Family Planning 2030 (FP2030), the global family planning partnership, has announced the location of its West African office in Abuja, Nigeria. The FP2030 Executive Director, Dr Samukeliso Dube and Harriet Birungi, Population Council’s Vice President of International Programmes, formally launched the new hub in a video announcement on Tuesday in Abuja. The announcement also outlined […]
The price of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) basket of 13 crude oil samples stood at 113.39 dollars per barrel as at Monday, March 28. This is compared with 115.99 dollars per barrel of the previous Friday, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja as […]
When former Amazon worker Chris Smalls organised a small protest outside a massive Amazon warehouse in New York two years ago, he didn’t intend to pick a years-long fight with one of the world’s largest companies. He just wanted his team to be able to do their jobs safely. “When the pandemic came, employees underneath […]
Hair loss among women is painful, depressing and embarrassing, according to Jada Pinkett Smith and other celebrities who have gone public with their feelings. The subject has rushed into the public consciousness after Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair at the Oscars. Pinkett Smith spoke […]
Almost four decades ago it was “one little fight” that landed the Fresh Prince in trouble and saw the fictional Will moving to live with his auntie and uncle in Bel Air. That scripted altercation on a basketball court launched the teenager’s career as a comedian and actor – but now it’s a real-life bust-up […]
The Atlantic Council has named Dr Mohammad Barkindo, Secretary-General, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a Distinguished Fellow of Atlantic Council in acknowledgement of his outstanding achievements and contributions to global energy community. According to an OPEC statement made available on Sunday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Barkindo received this honour […]
The pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has reacted to the Saturday invasion of Kaduna Airport by terrorists and urged the Federal Government to stop handling the insecurity challenge with kid gloves. Afenifere in a statement signed on Sunday by National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, described the invasion of Kaduna airport invasion as an issue of […]
Just nine unscripted words put an already jittery world on edge again. President Joe Biden’s suggestion in Poland on Saturday that Vladimir Putin’s onslaught on Ukraine should disqualify him from power triggered an international political storm. Back in Washington Sunday evening, Biden told reporters that he was not calling for regime change in Russia — […]
Chris Rock will not be pressing charges against Will Smith following their onstage altercation at this year’s Oscars, the Los Angeles Police Department has said. Smith appeared to strike Rock at Sunday night’s ceremony after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head as he presented the Academy Award for […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity” are a priority as Ukraine and Russia head into a new round of peace talks. “We are looking for peace, really, without delay,” Zelenskyy said in a video address late Sunday. “There is an opportunity and a need for a face-to-face meeting in Turkey. […]