Britain’s royals are braced for Netflix’s six-part docuseries on Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, after the first extracts reignited a simmering row with his brother William. Thursday’s fly-on-the-wall documentary follows Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, as their strained relationship with his family unravelled. It is billed as the couple lifting the lid on what […]
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The world will gain enough renewable energy in 5 years to power China, says IEA
Global renewable power capacity is set to grow as much in the next five years as it has over the past two decades, as soaring energy prices and the climate crisis force governments to ditch fossil fuels. In a report published Tuesday, the International Energy Agency forecast a sharp acceleration in installations of renewable power. […]
Abuja-Kaduna train resumes with low passenger turn out
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has resumed operations at the Kaduna-Abuja railway, eight months after they were suspended. Meanwhile, there was a low turnout of passengers which was owing largely to the short resumption notice while security presence was high. Some of the security operatives who spoke to Channels Television, assured of passengers’ safety while […]
Nigeria, Vietnam to deepen relations in digital economy, telecoms, agriculture
In a determined effort to deepen the long-standing bilateral relations between Nigeria and Vietnam, both countries plan to work together more, particularly in the areas of digital economy, telecommunications, agriculture and trade, among others, for the mutual benefit of the citizens. The need for improved collaboration between Nigeria and Vietnam was the focus of the […]
Fuel Queues: PETROAN blames distribution issues, proposes marine transportation
Amid the lingering fuel scarcity in some of the busiest cities in the country such as Lagos State and Abuja, the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has decried the poor supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to its members. This is despite the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) last week placing the […]
Ukraine war: Oil prices rise as cap on Russian crude kicks in
Oil prices have risen amid concerns that a new cap on the price of Russian crude could disrupt global supplies in the coming months. A separate decision by major oil-producing countries to keep cutting how much they produce to prop up prices has also fuelled the rise. The price of Brent crude oil rose by […]
PwC to close offices at Christmas to save energy
One of the UK’s largest accountancy firms will close most of its offices over Christmas and New Year for the first time to save on energy bills. PwC, which employs about 24,000 people, will shut its main London office from 23 December to 3 January, as well as some smaller sites. Its chairman Kevin Ellis […]
Osinbajo to visit Vietnam’s President, others for bilateral talks
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is scheduled to depart from Abuja on Saturday for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to engage in high-level bilateral activities in the Southeast nation. The engagements will include meetings with the President of Vietnam, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc; Vice-President Vo Thi Aah Xuan; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; other […]
Woman busts prostitution ring in Lagos, rescues seven girls
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Angels Assurance Security Outfits Limited, Ms Ange Ify Udeogalanya, has rescued seven girls from being trafficked to Ghana by an international prostitution ring. The Guardian gathered that Udeogalanya, whose firm operates in Amuwo Odofin, FESTAC Town, Lagos State, discovered the first girl simply identified as Onyinyechi last Saturday morning, […]
Ukraine war: Price cap on Russian oil will hit Putin immediately – US
A cap on the price of Russian oil will restrict Russia’s revenues for the “illegal war in Ukraine,” the US says. The cap, approved by Western allies on Friday, is aimed at stopping countries paying more than $60 (£48) for a barrel of seaborne Russian crude oil. The measure – due to come into force […]