Africa: Clean Energy Is Africa’s Chance for Climate Resilient Development
By Deborah Ramalope | Climate Analytics Africa has sunshine all year round – with 7 of the 10 sunniest countries worldwide. The region has great potential for renewable energy, but requires international support to unlock it. A funding deal announced at last year’s UN COP26 climate summit between South Africa and the United States, Britain, […]
Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon to represent Africa at Qatar 2022 World Cup
By Emmanuel Okogba Cameroon scored deep in stoppage time of extra time to break Algerian hearts and complete the line-up of Africa’s representatives for the World Cup in November. Karl Toko Ekambi scored in the 124th minute after Algerians were already celebrating their qualification to beat the Desert Foxes 1-2 on the night and send […]
COVID-19 vaccines intact in cold store, not affected by power grid collapse — FG
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE federal government has said COVID-19 vaccines in its strategic cold store were intact and not affected by recent collapse of national grid, which plunged the country into darkneas for some hours. The government equally said a total of 28 million vaccines were in stock just as it said it was still […]
Abuja-Kaduna train attack: Northern govs order security operatives to go after culprits
By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos—The Northern Governors Forum, has expressed fury over “the barbaric attack on a train along Kaduna-Abuja route by terrorists,” describing the act as “horrifying and totaling reprehensible.” Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, while responding to the sad development, said “the entire Governors and people of the region, […]
Convention: Adamu emerges APC National Chairman
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, late Saturday night emerged as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2022 National Convention of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adamu emerged as the consensus candidate of the party after six other aspirants stepped down. NAN observed that prior to the […]
Whose Love Is Perfect?
By Princess Arira When I first gave my heart to Jesus, I was very eager to preach the gospel, and then I used to preach hard and strong messages, telling my friend. “You have got to love God. You have got to love the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul. I would look […]
WHO Calls For Urgent Funding For TB Fight #WorldTBDay
On March 24, as the world commemorates World Tuberculosis Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an urgent investment of resources, support, care and information into the fight against tuberculosis (TB). Progress towards reaching the 2022 targets set in the UN High Level Meeting political declaration and the WHO Director-General’s Flagship Initiative Find-Treat[-All […]
Edo govt strengthening response to human trafficking, illegal migration —Obaseki
By Gabriel Enogholase Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said his administration was strengthening the state’s response to human trafficking and illegal migration. He spoke, Wednesday, in Benin City, when he received the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefano De Leo, in his office. The governor, who hailed the Italian government for their support, said […]
Activist, Zainab Mohammed calls for caution in choice of women leader
Activist, Amb Zainab Mohammed has urged the All Progressives Congress, APC, party to avoid imposing a candidate who is especially a new convert, as National Women Leader but should, instead, reward those who have been loyal to the party. She made the statement while reacting to what she described as a move by some power […]
Traders count losses as fire guts Apongbon Bridge
By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Juliet Umeh THERE was pandemonium at Apongbon area of Lagos Island, yesterday, as fire gutted several shops in a makeshift market, under Apongbon Bridge, extending to Eko Bridge, and left goods worth millions of naira destroyed. Areas affected include Ijora, Apongbon, CMS, Funsho Williams Avenue, and Constain, Apapa Road, among others. […]
Lagos terminal operators threatened by Lekki deep seaport
By Godwin Oritse TERMINAL operators under the auspices of Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria, SOAN, have expressed concern over the new Lekki deep seaport scheduled for delivery before the end of this year and proposed to the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, to deepen the Lagos ports channel or give them opportunity to build their […]
2023: Atiku officially declares for President, unveils 5-point agenda
To prioritise economy, security, education, others By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA—Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday declared his intention to contest the presidency in the 2023 elections, articulating a five-point agenda to turn around the fortunes of Nigeria, if elected. The declaration which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, had in attendance former Vice […]
Who gets to decide when the pandemic is over?
By Ruth Ogden and Patricia Kingori It’s been two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic, and since then, people around the world have been asking the same thing: when will it end? This seems like a simple question, but historical analysis shows that “the end” of a disease […]
Mental Health Chat Room: PTSD associated with depression, suicidal tendencies
By Professor Taiwo Sheikh Welcome to this week’s “Mental Health Chat Room”, this is a chat room where we discuss the basics of our mental health in order to understand and have a full grasp of the rudiments of mental health and mental well-being. This is part of our mental health advocacy activities aimed at […]
Crude oil spill: We’re under siege, Bayelsa community cries out
By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenogoa Residents of riverside settlement of Lasukugbene in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have cried out that they have been under ceaseless environmental assault following a crude oil leak from a facility owned by Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC. The facility, known as the Tebidaba/Brass 18’ pipeline reportedly ruptured […]