The Paris Agreement, a global deal by nearly 200 nations to address climate change, was signed on December 12th 2015 at the annual UN Conference of Parties (COP). Under the Paris agreement, countries are required to set national targets for…
Representatives of National Designated Authorities (NDAs) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in ECOWAS Member States are examining ways of harnessing the range of opportunities offered by the GCF Through a three-Day workshop which opened in Abuja, Nigeria on the…
A UNICEF report released on Wednesday indicated that more than 28 million children have been driven out of their homes by conflicts and violence worldwide. It said in a report released in New York that the figure includes 10 million…
Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka has advised self-professed human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) to desist from his unwarranted utterances against Governor Ayodele Fayose, saying; “it is obvious that Falana is driving…
The federal government has ordered electricity Distribution companies (Discos) to stop customers from buying transformers. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, issued the order when he received the new Managing Director of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC),…
The federal government has ordered electricity Distribution companies (Discos) to stop customers from buying transformers. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, issued the order when he received the new Managing Director of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC),…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he is open to expanding the World Cup to 40 teams starting in 2026, with co-host duties being given to several countries. The World Cup has not been expanded since 1994, when the tournament went…
The federal government is set to take external loans from the World Bank, African Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, and Export-Import Bank of China, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. This will include low-cost and long-term loans with interest rates of…
The Special Committee on Clean- Up of Ikoyi, Lekki, and Victoria Island inaugurated by the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode last week has concluded plans to commence the enforcement of the Environmental Sanitation and Town Planning laws in the affected…
Over 100,000 graduates are to be employed by the Federal Government and drafted to farms in all local government councils across the country, as extension workers to help government actualise its food production drive. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,…
