The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the revised National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) and National Climate Change Programmes for the country. A statement by Mr Saghir el Mohammed, Director of Press in the Ministry of Environment, said that the approval was given at the FEC meeting, on Wednesday, in Abuja. Speaking on the development, the Minister of Environment, Dr Muhammad Abubakar, explained that the new Policy document captured updates of emerging issues in the sector that were not captured in the previous policy. These, according to him, included the inclusion of the Paris Agreement, signed by Mr President in…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The 2021 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group would take place from June 23 to June 25, with the theme: “Building Resilient Economies in Post Covid-19 Africa”. A statement issued by the AfDB, on Wednesday, noted that the meetings provided a platform for the bank’s governors to share their experience in addressing the pandemic and the policy measures they are adopting to rebuild economies and livelihoods. The meetings would be the 56th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the AfDB and the 47th Annual Meeting of the African Development Fund (AFD), the concessional arm of…
President of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir says the effect of corruption was detrimental to all of society, which should be addressed even ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bozkir said this on Wednesday, the first day of a special session convened to galvanise political will to fight the scourge. “We cannot pretend that there were no issues before the COVID-19 pandemic. Transnational financial crime and corruption are unfortunately commonplace in our interconnected, interdependent world,” said Bozkir. He said that corruption affected decision-making processes and remained one of the most critical challenges for States, institutions, and communities. From corroding public…
The Management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has approved the dismissal of two of its lecturers, over what it described as ‘poor moral conduct’. The lecturers were Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of European Languages and Integration Studies, Faculty of Arts, who was caught by an undercover reporter of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The other lecturer was Dr Samuel Omoniyi Oladipo of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences. This is contained in a statement by the institution’s Principal Assistant Registrar, Corporate Affairs, Mrs Nonye Oguama and issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. The institution had in 2019, suspended Igbeneghu who was…
The African Union Development Agency/New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA/NEPAD’s) briefing of its second review on Self-Assessment Reports is set for submission to President Muhammadu Buhari. The National Coordinator of AUDA/NEPAD, Miss Gloria Akobundu, made this known on Wednesday, at the stakeholders’ meeting for formal presentation of the Country’s Self-Assessment Reports (CSAR) of the second review. The coordinator said that the submission was for onward action for national development. Akobundu, who is also the Chairman of African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), highlighted the overall objective of the briefing, adding that it would effectively identify challenges observed in the process so…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, operating around Sabo Birni border town of Sokoto state on Tuesday, neutralised three gunrunners and recovered weapons. A statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima on Wednesday said the operation followed “a credible information of gunrunners moving weapons on foot from Niger Republic into Nigeria around 11pm. “The highly vigilant troops mounted a successful ambush along the suspected route, close to Garin Naimaimai village and neutralised the three gunrunners. Items recovered include RPG bombs and RPG chargers, machine gun, AK47 assault rifle and other accessories as well as different calibre…
I have seen the level that Nigerians are ‘coordinatedly’ bridged in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. We are not many but we represent incredible quality. I thank you for what you have been doing. I thank you for representing Nigeria with incredible credibility. – Ambassador Yabo Since his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s vicegerent to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ambassador Faruk Malami Yabo presented his Letter of Credence to His Majesty Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, at Basman Palace in Amman, capital of the Middle Eastern, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. And because he is not aloof to the…
The federal government has accused Twitter, which on Wednesday deleted president Muhammadu Buhari’s Tuesday tweet on Biafran war of 1967-1970 that claimed many lives, as being biased. Buhari, through his Twitter handle, @MBuhari had tweeted, “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War. Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.” The president’s tweet attracted complaints by a section of Nigerians and Twitter deleted the tweet, stating it violated…
Twitter has deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet where he threatened to treat Nigerians “misbehaving” in “the language they understand”. In the tweet posted on his Twitter handle @MBubari on Tuesday, Buhari wrote about the civil war experience and threatened to deal with those “bent on destroying” Nigeria through “insurrection.” Buhari had tweeted: “Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.” But Twitter deleted the message on Wednesday, following widespread condemnation of the tweet. The platform said the post violated its rules.
Kenya’s state-owned electric power producer said on Wednesday that it had begun drilling the first geothermal well at Aluto site in central Ethiopia for the country’s state utility firm Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP). The CEO of Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), Rebecca Miano said in a statement issued in Nairobi that the company has so far drilled 29 meters against a possible maximum of 3,000 meters. Miano added that within the next three weeks, the firm will mobilise specialised drilling services crew including aerated drillers, directional drillers, and reservoir engineers to ensure the project’s success. She noted that drilling a…