LOUD WHISPERS: The Heaven for Little Girls
Every year we commemorate the Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, November 25th- December 10th. This global campaign is really a local one. It is about what we can all do about the pain of women and girls. Sadly, too many girls and women end up where they are not supposed to be. […]
World Book and Copyright Day: The Book, The Missing Girls And The Change Agenda
Today, April 23rd, is designated World Book and Copyright Day by the United Nations. On this day, two years ago, Port Harcourt, Nigeria became UNESCO World Book Capital City (WBCC). The WBCC title is a ‘symbolic nomination to a city in recognition of its efforts in promoting books and reading’. The city holds this title […]
Funding 422 delegates to COP28 wasteful, opposition tells FG
The Federal Government on Monday clarified that it funded 422 delegates to the ongoing climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference is the 28th edition and is holding from November 30, 2023 to December 12, 2023 at Expo City. There have been criticisms over the 1,411 delegates Nigeria […]
Cash shortage hits banks, customers rush for BVN/NIN revalidation
Huge crowd besieged banking halls on Monday, as customers moved to link their Bank Verification Numbers and National Identity Numbers to their bank accounts. This followed the new directive of the banking regulator to the banks on Friday, to bar customers who were yet to link their BVN and NIN from having access to their […]
LOUD WHISPERS: The ‘Motifaketional’ Gang
‘Motifaketion’’: The manipulation of vulnerable and gullible people under the guise of motivating them to greatness. Motifaketors are usually devoid of integrity, common sense and accountability. There have been a number of videos in circulation recently that I have found rather disturbing. I will start from the one that was sent to me by a friend. […]
Naira falls by 16%, closes week at N927/$
The naira closed the week at N927.19/$ on the official Investor and Exporter forex window. This was a 16.64 per cent decline from the N794.89/$ it closed the week that ended November 24, 2023, according to data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange. Also, the turnover of dollars traded in the market improved from $75.82m to […]
CBN to Freeze Bank Accounts Without Bvn, Nin From March 2024
Abuja — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said it has become mandatory for all Tier-1 bank accounts and wallets for individuals to have either the Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identity Number (NIN) or both. Owing to this, the central bank warned that effective March 1, 2024, all funded accounts or wallets […]
Seven climate issues and announcements at COP28 Summit in Dubai
The COP28 climate talks in Dubai witnessed a flurry of announcements aimed at tackling global warming, led by the oil-rich host, the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, observers have warned that the headline-grabbing pledges could distract from the real battles on fossil fuels and negotiating a formal COP28 text at the end of the two-week talks. […]
UK to give Nigerian innovators, others £40m for clean energy
An innovative United Kingdom programme, Energy Catalyst has awarded over £40 million in grant funding to a range of innovative projects with plans to harness clean energy and enable a just and inclusive energy transition. A statement on Saturday, by Energy Catalyst said the funding award was announced by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as […]
Nigeria revises 2024 budget to $33 billion, raises oil price assumption
Nigeria has revised its 2024 budget upwards by 1.5 trillion naira to 27.5 trillion naira ($32.76 billion), Budget Minister Atiku Bagudu said on Monday, after increasing the oil price benchmark and lowering the naira exchange rate assumption. Bagudu told reporters after a cabinet meeting that the cabinet had revised its oil price assumption up by […]
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