Women’s World Cup: Upsets, shocks as powerhouses crash out
There were fairytales in the first two weeks of the on-going Women’s World Cup being hosted by Australia and neighours, New Zealand with Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Norway and Australia…
Angry Editors To Philippine Govt: Drop all charges against Maria Ressa, Allow Her Travel
November 30, 2021 The Philippine government is seeking to prevent IPI Executive Board member and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa from travelling to Norway to accept her Nobel Peace Prize in…
FG explains what constitutes hate speech, says fine raised for national securityÂ
The Federal Government says “any speech, broadcast or publication that denigrates a person, a group of people on the basis of their sex, religion, political belief or origin is hate…
Revealed: Best countries to be a woman, Nigeria among worst nations, says new research
The Women, Peace and Security Index, first published in 2017, looks at how women in 167 countries fare in the areas of inclusion, justice and security. Norway tops the list…
Climate Financing: AfDB Pledges US$ 25 Billion for the Period 2020-2025, Doubling its Commitments
The African Development Bank, AfDB, will double its climate finance commitments for the period 2020-2025, the Bank’s President announced at the One Planet Summit taking place in…
Nigeria Reaches Satisfactory Progress in Extractive Industry Implementation Standard
The International Board of Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) says Nigeria has attained the highest rating in implementation of its standards by member countries. Mr Waziri Adio,…
Technology: Learn to Integrate Humans With Machines- ManpowerGroup
Fears that robots will eliminate your job are unfounded with a growing number of employers planning to increase or maintain headcount as a result of automation, staffing company ManpowerGroup…
Nigeria, Libya among World’s Most Dangerous Places – Risk Map
War torn Syria along with Libya, Afghanistan, Somalia and Nigeria are among the world’s most dangerous countries, a new map designed for travellers has revealed. The Travel Risk Map for…
FAO targets 8,100 displaced families for micro-gardening in North East- Official
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said it has targeted 8,100 families displaced by the Boko Harm insurgency under its Micro-Gardening scheme in the North-East. Mr Patrick…
Trump’s shithole is Buhari’s bullshit
KEN UGBECHIE Since his deployment of salty and racist language to describe certain migrants, US President Donald Trump, the man who could live for 200 years, so says the White…