By Emmanuella Anokam The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says the global energy demand is set to increase from 275 million barrels of oil equivalent a day (mboe/d) in 2020 to 352 mboe/d by 2045. Dr Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC Secretary-General, made this known on Monday in Abuja at the Fifth Nigeria International Energy […]
Air passengers have continued to bemoan the recent 100 per cent hike in air fares by domestic airlines in the country. A cross section of the passengers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews, decried the hike in the air fares in the past four week. In Lagos, passengers called […]
Japanese carmaker, Toyota Motor Corp, on Monday said it was preparing to shut down all of its plants in Japan as from March 1 due to a cyber attack on one of its domestic suppliers, according to local media reports. The company Toyota will temporarily shutdown operations at 28 production lines in 14 factories nationwide. […]
In response to the decision by multiple countries to close their airspace to Russian aircraft, Russian aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, on Monday announced that it was closing Russian airspace to 35 countries. Countries affected by the indefinite ban include all EU member states and Canada. The EU took the decision to ban Russian aircraft from its […]
By Oluwabukola Akanni A dentist, Dr Folashade Adeleye, has said that high intake of soft drinks is detrimental to children’s oral health and general wellbeing. Adeleye stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. According to her, soft drinks, also known as aerated drinks, contain high sugar which […]
Google on Saturday became the latest US tech giant to prevent Russian state media from earning money on its platforms in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. It follows similar moves by its YouTube subsidiary and Facebook. “In response to the war in Ukraine, we are pausing Google monetization of Russian state-funded media across our […]
Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Act amendment bill into law, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, readjusted the 2023 General Election timetable. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who announced the review at a briefing in Abuja, assured that the commission would transmit the 2023 general election results electronically. Similarly, […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Abuja on Sunday for Arusha, Tanzania, to attend the formal opening of the 2022 Judicial Year of the African Court for Human and Peoples’ Rights. Osinbajo’s Spokesman Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the vice president had been designated as the guest speaker at the inaugural event to be […]
Cryptocurrency analysts say at least $13.7m (£10.2m) has so far been donated to the Ukrainian war effort through anonymous Bitcoin donations. Researchers at Elliptic, a blockchain analysis company, say the Ukrainian government, NGOs and volunteer groups have raised the money by advertising their Bitcoin wallet addresses online. More than 4,000 donations have been made so […]
Ukrainian forces are battling Russian troops on the streets of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, according to local officials. Regional governor Oleh Sinegubov said light vehicles had entered the city, as he urged its 1.4 million residents to stay indoors. The advance came after missiles rained down overnight. A nine-storey residential tower was hit, emergency services […]