UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said doubling investments in nature protection could provide a long-term cure to a host of crises facing the planet including climate change, biodiversity loss and desertification. The second edition of the State of Finance for Nature Report launched in Nairobi on Thursday said investments in habitats’ conservation must increase from the current $154 billion to $384 billion annually by 2025. UNEP said this was in order to secure a green, resilient and prosperous future for humanity. Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, said that scientific consensus was categorical that countries must scale up financing to preserve the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) says it has two billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in stock. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Adeyemi Adetunji, Executive Vice President, Downstream, NNPC Limited. Adetunji said the stock of over two billion litres is equivalent to over 30 days sufficiency. The NNPC, he said, has programmed vessels and trucks to unconstrained depots while massive load-outs from depots to states are closely monitored to ease fuel queues. “The recent queues in Lagos are largely due to ongoing road infrastructure projects around Apapa and access road challenges in…
Nigeria free trade zones attracted over $46.6 billion investments into the nation’s economy. The Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba and his counterpart from the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Sen. Tijjani Kaura said this at the 30th anniversary of free trade zones scheme in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. Adesugba said trade zones being regulated by NEPZA attracted over 30 billion dollars investments since inception of the scheme in 1992, while Kaura put the investments attracted by OGFZA since 1996 at $16.6 billion. He said that the global business model was meeting…
Nigeria recorded a slight decrease in malaria prevalence, from 23 per cent in 2018 to 22 per cent in 2021, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said. Enahire made this known at the Official Launch and Dissemination of the National Malaria indicator Survey (NMiS) Report and The National Advocacy Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) Strategy and Implementation Guide in Abuja. The National Malaria Elimination Programmes (NMEP), organised the dissemination of the ACSM strategy and implementation guide (2021-2025), in collaboration with the National Population Commission (NPC). Ehanire said, while this may not appear significant at the national level, at the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has trained Northwest Journalists on conflict-sensitive reporting ahead of 2023 general election. Speaking at the workshop on Wednesday in Kano, the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education INEC, Festus Okoye said the media is a critical stakeholder in political processes. Okoye, represented by Mr Samuel Bassey, Deputy Director, Gender and Inclusive INEC, said the one -day capacity building on “Conflict- Sensitive reporting and 2023 General Election for Northwest Journalists” was enhance participants’ skills and professionalism. According to him, the role of media in…
“It Identifies and tags humans through face and facial expressions, paying attention to a specific item when required. It Identifies objects, knows their characteristics and also calculates positions and distances of objects it sees” The Uniccon Group of Companies says it is set to unveil Africa’s first humanoid robot named ‘Omeife’, in Nigeria. The group’s CEO, Mr Chuks Ekwueme, who made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the event is scheduled to hold on Friday. Ekwueme said that the six-foot-tall female African humanoid provides language as a service for businesses that need to integrate native African…
Germany has decided to withdraw from a controversial international energy agreement, the Energy Charter Treaty, because it hampers the country’s transition to green energy, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday. “The Energy Charter Treaty was and is an obstacle to the energy transition and is simply not compatible with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement,” the Green Party politician said. However, the phase-out period is 20 years, which is “bitter news,” Habeck said. The agreement has long been criticized by the Greens and environmental organizations, as it allows investors to take legal action against states before arbitration courts.…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned WhatsApp users to be careful while using the application following an alleged data breach by the company. Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations of the agency gave the warning in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. On November 16, an actor posted an advert on a popular hacking community platform claiming they were selling a 2022 database of 487 million WhatsApp user mobile numbers. The database was alleged to contain WhatsApp user data from 84 countries, with over 32 million US user records included. The post also…
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim says lack of internal democracy in political parties has become persistent threat to Nigeria’s democracy. Anyim said this at the 2022 Annual Political Parties Summit organised by Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Wednesday in Abuja. The summit had the theme: “Political Parties, Elections and the Consolidation of Democracy: Emerging Issues and Needed Intervention in Nigeria.” Anyim stated that former Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom state, Mr Mike Igini, on February 18, 2019, revealed that there were over 640 pre-election cases in courts, emanating from the 2019 general…
Lionel Messi missed a first half penalty kick but Argentina’s Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez scored in a 2-0 victory over Poland at Stadium 974 on Wednesday in Qatar. The result however ensured that both teams booked their places in the knockout stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Argentina’s victory moved Lionel Scaloni’s side to the top of Group C and they will face Australia in the last-16. Second-placed Poland, who qualified on goals difference after Mexico beat Saudi Arabia 2-1, will take on reigning champions France. Argentina took the lead just one minute into the second half…