By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri GOVERNOR of Borno state, Professor Babagana Zulum has said, the ongoing Jere Bowl construction of about 50 kilometres road project which crisscrossed six communities of Gwowom, Koshebe, Dusuman, Gadamari, Zabarmari and Gongulong in Jere and Mafa…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE ongoing Vice Chancellor of University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Prof. Aliyu Shugaba, said they are executing a 12 megawatts power project to generate electricity for the institution and the University Teaching Hospital (UMTH). Shugaba, who is…
THE Acting Director of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Michael T. Wetkas, has called for greater collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, in the fight against economic and financial crimes. He made…
GOVERNOR Umo Bassey Eno’s leadership in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria opens a promising avenue for collaboration with the London Borough of Southwark. Alongside Southwark Councillor Michael Situ, the focus on urban development, infrastructure, and cultural exchange seeks to share…
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) is spearheading one of the world’s most ambitious energy projects: the Desert to Power initiative, which aims to bring energy to some of the most underdeveloped regions of the African continent. This transformative effort…
A SUBSIDIARY of the state-run China National Offshore Oil Co (CNOOC), has signed significant oil exploration and production contracts with Mozambique’s energy ministry and national energy company ENH, Chinese media reported on Friday. The agreements pertain to five offshore blocks…
GLOBAL demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and de-carbonisation objectives. Africa hosts substantial resources of critical minerals. As a result, foreign mining companies are rushing to invest in exploration and acquire mining licences. According to the 2023…
THE Ugandan government announced on Thursday that 23 of its citizens, who had been rescued from human traffickers in Myanmar, have been safely brought back home. The group, who had been held in Tachileik, Myanmar, after being lured with promises…
Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of Britain’s Labour Party, on Friday announced that he is standing as an independent candidate in the UK general election on July 4. Corbyn said he will stand in his Greater London constituency of Islington…
THE Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has decreed an interim forfeiture of $4,719,054, ₦830,875,611, and numerous properties linked to the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Yellim Bogoro issued the order…
