The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned the public against a new job scam malware “CovertCatch”, spread by cyber threat actors on the social engine, LinkedIn.
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handed over an ambulance to a community in Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The United Nations has warned that greenhouse gases have reached a record high, highlighting the urgent need for real-time action.
A video clip of Governor Lawal Dare of Zamfara State shows him in the company of one other person discussing a brand new BMW 7 Serie. In the video clip, which is circulating on social media, it was said that the car was recently purchased by the governor at the staggering cost of N300 million. The price elicited double takes from yours sincerely because of the harsh, hard and hostile times that most Nigerian citizens are facing. By Abdu Labaran When someone saw the same video clip and commented that Lawal grew up with the love, and in possession, of…
Global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain catastrophically off track, with current policies putting the world on course for a 3.1°C temperature rise by century’s end, the UN Environment Programme warned Thursday in its annual “Emissions Gap” report. By Stefan Anderson To keep the 1.5°C target alive, nations must slash emissions by 42% by 2030 and 57% by 2035 – yet emissions continue to climb, hitting record highs last year. “Either leaders bridge the emissions gap or we plunge headlong into climate disaster with the poorest and most vulnerable suffering the most,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters at…
Australian researchers have identified a diagnostic marker that could lead to a new blood test to monitor cancer patients.
Global climate plans will cut emissions by just 2.6% by 2030, falling 40% short of what’s needed to keep a future within the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C goal alive, according to a report released Monday by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). By Stefan Anderson The combined emissions cut by the national climate plans, known as “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs), have increased by a mere 0.6% since last year, an insignificant change that will not affect global warming trajectories, the UN climate body said in its annual assessment ahead of next month’s COP29 summit in Baku. “Current national climate plans fall miles…
Adamawa state government has begun screening no fewer than 230,435 residents for hypertension and diabetes, under the Federal Government’s Project 10 Million health initiative.
Drug abuse – The air hung heavy with the scent of despair, a bitter tang that clung to the edges of our lives like a persistent shadow. It was a scent I recognized all too well, a grim testament to the insidious grip of drug abuse that had tightened its hold on our community, leaving its mark on families, dreams, and futures. By Abdul-Azeez Suleiman It started with whispers, hushed conversations in the shadows, and the unsettling sight of flickering lights in abandoned buildings. Then, the whispers turned to murmurs, the murmurs to shouts, as the pervasive presence of drugs…
The Federal Government says it has committed more than 75 million dollars to the development of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure, an initiative in promoting cleaner energy nationwide.