IN a significant step towards youth empowerment in the green sector, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and Green VET Africa, have hosted a maiden workshop, highlighting the potential in green waste management and entrepreneurship. The event, held at the…
MANCHESTER United are now looking to pull down Old Trafford if a new £2billion mega stadium is approved. New minority owner of the club, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has made no secret of his desire to build a new ground. In…
ACTIVIST lawyer, Deji Adeyanju on Wednesday called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to immediately arrest and prosecute former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello. EFCC had accused Bello of laundering N80.2billion while he was governor. The immediate past…
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for increased budgetary allocation for Early Childhood Care, Development and Education for children (ECCDE) in the North-West. Mr Rahama Farah, Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Kano, made the call at a two-day…
VICE-President Kashim Shettima has expressed the determination of the country to become number one hub of opportunities in the global halal economy. Shettima stated this on Wednesday during the Halal Economy Stakeholders Engagement Programme held at the Banquet Hall of…
Brad Smith, the president of technology giant Microsoft has issued a stark warning regarding foreign attempts to influence the U.S. presidential election in November. “The most perilous moment will come, I think, 48 hours before the election,” Smith told a…
THE Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris and the United States’ (U.S.) Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Richard Mills have declared their commitment to press freedom in Nigeria and Africa. They made this known when Mills and his…
GHANA’S economy expanded by 6.9 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, the fastest growth since 2019, driven by strong performance in key sectors like mining and industry, according to the Ghana Statistical Service. The gold sector led with…
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania has firmly rejected criticism from several Western nations, including the US, regarding the country’s handling of domestic issues such as political violence and disappearances. During a speech in the Kilimanjaro region, Hassan defended…
THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a strong condemnation following a terrorist attack on a military installation in Mali’s capital, Bamako, which was foiled by Malian security forces on Tuesday. The target, the Faladie Gendarmerie…
