the supervising senior editor for NPR’s business desk. Carruth, a 17-year veteran at NPR, will oversee “Planet Money,” “Embedded,”…
Uber drivers are not self-employed and should be paid the “national living wage”, a UK employment court has ruled in a landmark case which could affect tens of thousands of workers in the gig economy. The ride-hailing app could now…
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to increase workers’ current minimum wage without further delay. He said the demand by the organized labour was in view of the economic recession, noting…
The Federal Government has appealed to foreign airlines operating in Nigeria, which are in the process of downgrading or suspending their operations in the country, to reconsider their decisions. The foreign carriers had on several occasions decried their inability to…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has launched a website that will be at the centre of the digital channels to be deployed for communications functions. The site, www.ncdc.gov.ng, which is now live, will also serve as the primary source…
Twitter announced plans Thursday to cut nine percent of its workforce as the struggling social network reaffirmed its strategy to drive growth after failing to find a buyer. “We see a significant opportunity to increase growth as we continue to…
With nearly 400,000 children facing starvation in Nigeria, and citizens suffering with little to no protection, security, food or access to clean water, “Nigeria is facing the worst humanitarian crisis on the African continent,” Peter Lundberg, the acting United Nations…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday in Abuja berated the Senate over its approval for the re-introduction of toll gates across the country. The NLC General Secretary, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, while reacting to the development, said in an interview…
