US To Assist Nigeria On Climate Change
The United States government has pledged to assist Nigeria in resolving challenges bordering on climate change in line with its bilateral relationship with Nigeria. The US Special Envoy on Climate Change, Mr Jonathan Pershing, who disclosed this in Abuja yesterday when he led a 5-man delegation to the Ministry of Environment, said that climate change […]
Seychelles: President Meets With AU Election Observer Mission – First All-Female Team
President James Michel met H.E. Ambassador Fatuma Ndangisa, the Head of African Union Electoral Observation Mission to Seychelles, who was formerly Rwandan’s first ambassador to Seychelles, and also the former Chairperson of the African Peer Review Panel of Eminent Persons of the African Union, at State House this afternoon. Ambassador Ndangisa was accompanied by other […]
Apple Unveils New iPhones, Waterproof Smartwatch
Apple on Wednesday unveiled two upgraded versions of its iPhone and a new waterproof smartwatch, seeking to reignite growth for the iconic technology maker. The iPhone 7 and larger iPhone 7 Plus, with new camera technology, 50-meter water resistance and other features, were the highlight of an Apple media event in San Francisco. The new […]
These Are The Top 10 Feminist Countries In Africa
While it’s difficult to consider women’s history on the continent, without mentioning erasure, most scholars note that regardless of whether the political system stood for them or against, them, African women were always involved in politics. Today, even more women continue to aggressively advocate for their rights while speaking up against gender parity and as […]
AirAsia Flight Bound For Malaysia Landed In Melbourne After Pilot Error
A flight to Malaysia from Sydney was diverted to Melbourne after its pilot entered incorrect coordinates of the plane’s starting position, an Australian aviation investigation report has found. Carrying 212 passengers, the AirAsia flight bound for Kuala Lumpur on March 10, 2015, was flying in the wrong direction after takeoff from Sydney, because the pilot […]
AirAsia Flight Bound For Malaysia Landed In Melbourne After Pilot Error
Apple Unveils New iPhones, Waterproof Smartwatch
Apple on Wednesday unveiled two upgraded versions of its iPhone and a new waterproof smartwatch, seeking to reignite growth for the iconic technology maker. The iPhone 7 and larger iPhone 7 Plus, with new camera technology, 50-meter water resistance and other features, were the highlight of an Apple media event in San Francisco. The new […]
The Literacy Injustice: 493 Million Women Still Can’t Read
Educating girls is now at the core of much development thinking and programming, but illiteracy among women and older adolescent girls outside formal education is an increasingly critical issue that risks falling between the gaps. Of the 774 million adults (15 years and older) who still cannot read or write, two–thirds of them (493 million) […]
Literacy Opens Wide A Door To The World But Millions Of Adults Are Still Locked Out
On the 50th Anniversary of International Literacy Day Dr Katarina Popović – Secretary General of IUCAE (International Council of Adult Education, Uruguay) and Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia, talks to UNESCO about how, despite the evolution in our thinking on literacy, adults are still missing out. “Literacy is an entrance […]
South Africa: Six Women We’re Backing To Slay At This Year’s Paralympics
While we’re incredibly proud of our Olympians for their ten medals from #Rio2016, we know that our Paralympic team will give us plenty to celebrate over the period of 7-18 September 2016. They’re aiming to beat their 29 medal haul from the 2012 Olympics. Here are six women we expect to do all the things […]
Botswana: Sprint Couriers Donate Sanitary Pads
Sprint Couriers will donate sanitary pads to young girls in four junior schools in Kgalagadi and Central districts. Addressing the media in Gaborone, co-founder of Sprint Couriers Ms Pinkie Setlalekgosi said they held an event called Pull for a Cause Charity on August 6, 2016, through this event they raised funds to make a difference […]
Namibia: Learners in Tents to Get a New Hostel
The hostel of a school in Ohangwena Region, where learners have been hosted in tents, is finally getting decent hostel facilities, close to 10 years after the initial plan to build a hostel was mooted in 2007. Ohangwena regional director of education Isack Hamatwi yesterday confirmed to New Era that a local contractor in joint […]
Japan’s New Miss World Is A Half-Indian Elephant Trainer
Many beauty queens boast creative resumes. But it’s rare to come across one that holds a license in elephant training. Priyanka Yoshikawa, a half-Indian, half-Japanese beauty pageant contestant does, however. She was crowned Miss Japan 2016 Monday, becoming only the second biracial beauty queen in the country’s history. Born to an Indian father and a […]
Lagos Hit By Mudslide, Newly-Wed Woman Killed 2 Weeks After Marriage
A woman, who got married two weeks ago in Adamawa, Faisa Mohammed, was killed on Tuesday in Lagos when mudslide occurred in the Agidingbi Area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said three persons, a male and two females, including Faisa, aged 24, were trapped under the mud but the other […]
Why Procrastinators Procrastinate
Who would have thought that after decades of struggle with procrastination, the dictionary, of all places, would hold the solution. Avoid procrastination. So elegant in its simplicity. While we’re here, let’s make sure obese people avoid overeating, depressed people avoid apathy, and someone please tell beached whales that they should avoid being out of the […]