By Foster Obi The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched IATA ONE Source, an online platform which helps the air cargo industry match shipping needs with the availability of infrastructure capabilities and certifications of service providers across the value chain. A statement by the Association said that this is particularly timely amid the COVID-19 […]
Top U.N. officials warned Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated discrimination and other human rights violations that can fuel conflict and its indirect consequences are dwarfing the impact of the virus itself in the world’s most fragile countries. U.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo and U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock painted a grim picture to […]
By Foster Obi Emirates has announced a collaboration with Huawei, one of the world’s top smartphone brands, to promote the Emirates app to Huawei phone users and build a more convenient and rewarding experience for passengers as travel demand recovers in the post-pandemic era. Since January 2020, Emirates passengers have been downloading the Emirates app […]
The Debt Management Office on Wednesday released Nigeria’s total public debt stock as of June 30, 2020, and put the country’s entire debt at N31trn, indicating an increase of N2.38trn within a space of three months. Nigeria’s total public debt stock includes the debt stock of the Federal Government, the 36 states, and the Federal […]
Alhaji Maman Ahmadu, the Director-General, Bureau of Public procurement ( BPP) says Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) followed due process in procurement of the Ajaokuta, Kaduna, Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project contract. Ahmadu made the clarification when NNPC delegation led by the Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari paid him a courtesy call in Abuja […]
The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly referred to as petrol, will now be fully based on the forces of demand and supply, the Federal Government reiterated on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the General Manager (Admin and Human Resources) of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Victor Shidok, said […]
Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty has been arrested for allegedly buying drugs for her former boyfriend, the actor Sushant Singh Rajput, whose suicide sparked a media storm in India. Rajput, 34, was found dead in June in his Mumbai apartment — with police saying he took his own life. A star with many hit movies to […]
The Federal Government says it has paid N20 billion as COVID-19 allowance to health workers in the country. This is according to the Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. “We’ve been able to disburse close to N20 billion and I repeat close to 20 […]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) have launched a cooperative project to enhance the digital ecosystem and build digital skills for women in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The project will address the ongoing gender digital divide which, while narrowing in developed regions, has widened in developing nations and the LDCs […]
The Federal Government on Monday said it has uploaded about 150,000 stolen and lost travel documents to the INTERPOL Global System (IPSG) in Lyon, France. This makes Nigeria the first African country and 54th in the world to achieve this exercise. A statement by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), said that the exercise was carried […]