Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, died Wednesday at the age of 60, plunging his sport and his native Argentina into mourning. Renowned along with Pele as one of the greatest players ever to play the game, the Argentine World Cup-winning captain died of a heart attack, having undergone brain surgery […]
By Foster Obi The United Nations specilaized agency, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is releasing “State of Food and Agriculture 2020”, a flagship report that this year focuses on water scarcity and water stress around the world. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero and FAO Chief Scientist Ismahane Elouafi will present the […]
By Foster Obi Nigeria’s leading deep-water energy company, The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has donated a state-of-the-art Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre to the Enugu State University of Science and Technology as part of the NNPC/SNEPCo ICT support programme launched in 2007 under the sponsorship of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation […]
Explosions have damaged oil and gas facilities belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria and the Nigerian Agip Oil Company around Ikarama in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. It was gathered that the blasts may have resulted from attacks on the oil facilities by unknown persons on Monday. A youth […]
Amid threats of sanction from the Federal Government over its investigative report on the shootings at Lekki toll plaza during the #EndSARS protests, CNN has released a second report on the incident. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had last week described CNN’s report on the Lekki shootings as poor journalism, adding that […]
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to compensate the states affected by the massive destruction that took place when the peaceful protests by the #EndSARS agitators were hijacked by criminals last month with one per cent of proceeds from Value Added Tax. The decision of the red chamber followed two separate motions moved […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it is in the final development phase of the IATA Travel Pass, a digital health pass that will support the safe reopening of borders. Governments are beginning to use testing as a means of limiting the risks of COVID-19 importation when re-opening their borders to travelers without […]
…As Danbatta receives more commendations. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has pledged to increase collaboration with higher institutions of learning across the country in order to transform Nigeria into a full knowledge-based economy. The Chairman, Board of Commissioners of NCC, Prof. Adeolu Akande, stated this during a courtesy visit by NCC Board members to Bayero […]
By Foster Obi International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has urged G20 leaders on the need to jointly build the foundations of a better 21st century global economy. The IMF managing director made the following statement today following a virtual meeting of G20 Leaders’ Summit: “During our meeting, I commended the G20 countries […]
…Buhari fulfilling long national dream – transport minister …It’s a new dawn for maritime – Jamoh By Foster Obi As Nigeria gets set to deploy maritime security assets acquired under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, also called the Deep Blue Project, Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), who is Chairman […]