Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has flown to the United Kingdom in an apparent attempt to salvage his relationship with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Although Atiku has not officially confirmed the rationale for the trip, a source familiar with the matter who spoke to Channels Television did not rule out […]
Myanmar’s military authorities have arrested the UK’s former ambassador to Myanmar, Vicky Bowman, and her husband. She has been accused of breaking visa rules, and her husband with helping her to stay in Myanmar – charges that could result in up to five years in jail. Ms Bowman served as ambassador in Myanmar from 2002-2006. […]
The way Google calculates the climate impact of your flights has changed, the BBC has discovered. Flights now appear to have much less impact on the environment than before. That’s because the world’s biggest search engine has taken a key driver of global warming out of its online carbon flight calculator. “Google has airbrushed a […]
The UK imported no fuel from Russia in June for the first time on record, according to official figures. Imports of goods from Russia also fell to £33m in June, the lowest level since records began in January 1997, the Office for National Statics (ONS) said. Western nations have imposed strict sanctions on Russia since […]
The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, on Wednesday, matriculated 13,741 National Diploma and Higher National Diploma students for the 2021/2022 academic session. Mr Obafemi Omokungbe, Rector of YABATECH, said that the admitted number was for the 2021/2022 academic session comprising full-time and part-time students who met the admission requirements. While congratulating the students who […]
Twitter has major security problems that pose a threat to its own users’ personal information, to company shareholders, to national security, and to democracy, according to an explosive whistleblower disclosure obtained exclusively by CNN and The Washington Post. The disclosure, sent last month to Congress and federal agencies, paints a picture of a chaotic and […]
Some women in Bwari Area Council of the FCT have complained of the rise in cost of firewood and charcoal, attributing it to the hike in price of cooking gas. The women who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in different communities of the council, said that demand for the products […]
The Non-Governmental Association for Literacy Support Service (NOGALSS) in partnership with the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO) targets the empowerment of 10,000 women and girls in its project. Mr Noah Emmanuel, NOGALSS President, made this known during an advocacy visit to the Director FCT Department of Mass Education, Hajiya Hajarat Alayande, on the […]
Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie says the country does not have “heroes” who will inspire its younger population. Adiche made the comment on Monday in her keynote address at the Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos State. “We are starved of heroes. Our young people do not find people to look […]
Ukrainian officials have ridiculed Russia’s accusation that its special services were behind the killing of Darya Dugina, the daughter of an ultra-nationalist, in a car-bomb attack. “We don’t work in this way,” said National Security and Defence Council secretary Oleksiy Danilov. A memorial service for Ms Dugina, 29, took place in Moscow on Tuesday. Ms […]