The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has slammed top politicians and high profile Nigerians owing the company huge debt, labeling them as people not worthy f the respect they get. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Lawan Kuru, also decried that…
The National Emergency Management Agency with support of the United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction has held a workshop on disaster risk reduction. The event was to develop a national database for disaster loss and damage. Sani Datti, Head…
Egypt’s parliament approved a new law governing nongovernment organizations on July 14, 2019 that would maintain many of the existing restrictions on their work, Human Rights Watch said today. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi should not approve the law and instead should…
At an event Wednesday, Google launched new features that will state routes on its map in Nigerian accents. The California-based tech firm also increased the detail on its maps to include motor cycle and danfo routes as well as sign…
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has left its Monetary Policy Rate unchanged at 13.5 per cent as at Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The committee made this known at the end of a two-day meeting held…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has signed a deal worth $3.15bn Financing and Technical Services Agreement between Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) and the exploration and production arm of NNPC, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC),…
Researchers are warning of a ‘terrifying prospect’ of drug resistant malaria parasites arriving in Africa. They fear the possibility that the genetic makeup of the mosquitoes-born parasites that induce the ailment, are changing and could resist available medicinal combinations like…
...“He cited ongoing conflict in North Eastern Nigeria, general low immunity levels, and funding as key challenges to the programme,’’ Ms Warigon stated.
https://twitter.com/statedeptspox/status/1153751924338024448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1153751924338024448&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newdiplomatng.com%2F2019%2F07%2F24%2F2019-electoral-misconducts-u-s-imposes-visa-ban-on-culpable-nigerians%2F The United States has begun the move to place visa restriction on individuals acting to undermine the democracy of the country. The US Department of States noted that it is committed to work to advance democracy and respect for…
By MAYOWA ADENIRAN | The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement has expressed displeasure at the ministerial nominees list sent to the senate by President Muhammadu Buhari. The group in a press statement by Executive Director, YIAGA AFRICA, Samson…
