NNPC to ink a contract with the Dangote refinery for fuel exportation
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC plans to partner with the huge private refinery under construction on the shores of Lagos to turn Nigeria into a fuel supplier for the…
APC to establish institute for progressive studies – Oshiomhole
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will soon establish an Institute for Progressive Studies to promote the manifesto and ideology of the party. The National Chairman of the party,…
Ochanya: Family appeals to IGP for protection, alleges intimidation, threat to life
Mr Ameh Ejekwonyilo, the elder brother of late Ochanya who was allegedly raped to death in October 2018, on Wednesday appealed to the Inspector-General Of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, for protection from…
Court stops Senate from taking over Edo Assembly legislative functions
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the National Assembly to halt its plan to take over the legislative functions of the Edo State House of Assembly. Justice Taiwo…
Climate change, population growth put millions of people at risk of increasingly unpredictable weather patterns
Indigenous knowledge about how to spot flood risks ahead of time could save lives in cities, researchers said on Wednesday, as climate change and population growth put millions of…
It does not matter if you carry guns, we will come and invest -NiDO Singapore chapter
Abike Dabiri, Chairman Nigerian Diaspora Commission Dr Jonathan Obaje, Vice President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NiDO), Singapore Chapter, says current security challenges will not deter members of the…
UNICEF calls for behavioural change as Nigeria ranks second in open defecation survey
Nigeria has been ranked second among countries practicing open defecation globally, says the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). Dr Geoffrey Njoku, Communication Specialist, UNICEF made this known at a Two-Day…
IT problems disrupt British Airways flight operations
Problems with British Airways’ Information Technology (IT) systems left passengers facing flight delays and long queues at airports on Wednesday in the midst of the peak summer holiday period. The…
U.N. members sign mediation convention to settle cross-border trade disputes
Members of the United Nations on Wednesday signed the Singapore Convention on Mediation, an agreement it hopes will make it easier to settle cross-border commercial disputes and stabilise trade relationships….
Two U.S. senators raise privacy concerns over Facebook’s Messenger Kids
Democratic U.S. senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal have written to Facebook Inc questioning whether there was a “worrying pattern” of poor privacy protection for children using its Messenger…