The 2022 edition of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference, COP27 rounded up with countries reaching an agreement on funding to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters. Developing countries made strong and repeated appeals for…
The British Embassy in Nigeria recently witnessed increased in visa applications by Nigerians who want to study in the United Kingdom (UK), and those seeking for employment opportunities, according to the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing. Laing who…
Barely two (2) weeks since the commencement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27, the President of this year’s conference, Sameh Shoukry, said attending parties have failed to reach a consensus on loss and damage, mitigation,…
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) under the Ministry of Environment in the 2023 budget appropriation bill has set aside the sum of N2.5 billion for new projects associated with flood prevention and management. This is in response to the…
About one hundred (100) die per hour due to malnutrition which translates to about 2,400 deaths daily, according to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF’s Chief Nutrition Officer in Nigeria, Nemat Hajeebhoy, made this known while speaking…
The African Union Commission (AUC) is joining forces with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide $9.73 million to enhance digital market development in the continent. In a statement issued on the website of the AfDB on Friday, the agreement…
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMFAC) has been directed by President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately implement the enhanced salary and welfare scheme for judicial officers. This was disclosed in a statement…
Barely 24 hours after the report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which stated 133 million people living in the country – 63 percent of the country’s population are multidimensionally poor, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Friday…
Sequel to the mass lay off of its workers few weeks ago, new owner of the microblogging platform, Twitter, Elon Musk is temporarily shutting down some of its global offices. An email from the company informed employees that all Twitter…
Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has been discharged and acquitted over failure of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to establish a case against him. Lawal was acquitted on Friday by a…
